Related Video Above: Health expert believes there are advantages to getting flu vaccine amid COVID-19 pandemicThe Oklahoma State Department of Health on Friday reported 1,179 new COVID-19 cases across the state, bringing the total cumulative number of the state’s positive cases to 631,872.According to the health department, 1,299 is Friday’s 7-day rolling average for the number of new cases reported. According to the CDC, the total provisional death count for Oklahoma stands at 10,826 as of Thursday. The CDC did not provide an updated number for the state’s total provisional death count as of Friday. Health officials reported that there are 9,106 total active cases and that the recent 3-day average hospitalizations stand at 788. Officials also reported that there are 23 pediatric hospitalizations. The health department announced that they are changing the way they report COVID-19 deaths in an effort to show a “more timely” picture of the disease’s impact in Oklahoma. Moving forward, OSDH officials said they will include the provisional death count provided by CDC/NCHS in the daily updates.According to the CDC, provisional death counts deliver the most complete and accurate picture of lives lost to COVID-19. They are based on death certificates, which are the most reliable source of data and contain information not available anywhere else, including comorbid conditions, race and ethnicity and place of death. Learn more about provisional death count here.Get the details from Oklahoma State Department of Health.
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The Oklahoma State Department of Health on Friday reported 1,179 new COVID-19 cases across the state, bringing the total cumulative number of the state’s positive cases to 631,872.
According to the health department, 1,299 is Friday’s 7-day rolling average for the number of new cases reported.
According to the CDC, the total provisional death count for Oklahoma stands at 10,826 as of Thursday. The CDC did not provide an updated number for the state’s total provisional death count as of Friday.
Health officials reported that there are 9,106 total active cases and that the recent 3-day average hospitalizations stand at 788. Officials also reported that there are 23 pediatric hospitalizations.
The health department announced that they are changing the way they report COVID-19 deaths in an effort to show a “more timely” picture of the disease’s impact in Oklahoma. Moving forward, OSDH officials said they will include the provisional death count provided by CDC/NCHS in the daily updates.
According to the CDC, provisional death counts deliver the most complete and accurate picture of lives lost to COVID-19. They are based on death certificates, which are the most reliable source of data and contain information not available anywhere else, including comorbid conditions, race and ethnicity and place of death. Learn more about provisional death count here.
