OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The three-day average number of hospitalizations due to the coronavirus in Oklahoma has topped 1,000 for the first time in three months as the omicron variant has become the dominant strain in the state.

The three-day average number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 stood at 1,035 on Wednesday after reaching 1,015 on Tuesday, according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health, surpassing 1,000 for the first time since early October, but still below January 2021 highs.

Oklahoma Hospital Association President Patti Davis said that while the number of COVID-19 patients...