The number of COVID-19 deaths in Pottawatomie and Lincoln Counties rose by nine, and the new positive cases are up again by more than 300, the most recent Oklahoma State Department of Health figures show.
Last week the number of new deaths was 13 over the previous week and there were more than 300 new cases.
Six of the deaths have occurred in Pottawatomie County and three new deaths have been recorded in Lincoln County, according to the OSDH.
The OSDH has begun reporting the breakdown of deaths and new cases on a weekly basis rather than daily.
The agency is releasing that information on Wednesdays so the most recent numbers provided here are from Sep. 29 since this week’s edition went to press Tuesday night, Oct. 5.
There now have been 158 deaths in Pottawatomie County attributed to COVID-19.
Lincoln County now has 97 reported deaths. The number of new positive tests in Pottawatomie County rose by 234 and in Lincoln County they increased by 88, according to figures provided by the OSDH.
Between the two counties, the number of positive tests jumped by 322, slightly down from the most recent report by the OSDH.
The previous report had that number increasing by 343.
Lincoln County’s latest number is 4,539. It was 4,451 at the last report.
The number of people testing positive for the virus in Pottawatomie County now stands at 10,975. Last report it was 10,741.
The total number testing positive in the two counties now stands at 15,514.
Total number of people who have recovered in the two counties is now 14,794, up by 346, the OSDH said. In Pottawatomie County, 10,484 have recovered and 4,310 have recovered in Lincoln County.
The OSDH reported as of Sep. 29 statewide, 609,737 people have tested positive, compared to 598,072 at the last report. There have been 8,949 Oklahoma provisional deaths, last week’s reporting showed 8,715. And active cases stand at 16,310. Last report they were 20,093.