The number of people testing positive for COVID-19 in Lincoln and Pottawatomie Counties has slowed over the past week compared to several prior weeks, but Pottawatomie County has recorded its ninth death from the virus.
The latest recorded death in the county is a female in the 50-64 age group, the Oklahoma State Health Department reports.
The number of positive cases in Pottawatomie County jumped by only 45 over the past week.
Lincoln County’s number of positive cases increased by 32.
On Tuesday, Pottawatomie County’s number of positives cases stood at 459. Last week it was 414. There have been 348 who have recovered the OSDH reports.
In Lincoln County Tuesday, the positive count was 174. A week ago it was 142. Lincoln County has recorded two deaths and at least 130 have recovered.
The number of combined positive cases in Lincoln and Pottawatomie Counties now stands at 633. It was 556, a week ago, a jump of 77.
The total number of persons testing positive in Oklahoma also has climbed over the past week.
As of Tuesday, the number statewide stood at 44,728. A week ago it was 39,463. That’s an increase of 5,265 the Oklahoma State Health Department reports.
The OSDH reported on Tuesday 765 new positive cases were confirmed and 13 more persons had died.
The statewide number of deaths on Tuesday attributed to the virus stands at 618. Last Tuesday, it was 566, up by 52.
Total current hospitalizations in Oklahoma due to the virus is 530. Since the outbreak, more than 3,760 have been hospitalized, the OSHD reports.
As of Tuesday, the OSHD is reporting more than 660,000 have tested negative statewide.