Trend of rising coronavirus cases reaching central Oklahoma
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July 14, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An increase in coronavirus cases is reaching central Oklahoma, a coalition of medical professionals in the state said Tuesday.
The rise, first reported in northeast Oklahoma in June, has increased positive tests in Oklahoma County, the state's most populous, from about 2% on July 2 to 5.8%, said Dr. David Kendrick with the Healthier Oklahoma Coalition.
Coalition members say the delta variant of the virus is apparently entering Oklahoma from Missouri and Arkansas, which are 1st and 2nd in the nation in the number of new virus cases per 100,000 population.
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