OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma on Sunday reported 766 new cases of the coronavirus and three additional deaths.
The Oklahoma State Department of Health said the state’s total number of reported cases is now at 99,387. The state’s death toll from COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus, is at 1,098.
The true number of coronavirus cases is likely higher because many people have not been tested, and studies suggest people can be infected and not feel sick.
Meanwhile, Oklahoma last week reported record hospitalizations, with numbers topping 750 one day. The state releases hospitalization numbers on weekdays.
Dr. Jared Taylor, the state epidemiologist, said Friday that it looks like the record hospitalizations are a trend.
“While hospitalization counts are always fluid and change regularly, the numbers certainly indicate that the hospitalization counts are indicative of a trend rather than outliers,” Taylor told the Tulsa World. “This is reinforced by the consistent to slow increase we’ve seen in other parameters that we follow, including weekly case counts and even fatality rates.”
For most people, the COVID-19 virus causes mild or moderate symptoms that clear up within weeks. But for others, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, the virus can cause severe illness, including pneumonia, and be fatal.
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