1,417 new cases today; 7-day rolling average continues to dive at 1,584.

11 additional reported deaths; 7-day rolling average 35.6.

Hospitalizations are 806 (-1).

ICU is 235 (-5).

Another good day. This winter weather will see this drop a ton as no one is getting tested for the next 4 or so days. That is unless the weather forecast is a bust.

Restaurants are about to take another hit from not having a rush during valentines day.

another good day for cases as they continue to drop

1458 new cases

1,458 new cases today; 7-day rolling average 1,499.

35 additional reported deaths; 7-day rolling average 35.6.

Hospitalizations are 755 (-51).

ICU is 229 (-6).

Even though our numbers are dropping, they aren't falling as fast as other states.

Oklahoma is now 7th overall in cases per capita.

1,266 new cases today; 7-day rolling average 1,370.

30 additional reported deaths; 7-day rolling average 30.1.

Likely to see an artificial drop with the weather, followed by an artificial spike to catch up after.

Yeah when we had the ice storm in October it caused a spike itself, I wonder if we overturn some of these gains for the next couple weeks as folks spend more time indoors together.

I was watching the Australian Open tennis match and noticed no spectators when there were in earlier matches. I found that a few days ago Victoria State had a resurgence of current COVID cases, 19 cases, so they shut everything down. They're allowing the tournament to continue but with only participants, officials, coaches and limited family.

Yeah when we had the ice storm in October it caused a spike itself, I wonder if we overturn some of these gains for the next couple weeks as folks spend more time indoors together.Hopefully not. I hope most of the people shut in together are together most of the time anyway. Like my wife and I have been shut ins most all the time due to the virus so the weather hasn't changed much in that way. There obviously won't be as much testing this week but it had dropped a little bit the last 2 weeks anyway. Hopefully due to fewer people feeling sick.

730 new cases
has to be a glitz

^

Nobody is going out to be tested.

There will be a big catch-up next week.

^

Nobody is going out to be tested.

There will be a big catch-up next week.

Hopefully they are also not getting out to get infected either

I went out to pick up a few things Saturday afternoon before the storm was due. Every restaurant I drove by was packed, as was Penn Square Mall. I would not be surprised to see a bump from this.

I went out to pick up a few things Saturday afternoon before the storm was due. Every restaurant I drove by was packed, as was Penn Square Mall. I would not be surprised to see a bump from this.

That was happening before this. So that’s nothing new

I would think that this long stretch of dangerously cold weather will lead to a reduction of new cases. It could be a real gift in disguise -- a week of people not mingling outside their homes.

On another positive note, I read a report from Johns Hopkins that in a typical flu season we have up to 800,000 cases of the flu, but in this recent season, from December to February, we have only had 925 cases total! Another silver lining for sure.

We saw a jump in cases after the October ice storm. One way or another it's going to take a couple weeks to see what the impact was, as testing ramps back up and people can get out and actually get the test.

Only 508 cases today; 7-day rolling average down to 1,245.

20 additional reported deaths; 7-day rolling average 27.3.


Updated hospitalization numbers will be out this evening.

We saw a jump in cases after the October ice storm. One way or another it's going to take a couple weeks to see what the impact was, as testing ramps back up and people can get out and actually get the test.

There was a jump after that, but that also included college and high school football games, a lot of students starting in-person learning, and Halloween.

We were forced to take risks we usually don't during the ice storm -- because we had no power for like 15 days. After four days of sitting in darkness, we moved to a hotel. Then, we ate at numerous restaurants during the outage period.

I imagine a lot of folks who lacked power stayed in homes that did.

This current situation doesn't involve massive power outages for multiple counties, just the short-term enforced outages by the power utilities.

So not at all an apples to apples comparison.

Only 508 cases today; 7-day rolling average down to 1,245.

20 additional reported deaths; 7-day rolling average 27.3.


Updated hospitalization numbers will be out this evening.

I like good news.

I like good news.

Me too! Plus, I have an appointment to get vaccinated on Monday! Feeling optimistic.

1.078 new cases today (how on earth did this many people even get tested in this weather??); 7-day rolling average 1,162.

28 additional reported deaths; 7-day rolling average 27.0.

Hospitalizations are 711 (-44).

ICU is 202 (-27).

Seriously. How did that many people even get tested?

Seriously. How did that many people even get tested?

The roads outside neighborhoods weren't that bad yesterday or Monday as highways were practically cleared if you got out of your neighborhood that is- today is probably the worst in terms of neighborhoods and highways.I expect lower number oof testing today.

Were those tests that were performed earlier but came back today? I know some tests can take a day or two to return.

Sorry for never reading more into this than I do, which really only is this thread, when did we catch up on the backlog of tests that we had?

618 new cases today; 7-day rolling average 1,011.

23 additional reported deaths; 7-day rolling average 23.4.

Hospitalizations are 705 (-6).

ICU is 216 (+14).

Sorry for never reading more into this than I do, which really only is this thread, when did we catch up on the backlog of tests that we had?Yes. Today had only 243 pending tests.

Neat tool to visualize the impact of vaccination on herd immunity (albeit in a very simplified manner): https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/02/18/967462483/how-herd-immunity-works-and-what-stands-in-its-way

618 new cases today; 7-day rolling average 1,011.

23 additional reported deaths; 7-day rolling average 23.4.

Hospitalizations are 705 (-6).

ICU is 216 (+14).

At this rate we will be open by Easter. 😁

At this rate we will be open by Easter. ��
Don't get too excited yet. There were only a little over 4000 test results reported. They were doing 17 to 20+ thousand in Dec/Jan

869 new cases today; 7-day rolling average 932.

20 additional deaths; 7-day rolling average 24.7.

Hospitalizations are 663 (-42).

ICU is 199 (-17).

Yesterday the news release had 869 new cases. The EOR had 1396. The two numbers always match. I wonder why these didn't?

973 new cases today; 7-day rolling average 863.

23 additional reported deaths; 7-day rolling average 23.0


The following numbers make no sense, but this is what was on the executive report:

Hospitalizations are 1,123 (+460).

ICU is 320 (+121).

For a good thing, due to declining covid patient numbers, Stillwater Medical Center will no longer be publishing capacity numbers three times a week as pictured below from Friday. For another good thing, there were ZERO positive cases reported in Stillwater on Friday.

http://okie.world/photos/hospital2-19.jpg

OK is in the top 10 for states in the number of cases/100,000, but in the bottom 10 for deaths /100,000. I don't expect there to be a 1:1 correlation, but this wide discrepancy has me puzzled. Any theories?

OK is in the top 10 for states in the number of cases/100,000, but in the bottom 10 for deaths /100,000. I don't expect there to be a 1:1 correlation, but this wide discrepancy has me puzzled. Any theories?Maybe our medical system is doing an outstanding job? It would be nice to think that. But I have no idea if that's the case. I just looked at covidtracking.com and on there OK is 15th in cases per 100,000.

OK is in the top 10 for states in the number of cases/100,000, but in the bottom 10 for deaths /100,000. I don't expect there to be a 1:1 correlation, but this wide discrepancy has me puzzled. Any theories?

The huge majority of our cases came after the pandemic had already hit hard elsewhere.

By that time, they knew much more about the disease and how to treat it.

And/or the population most likely to die learned how to protect themselves and did, while the ones who weren’t didn’t, or there was some other demographic issue at play.

And/or the population most likely to die learned how to protect themselves and did, while the ones who weren’t didn’t, or there was some other demographic issue at play.

Yes, after the New York debacle there were much stricter and smarter guidelines for nursing homes, for example.

The huge majority of our cases came after the pandemic had already hit hard elsewhere.

By that time, they knew much more about the disease and how to treat it.

But that didn't seem to help the Dakotas.

But that didn't seem to help the Dakotas.

I'm sure Oklahoma has a much better healthcare infrastructure, plus almost all their population is rural.

Here are the Top 10 states in cases/100,000 along with their rank in deaths/100,000. All are in the Top 20 in deaths except WI, OK & UT. UT is an even bigger outlier than OK.

ND-11
SD-7
UT-44
RI-4
AZ-5
TN-17
OK-39
IA-16
WI-32
AR-14

Oklahoma (36th) and Utah (50th) are towards the bottom third (or in UT’s case *is* the bottom) in terms of share of population over 65. That probably plays a significant role here. This is a really interesting puzzle though, good question.

https://www.prb.org/which-us-states-are-the-oldest/

1,036 new cases today; 7-day rolling average 830.

26 additional reported deaths; 7-day rolling average 22.4


They revised the hospitalization numbers: 620 (-43).

ICU is 188 (-11).

Oklahoma (36th) and Utah (50th) are towards the bottom third (or in UT’s case *is* the bottom) in terms of share of population over 65. That probably plays a significant role here. This is a really interesting puzzle though, good question.

https://www.prb.org/which-us-states-are-the-oldest/

That makes sense. I'm sure it is a combination of things including that we learned from other states. It just surprised me given that we have high comorbidity rates.

But that didn't seem to help the Dakotas.

The pandemic didn't really hit the Dakotas until much later when the testing infrastructure was up and going. Their numbers were probably more closely to reality, but still way off.

The pandemic didn't really hit the Dakotas until much later when the testing infrastructure was up and going.

I realize that, but the question is "why didn't the Dakotas have a lower death rate when we had a much better idea of how to treat covid by the time it reached them?"

Oklahoma (36th) and Utah (50th) are towards the bottom third (or in UT’s case *is* the bottom) in terms of share of population over 65. That probably plays a significant role here. This is a really interesting puzzle though, good question.

https://www.prb.org/which-us-states-are-the-oldest/

A lot of it is the concertation of people in LTC facilities. In rural Oklahoma, you would probably still see a lot elderly living at home with relatives or by themselves. LTC is expensive, so it would make since you find a bigger concentration in the richer states.

I realize that, but the question is "why didn't the Dakotas have a lower death rate when we had a much better idea of how to treat covid by the time it reached them?"

Since their population is lower it wouldn't take much to make it appear to have a higher death rate if they actually had a low percentage of missed Covid death classifications. The other states may have missed a lot of the initial elderly deaths and classified them as covid.

The other states may have missed a lot of the initial elderly deaths and classified them as covid.

So you're trying to argue that initially the states that were hit hardest were misidentifying elderly deaths as covid when they weren't? If anything, judging by the excessive deaths over expected deaths, it was the other way around.

OK is in the top 10 for states in the number of cases/100,000, but in the bottom 10 for deaths /100,000. I don't expect there to be a 1:1 correlation, but this wide discrepancy has me puzzled. Any theories?

It seems fairly easy to diagnose: The CDC reports over 6,000 Oklahoma deaths from COVID complications. The STITT administration's health department reports just over 4,000.

Pretty clearly the Stitt administration is minimizing deaths or challenging their connection to COVID.

To wit:

https://twitter.com/GeorgeMonks11/status/1363171694022647808

It seems fairly easy to diagnose: The CDC reports over 6,000 Oklahoma deaths from COVID complications. The STITT administration's health department reports just over 4,000.

Pretty clearly the Stitt administration is minimizing deaths or challenging their connection to COVID.

To wit:

https://twitter.com/GeorgeMonks11/status/1363171694022647808

That explains a lot.

My teacher spouse is getting the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine tomorrow.

It'll be months before I get mine in all likelihood, but I have the luxury of working from home. To say I'm relieved and excited is an understatement.

^

If you use the CDC number, Oklahoma would be #24 in deaths per capita.

My wife got the email today saying she's up for to be vaccinated. Now to find a place.

My wife got the email today saying she's up for to be vaccinated. Now to find a place.

I did too, Lawton and Ponca City were the only 2 showing appointment times, but had no luck.

I was able to get an appointment in Elk City.

I go Wednesday.

Nice! Worth the drive for sure.

Nice! Worth the drive for sure.I'm going to watch daily for something closer. My wife won't drive far and I can't drive anywhere that's more than about an hour.