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Hospitalizations Trending Down After Oklahoma Sees Historic High in Flu Cases

Friday, February 21 by News 9

Flu hospitalizations in Oklahoma are trending down after reaching a historic high earlier this month, the Hudson College of Public Health reported on Thursday.“I think we've had a historically high number of influenza cases this year. Two weeks ago, we had almost 1000 Oklahomans in the hospital with influenza, and I just haven't seen rates... Read More.

Oklahoma Film Industry Sees Six-Fold Growth in Spending Since 2021 Incentive Update

Thursday, February 13 by KTUL

TULSA, OKLA. (KTUL) — The Oklahoma Film and Music Office is reporting significant growth in the film industry here in Oklahoma since updating the state’s film incentive in 2021."You've seen biomed, biotech, and biomanufacturing. And now you're really seeing the growth of the film industry in our great state as well. It's creating jobs and... Read More.

North Summit Sees New Asphalt As Project Inches Closer To August Finish Line

Monday, August 8 by Lyman James

Road work on North Summit in Ark City is nearing completion, according to Ark City Manager Randy Frazer Monday.Crews from Pearson Construction began laying down new asphalt on the stretch of North Summit between Radio Lane and Kansas Avenue Monday morning. The resurfacing project began around June 1.The project also included new sidewalk construction... Read More.

Noble County Sheriff’s Office sees increase in car burglary reports in the Morrison area

Wednesday, January 19 by Lyman James

Over the past several weeks, the Noble County Sheriff’s Office has noticed an increase in car burglary reports in the Morrison area.Several citizens reported suspicious activity in the area. During the early morning hours of January 17, deputies observed suspicious activity between two vehicles near CR 200 and U.S. Highway 64.Deputies initiated a traffic... Read More.

PCPS sees 16 new COVID-19 cases

Tuesday, October 19 by Lyman James

Last week, Ponca City Public Schools had 11 more in-school positive COVID-19 cases in effect then the previous week as 16 new cases were reported.PCPS also saw 42 close contacts and 58 in total affected. There was one in-school contact tracing investigation at Union Elementary, which resulted in several close contacts converting to positives... Read More.

OSDH sees more than 5,000 COVID-19 cases since Friday

Tuesday, October 5 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma State Department of Health documented 5,170 new COVID-19 cases since Friday. This includes 1,537 cases on Saturday, 1,517 cases Sunday and 785 cases Monday. According to the situation report, Oklahoma’s seen 619,056 COVID-19 cases since early 2020. While 11,288 cases are active, this is more than 500 less compared to the active... Read More.

PCPS sees 20 new COVID-19 cases for the week of

Tuesday, September 14 by Lyman James

In a weekly update on Monday, Ponca City Public Schools reported a total of 20 new COVID-19 cases, 49 close contacts and 69 total individuals affected for the week of September 6. The numbers are an improvement compared to the week of August 30 which saw 61 new COVID-19 cases and 480 close contacts. Ponca... Read More.

Oklahoma sees 4,152 new COVID-19 cases Thursday

Friday, August 27 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma State Department of Health documented 4,152 COVID-19 cases Thursday. According to the situation report, Oklahoma has 21,584 active cases and has seen 539,074 cases since early 2020. The new cases 7 day average is 2,507 and the CDC provisional death count is 9,044. New data shows that Kay County has seen 5,949 COVID-19... Read More.

Kay County sees decrease in population

Thursday, August 26 by Lyman James

Following the 2020 U.S. Census, Kay County's population has dropped by 6.1%. The county lost more than 2,800 residents over the last decade. Kay County did have a population of 46,582 in 2010, but currently has a population of 43,700 as of 2020. Ponca City saw a decrease from 25,387 to 24,424 and Blackwell decreased... Read More.

Oklahoma sees 862 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday

Wednesday, August 18 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma State Department of Health documented 862 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday. Oklahoma's seen 516,663 COVID-19 cases overall throughout the pandemic as 19,657 cases are active. The new cases 7 day average is 2,187 and the CDC provisional death count is 8,902. Posted below is data for regions across Oklahoma. Kay, Noble, Osage and Pawnee... Read More.

Oklahoma sees nearly 7,000 COVID-19 cases since Friday

Tuesday, August 17 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported 6,967 new COVID-19 cases and 51 more deaths across the state since Friday. 2,814 cases were reported Monday afternoon. Oklahoma's seen 508,834 COVID-19 cases overall as 20,808 cases are active. The CDC provisional death toll is at 8,902 and officials also reported 51 pediatric hospitalizations. According to the... Read More.

Oklahoma sees more than 11,000 COVID-19 cases in seven days

Thursday, August 5 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma State Department of Health documented 2,160 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. Within the past week, OSDH has documented 11,387 new COVID-19 cases, 5,687 recoveries and 46 deaths. Overall, Oklahoma's seen 489,338 COVID-19 cases, 8,754 Provisional CDC Deaths and 28,516 hospitalizations. According to the weekly report, Oklahoma has seen an overall total of 1,127 cases... Read More.