Oklahoma tops 20,000 COVID-19 deaths, 2nd highest death rate in the nation

Alexia Aston, The Oklahoman
·2 min read
1

Oklahoma has the second highest COVID-19 death rate in the nation as the state recently topped 20,000 COVID-19 deaths since 2020.

Here's what COVID-19 currently looks like in Oklahoma.

Which Oklahoma counties have the most COVID-19 deaths?

With 20,055 deaths, the rate of COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 people is 437.5 in the entire state, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Oklahoma County leads in total deaths with 2,668, followed by Tulsa County at 2,313 and Cleveland County at 777, according to data from The New York Times.

How many people have COVID-19 in Oklahoma?

Data from the Oklahoma State Department of Health shows 10.8% COVID-19 positivity in the state during the week of Jan. 20.

That number follows a positivity spike around the holidays during the week of Dec. 23 where COVID-19 positivity was 16.3%. Trends show a decline in percent positivity since then.

COVID-19 hospitalizations in Oklahoma

Over the last seven days, the state's daily average COVID-19 hospital admissions is 101, or 2.5 per 100,000, according to the NYT.

Leading the state is Seminole County, east of Oklahoma City, with daily average of 33 COVID-19 hospital admissions, followed by Lincoln and Okfuskee counties at 27 and Oklahoma County at 26.

COVID-19 vaccination rates in Oklahoma

In Oklahoma, 61% of people have completed the primary COVID-19 vaccine series, and 12% received the bivalent booster, according to the NYT.

Oklahoma County leads the state in the percent of residents who've completed their primary COVID-19 series at 70%, followed by Caddo County at 68% and Comanche County at 67%.

Regarding bivalent booster rates, Cleveland and Oklahoma counties lead the state at 16%, followed by Noble and Tulsa counties at 15%.

This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Oklahoma has the 2nd highest COVID-19 death rate, tops 20,000