WELLNESS

Coronavirus in Oklahoma: 15 new deaths; 861 new cases today

A Cleveland County Health Department employee collects a sample in April at a COVID-19 drive-thru testing site in Norman. [Bryan Terry/The Oklahoman]

Oklahoma reported 15 new COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday.

One of the deaths occurred in the past 24 hours, the Oklahoma State Department of Health said. A total of 566 deaths have been reported in Oklahoma due to the virus.

There were 861 new cases of COVID-19 reported on Tuesday.

The total number of confirmed cases totals 39,463, according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health.

This is a developing story.