Oklahoma coronavirus death toll rises by 13; more than 900 new positive cases reported

IS REALLY LIKE BEING A LOCAL OFFICIAL HAVING TO NAVIGATE THROUGH A PANDEMIC. DILLON: HE DID. A REALLY INTERESTING INTERVIEW. HE WAS ALSO ASKED ABOUT THAT REVELATION THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP TOLD JOURNALIST BOB WOODWARD IN MARCH THAT HE WAS INTENTIONALLY PLAYING DOWN THE DANGERS OF A PANDEMIC TO KEEP THE PUBLIC CALM. >> HE CALLED IT LEADERSHIP. WHAT WOULD YU CALL THAT DECISION? MAYOR HOLT: WELL, I DEFINE LEADERSHIP AS BEING TRANSPARENT AND HONEST WITH THE PEOPLE WHOSE SAFETY YOU’RE ENTRUSTED WITH. AND SOMETIMES THAT HONESTY INVOLVES SHARING BAD NEWS. BUT AS LONG AS YOU’RE PROVIDING A PATH TO THE OTHER SIDE OF TH BAD NEWS, IT’S OPTIMISTIC. DILLON: OKC MAYOR DAVID HOLT TALKING ABOUT WHAT HE’S SEEN FROM THE WHITE HOUSE AS A LOCAL OFFICIAL MAYOR HOLT: I DO THINK THAT AT THE BEGINNING AND THE OUTSET OF THE PANDEMIC, NATIONAL LEADERS INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT DID NOT SHARE WITH US THE REALITY OF THIS SITUATION AND IT’S OK TO DO THAT. WE’RE WILLING TO COME ALONG A WALK THROUGH THIS JOURNEY TOGETHER IF WE KNOW WHAT’S REALLY GOING ON, AND WE CAN BE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE LONG-TERM FUTURE AT THE SAME TIME THAT WE’RE DISAPPOINTED IN THE SHORT-TERM REALITY. DILLON: HOLT ALSO ASKED WHAT IT’S LIKE WORKING WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP DURING THE PANDEMIC. HE SAYS THE WHITE HOUSE AND DOCTORS FAUCI AND BIRX HAVE BEEN HELPFUL, ESPECIALLY THEIR RESTRICTIONS. MAYOR HOLT: WE ALWAYS HAVE TO BATTLE PEOPLE THAT HAVE HEARD THINGS THAT THE PRESIDENT SAID OR HAVE MADE OBSERVATIONS ABOUT OTHER LEADERS AND HAVE HAD SOME LEVEL OF CONFUSION ABOUT THAT. SO I THINK THE MIXED MESSAGING FROM THE FEDERAL LEVEL IS THE MOST PROBLEMATIC THING WE’VE HAD TO DEAL WITH DILLON: HOLT WAS ALSO ASKED ABOUT PROTESTS OVER POLICE BRUTALITY. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TOOK TO THE STREETS IN OKLAHOMA CITY. HE SAID THE CITY HAS A TASK FORCE LOOKING AT THE POLICE DE-ESCALATION POLICY, CHANGE THE PROCESS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY. HE SAID THERE IS ANOTHER

The Oklahoma State Department of Health on Friday reported 942 new coronavirus cases across the state, bringing the total cumulative number of the state’s positive cases to 67,642.>> CORONAVIRUS MAP OF OKLAHOMA: Check cases by countyThirteen additional deaths were reported Friday; one death was identified in the past 24 hours, according to the health department:One in Garfield County, one female in the 65 or older age group. One in Kay County, one male in the 50 - 64 age group. Four in Le Flore County, three females and one male in the 65 or older age group. One in McClain County, one male in the 65 or older age group. Two in Oklahoma County, two males in the 65 or older age group. Three in Rogers County, three males in the 65 or older age group. One in Tulsa County, one female in the 65 or older age group.According to the health department, there have been 888 coronavirus deaths statewide. Officials said there was one death removed from Thursday’s counts from Garfield County. It was determined the person was actually a Kansas resident, and therefore, one death has been removed from total death counts, officials said. Get the details from Oklahoma State Department of Health.Officials also reported that 57,383 Oklahomans have recovered from the virus. By Oklahoma health officials' definition, a recovered patient is currently not hospitalized or deceased and it has been 14 days after onset/report.Health officials reported that there were 907,109 total negative specimens. Officials said there have been 5,369 total hospitalizations, and that 509 people are currently hospitalized.According to the health department, 36.48% of those who tested positive are between the ages of 18 and 35, 21.22% are 36 to 49 years old, 17.46% are 50 to 64 years old, 13.56% are 65 years old or older, 9.13% are 5 to 17 years old and 2.14% are 4 years old or younger.TOTAL CUMULATIVE NUMBER OF CASES BY COUNTY (As of Friday, Sept. 11) Adair: 518 cases, 10 deaths Alfalfa: 20 cases Atoka: 174 cases, 1 death Beaver: 44 cases Beckham: 157 cases, 1 death Blaine: 95 cases, 1 death Bryan: 696 cases, 3 deaths Caddo: 626 cases, 20 deaths Canadian: 1,695 cases, 13 deaths Carter: 455 cases, 8 deaths Cherokee: 842 cases, 7 deaths Choctaw: 265 cases, 2 deaths Cimarron: 18 cases Cleveland: 4,861 cases, 67 deaths Coal: 65 cases Comanche: 1,354 cases, 12 deaths Cotton: 62 cases, 2 deaths Craig: 185 cases, 1 death Creek: 945 cases, 25 deaths Custer: 388 cases Delaware: 624 cases, 22 deaths Dewey: 29 cases, 1 death Ellis: 6 cases Garfield: 1,256 cases, 16 deaths Garvin: 295 cases, 4 deaths Grady: 644 cases, 7 deaths Grant: 32 cases Greer: 94 cases, 8 deaths Harmon: 43 cases Harper: 24 cases Haskell: 198 cases, 4 deaths Hughes: 256 cases, 4 deaths Jackson: 642 cases, 9 deaths Jefferson: 37 cases Johnston: 121 cases, 3 deaths Kay: 401 cases, 13 deaths Kingfisher: 293 cases, 2 deaths Kiowa: 56 cases, 2 deaths Latimer: 122 cases, 2 deaths Le Flore: 829 cases, 16 deaths Lincoln: 344 cases, 9 deaths Logan: 352 cases, 1 death Love: 140 cases, 1 death Major: 62 cases, 1 death Marshall: 144 cases, 1 death Mayes: 484 cases, 10 deaths McClain: 672 cases, 5 deaths McCurtain: 1,129 cases, 31 deaths McIntosh: 268 cases, 4 deaths Murray: 107 cases, 1 death Muskogee: 1,524 cases, 18 deaths Noble: 126 cases, 2 deaths Nowata: 119 cases, 2 deaths Okfuskee: 119 cases, 3 deaths Oklahoma: 14,872 cases, 173 deaths Okmulgee: 700 cases, 5 deaths Osage: 724 cases, 13 deaths Other: 17 cases Ottawa: 687 cases, 4 deaths Pawnee: 229 cases, 3 deaths Payne: 1,686 cases, 5 deaths Pittsburg: 688 cases, 19 deaths Pontotoc: 281 cases, 3 deaths Pottawatomie: 1,021 cases, 9 deaths Pushmataha: 134 cases, 1 death Roger Mills: 16 cases, 1 death Rogers: 1,505 cases, 45 deaths Seminole: 371 cases, 5 deaths Sequoyah: 677 cases, 8 deaths Stephens: 304 cases, 4 deaths Texas: 1,292 cases, 7 deaths Tillman: 78 cases, 1 death Tulsa: 14,891 cases, 144 deaths Wagoner: 1,300 cases, 23 deaths Washington: 899 cases, 40 deaths Washita: 45 cases Woods: 33 cases Woodward: 135 cases

OKLAHOMA CITY —

The Oklahoma State Department of Health on Friday reported 942 new coronavirus cases across the state, bringing the total cumulative number of the state’s positive cases to 67,642.

>> CORONAVIRUS MAP OF OKLAHOMA: Check cases by county

Thirteen additional deaths were reported Friday; one death was identified in the past 24 hours, according to the health department:

One in Garfield County, one female in the 65 or older age group.
One in Kay County, one male in the 50 - 64 age group.
Four in Le Flore County, three females and one male in the 65 or older age group.
One in McClain County, one male in the 65 or older age group.
Two in Oklahoma County, two males in the 65 or older age group.
Three in Rogers County, three males in the 65 or older age group.
One in Tulsa County, one female in the 65 or older age group.

According to the health department, there have been 888 coronavirus deaths statewide. Officials said there was one death removed from Thursday’s counts from Garfield County. It was determined the person was actually a Kansas resident, and therefore, one death has been removed from total death counts, officials said.

Get the details from Oklahoma State Department of Health.

Officials also reported that 57,383 Oklahomans have recovered from the virus. By Oklahoma health officials' definition, a recovered patient is currently not hospitalized or deceased and it has been 14 days after onset/report.

Health officials reported that there were 907,109 total negative specimens. Officials said there have been 5,369 total hospitalizations, and that 509 people are currently hospitalized.

According to the health department, 36.48% of those who tested positive are between the ages of 18 and 35, 21.22% are 36 to 49 years old, 17.46% are 50 to 64 years old, 13.56% are 65 years old or older, 9.13% are 5 to 17 years old and 2.14% are 4 years old or younger.

TOTAL CUMULATIVE NUMBER OF CASES BY COUNTY (As of Friday, Sept. 11)

Adair: 518 cases, 10 deaths
Alfalfa: 20 cases
Atoka: 174 cases, 1 death
Beaver: 44 cases
Beckham: 157 cases, 1 death
Blaine: 95 cases, 1 death
Bryan: 696 cases, 3 deaths
Caddo: 626 cases, 20 deaths
Canadian: 1,695 cases, 13 deaths
Carter: 455 cases, 8 deaths
Cherokee: 842 cases, 7 deaths
Choctaw: 265 cases, 2 deaths
Cimarron: 18 cases
Cleveland: 4,861 cases, 67 deaths
Coal: 65 cases
Comanche: 1,354 cases, 12 deaths
Cotton: 62 cases, 2 deaths
Craig: 185 cases, 1 death
Creek: 945 cases, 25 deaths
Custer: 388 cases
Delaware: 624 cases, 22 deaths
Dewey: 29 cases, 1 death
Ellis: 6 cases
Garfield: 1,256 cases, 16 deaths
Garvin: 295 cases, 4 deaths
Grady: 644 cases, 7 deaths
Grant: 32 cases
Greer: 94 cases, 8 deaths
Harmon: 43 cases
Harper: 24 cases
Haskell: 198 cases, 4 deaths
Hughes: 256 cases, 4 deaths
Jackson: 642 cases, 9 deaths
Jefferson: 37 cases
Johnston: 121 cases, 3 deaths
Kay: 401 cases, 13 deaths
Kingfisher: 293 cases, 2 deaths
Kiowa: 56 cases, 2 deaths
Latimer: 122 cases, 2 deaths
Le Flore: 829 cases, 16 deaths
Lincoln: 344 cases, 9 deaths
Logan: 352 cases, 1 death
Love: 140 cases, 1 death
Major: 62 cases, 1 death
Marshall: 144 cases, 1 death
Mayes: 484 cases, 10 deaths
McClain: 672 cases, 5 deaths
McCurtain: 1,129 cases, 31 deaths
McIntosh: 268 cases, 4 deaths
Murray: 107 cases, 1 death
Muskogee: 1,524 cases, 18 deaths
Noble: 126 cases, 2 deaths
Nowata: 119 cases, 2 deaths
Okfuskee: 119 cases, 3 deaths
Oklahoma: 14,872 cases, 173 deaths
Okmulgee: 700 cases, 5 deaths
Osage: 724 cases, 13 deaths
Other: 17 cases
Ottawa: 687 cases, 4 deaths
Pawnee: 229 cases, 3 deaths
Payne: 1,686 cases, 5 deaths
Pittsburg: 688 cases, 19 deaths
Pontotoc: 281 cases, 3 deaths
Pottawatomie: 1,021 cases, 9 deaths
Pushmataha: 134 cases, 1 death
Roger Mills: 16 cases, 1 death
Rogers: 1,505 cases, 45 deaths
Seminole: 371 cases, 5 deaths
Sequoyah: 677 cases, 8 deaths
Stephens: 304 cases, 4 deaths
Texas: 1,292 cases, 7 deaths
Tillman: 78 cases, 1 death
Tulsa: 14,891 cases, 144 deaths
Wagoner: 1,300 cases, 23 deaths
Washington: 899 cases, 40 deaths
Washita: 45 cases
Woods: 33 cases
Woodward: 135 cases

Oklahoma coronavirus death toll rises by 13; more than 900 new positive cases reported

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