OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The number of people hospitalized in Oklahoma either with the coronavirus or under investigation for infection surpassed 1,000 on Wednesday, according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health.

There were 1,026 people hospitalized, compared to the previous record of 974 on Tuesday. There were an additional 1,246 reported cases and 17 more deaths due to COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus, according to the health department, raising the totals since the pandemic began to 127,772 cases and 1,392 deaths.

The department reported 15,927 active virus cases and that 110,45...