Oklahoma death toll reaches 42 as virus outbreak continues

 


OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Four more people have died in Oklahoma after contracting the coronavirus, bringing the state's death toll to 42, state health officials reported on Saturday.

Another 171 Oklahomans have tested positive for the virus as the total number of cases reached 1,159, the State Department of Health reported.

The four new deaths were two women and two men, with three of them over age 65. The victims were from Cleveland, Latimer, Osage and Washington counties.

On Friday, KFOR-TV reported that four of the deaths in Oklahoma were at Grace Living Center, a nursing home in Norman. The nursing home also had 36 positive cases, with 33 being residents and three being staff members, the television station reported, citing information from the State Department of Health.

The department had previously announced it was setting up mobile testing sites at 19 locations across the state.

For most people, the coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia, and death.

 

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