Oklahoma health officials plead for residents to vaccinate
July 21, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A coalition of Oklahoma health officials on Tuesday pleaded with Oklahomans to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as the number of cases and hospitalizations rise in the state.
Aaron Wendelboe, an epidemiologist at the University of Oklahoma College of Public Health, said hospitalizations have nearly tripled since June. The state health department reported a seven-day average of 733 new cases daily, double the average of 364 from a week ago.
"On average, each infected person with COVID is transmitting it to 2.9 other people," compared to each infected person who transmitted th...
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