COVID-19 numbers jump in Pott., Lincoln County

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The total number of new confirmed COVID-19 Coronavirus cases in Lincoln and Pottawatomie Counties has substantially increased over the past week.

The total number of persons testing positive in Oklahoma has also has surged during the same time frame.

As of Tuesday the number statewide stood at 11,028. A week ago it was 8,645.

That’s an increase of 2,383, the OSDH reports.

The number of combined positive cases in Lincoln and Pottawatomie Counties now stands at 118. It was 102 a week ago, a jump of 16.

Of the 16 more cases, there has been a jump of 15 in Pottawatomie County and only one more in Lincoln County.

A week ago Tuesday, there were 27 positive cases in Lincoln County. On Tuesday, the number stood at 28.

Two people have died in the county since the outbreak began, the OSDH reports and 19 have recovered.

Pottawatomie County’s total number of people testing positive last week stood at 75.

On Tuesday of this week, it was 90, according to the OSDH.

Four persons in the county have died from the virus.

Of the confirmed cases, 64 have recovered, the OSDH reports.

The statewide number of deaths on Tuesday attributed to the virus stands at 371, eight more than the 363 a week ago Tuesday. Of the 363 deaths, the

Of the 363 deaths, the OSDH reports 181 are females, 190 are males.

As of Tuesday, the OSDH is reporting more than 284,000 have tested negative statewide.