Covid-19 in OKC (coronavirus)

[catcherinthewry]

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.

[Pete]

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.

[catcherinthewry]

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

[PoliSciGuy]

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/

[Pete]

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).

[catcherinthewry]

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.

[jn1780]

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.

[catcherinthewry]

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?"

[jn1780]

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.

[jn1780]

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.

[catcherinthewry]

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.

[soonerguru]

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/st...71694022647808

[catcherinthewry]

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/st...71694022647808

That explains a lot.

[LocoAko]

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.

[Pete]

^

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

[Bill Robertson]

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

[OKCbyTRANSFER]

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.

[Pete]

I was able to get an appointment in Elk City.

I go Wednesday.

[PoliSciGuy]

Nice! Worth the drive for sure.

[Bill Robertson]

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.

[Bill Robertson]

And I got the email last night. Hopefully we can get something fairly close before too long.

[Pete]

499 new cases today; 7-day rolling average 797.

22 additional reported deaths; 7-day rolling average 23.1.


Updated hospitalization numbers will be out this evening.

[C_M_25]

499 new cases today; 7-day rolling average 797.

22 additional reported deaths; 7-day rolling average 23.1.


Updated hospitalization numbers will be out this evening.

If memory serves, this is the lowest monday in quite some time. Let's hope these trends continue.

[FighttheGoodFight]

I feel like a lot of people are in phase 2. As a phase 3 person I don't think I am going to be able to get this for a long while.

I thought it would be big with all the teachers and support staff but I am seeing a lot of people get into phase 2 now.

[Pete]

^

The production and distribution of the various vaccines are really ramping up.

It seems everyone who wants a vax will have it by this summer.