(Enid, OK) The State gained 1,246 new COVID-19 cases and 17 more deaths were reported Wednesday by the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
Thirteen of the deaths reported on Wednesday were in the 65 and older age group. Two women and a man from Oklahoma County, two Cleveland County men, men from Beckham, Delaware, Grady and Mayes counties and women from Bryan, Creek, LeFlore and Pottawatomie counties were all reported by the OSDH. Three deaths were also reported in the 50-64 age group: men from Bryan, McClain and Tulsa counties. There was one death in the 18-36 age group with an Oklahoma County man, according to OSDH website.
None of the deaths were in Northwest Oklahoma. However, Integris Bass Baptist Health Center reported 18 patients positive for COVID-19 and two deaths, while St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Enid reported 16 patients and a new death. OSDH verifies COVID-19 being the cause or a contributor of deaths, which can be delayed more than 24 hours.
Garfield County saw a gain of 16 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, all in Enid, raising the total in the city to 2,375 since March, with 263 active cases and 2,083 recovered.
Other Northwest Oklahoma county case increases on Wednesday were 15 in Noble, four in Kingfisher, three in Major, two each in Blaine, Woods and Woodward and one each in Alfalfa and Grant counties.
