(Enid, OK ) Two women from Garfield County were among 18 new deaths associated with COVID-19, reported on Tuesday by the Oklahoma State Department of Health. The OSDH also announced an increase of 1,475 cases of the virus statewide. The women were in the 50-64 and 65 and older age groups, according to OSDH. There have been 25 deaths in the county, all from Enid.
There were 13 other deaths in the 65 and older age group: two women and one man in Tulsa County, two men in Lincoln County, two women from Grady County, men from Rogers, LeFlore, Cleveland, Kay and Mills counties and women from Comanche and Oklahoma counties. There were three others deaths in the 50-64 age group: two women from Creek and Tulsa counties and an Oklahoma County man.
Garfield County saw an increase of 30 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday for an overall total of 2,266, with 354 of those being active. Enid saw a gain of 26 cases for a total of 2,082 since March, with 316 active cases.
Other Northwest Oklahoma county case increases on Tuesday were nine in Blaine, six in Woodward, four in Woods and three each in Kingfisher and Major counties.
