Oklahoma sees 2,631 coronavirus cases, 13 deaths in two days

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma health authorities have reported more than 2,600 news cases of COVID-19 over the last two days as well as 13 more deaths from the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.

The Oklahoma State Department of Health says that the counts from Saturday and Sunday bring the state totals to 279,139 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 2,370 fatalities. The department reported 2,458 new cases on Saturday and 173 cases on Sunday. The 13 new fatalities were reported on Sunday. Johns Hopkins University data show more than 15% of coronavirus tests in Oklahoma have come back positive over the last seven days.