COVID-19 Report for August 17, 2021

Mike Seals - August 17, 2021 12:03 pm

OSDH: 862 New COVID-19 Cases Reported, Zero Virus-Related Deaths

No new virus-related deaths and 862 new coronavirus cases were reported in the state since Monday, according to daily numbers released by the Oklahoma State Department of Health.

A total of 516,663 COVID-19 cases have been reported since the beginning of the pandemic and the provisional death count stayed at 8,902, the state health department said on Tuesday.

The seven-day rolling average for new cases reported was 2,187 cases, the state health department said.

Currently, 19,657 Oklahomans are considered active cases in the state, OSDH said.

 

 

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