Oklahoma surpasses 500 coronavirus cases, with 23 deaths

 


OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's total coronavirus cases surpassed 500 on Tuesday, with 84 new confirmations and six more deaths, according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health.

The department said there are at least 565 cases in 47 of the state's 77 counties, up from 481 on Monday. The number of COVID-19 deaths rose from 17 to 23.

Four deaths were men 65 or older, plus one man and one woman, both 50-64 years old.

The increase comes a day after University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Chief of Infectious Diseases Dr. Douglas Drevets estimated the state has identified about 10% of all...



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