Oklahoma topped previous COVID-19 records Saturday, marking a one-day increase of more than 1,800 new virus cases, the state health department reported.
Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) moved on Friday to extend the state of emergency — an order that was first issued in March — for 30 days, according to an official press release.
“This health crisis still exists, and still needs to be addressed in various ways by Executive Order,” Stitt said.
The Oklahoma State Department of Health counted 1,829 newly reported cases Saturday, adding to the state’s total of 115,685 since the outset of the pandemic.
The health department’s surge plan adviser, Matt Stacy, announced Thursday that Oklahoma City would move to tier two of its hospital surge plan — a plan to transfer less severe patients to rehab and prioritize focus on potentially fatal infections, CBS affiliate KWTV reported.
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JUST IN: Oklahoma records 1,800 COVID-19 cases, breaking one-day record https://t.co/aYVfIDFTW8 pic.twitter.com/Z7RwFdeQgH
— The Hill (@thehill) October 24, 2020
We’ve been having daily numbers of more than 3 and 4 thousand here in WI and the GOP is still taking the governor to court to prevent him from putting any restrictions to help slow things down.
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