Washington County's COVID cases fall 60.5%; Oklahoma cases fall 3.7%

Mike Stucka USA TODAY NETWORK
·3 min read
The Rev. Heather Hennessey of Pilgrim Congregational Church, left, inserts small flags into the lawn outside Redding (Calif.) City Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, as a memorial to the 545 Shasta County residents who have died from COVID-19.
The Rev. Heather Hennessey of Pilgrim Congregational Church, left, inserts small flags into the lawn outside Redding (Calif.) City Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, as a memorial to the 545 Shasta County residents who have died from COVID-19.

Oklahoma reported 6,202 new cases of coronavirus in the week ending Sunday, down 3.7% from the previous week. The previous week had 6,441 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19.

Oklahoma ranked 16th among the states where coronavirus was spreading the fastest on a per-person basis, a USA TODAY Network analysis of Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the latest week coronavirus cases in the United States decreased 33.7% from the week before, with 461,986 cases reported. With 1.19% of the country's population, Oklahoma had 1.34% of the country's cases in the last week. Across the country, five states had more cases in the latest week than they did in the week before.

Washington County reported 87 cases and five deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 220 cases and six deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 12,553 cases and 236 deaths.

Osage County reported 50 cases and three deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 143 cases and three deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 10,799 cases and 155 deaths.

Across Oklahoma, cases fell in 68 counties, with the best declines in Tulsa County, with 642 cases from 1,568 a week earlier; in Oklahoma County, with 1,452 cases from 2,334; and in Cleveland County, with 450 cases from 762.

>> See how your community has fared with recent coronavirus cases

Oklahoma ranked 30th among states in share of people receiving at least one shot, with 70% of its residents at least partially vaccinated. The national rate is 76.3%, a USA TODAY analysis of CDC data shows. The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, which are the most used in the United States, require two doses administered a few weeks apart.

In the week ending Saturday, Oklahoma reported administering another 18,277 vaccine doses, including 5,590 first doses. In the previous week, the state administered 44,635 vaccine doses, including 9,286 first doses. In all, Oklahoma reported it has administered 5,716,682 total doses.

Within Oklahoma, the worst weekly outbreaks on a per-person basis were in Adair County with 473 cases per 100,000 per week; Stephens County with 473; and Kingfisher County with 412. The Centers for Disease Control says high levels of community transmission begin at 100 cases per 100,000 per week.

Adding the most new cases overall were Oklahoma County, with 1,452 cases; Tulsa County, with 642 cases; and Cleveland County, with 450. Weekly case counts rose in eight counties from the previous week. The worst increases from the prior week's pace were in Stephens, Carter and Kingfisher counties.

In Oklahoma, 318 people were reported dead of COVID-19 in the week ending Sunday. In the week before that, 376 people were reported dead.

A total of 1,019,489 people in Oklahoma have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began, and 14,541 people have died from the disease, Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the United States 78,939,203 people have tested positive and 948,397 people have died.

>> Track coronavirus cases across the United States

Oklahoma's COVID-19 hospital admissions falling

USA TODAY analyzed federal hospital data as of Sunday, Feb. 27.

Likely COVID patients admitted in the state:

  • Last week: 1,075

  • The week before that: 1,626

  • Four weeks ago: 4,221

Likely COVID patients admitted in the nation:

  • Last week: 68,999

  • The week before that: 81,263

  • Four weeks ago: 164,615

Hospitals in one states reported more COVID-19 patients than a week earlier, while hospitals in two states had more COVID-19 patients in intensive-care beds. Hospitals in four states admitted more COVID-19 patients in the latest week than a week prior, the USA TODAY analysis of U.S. Health and Human Services data shows.

The USA TODAY Network is publishing localized versions of this story on its news sites across the country, generated with data from Johns Hopkins University and the Centers for Disease Control. If you have questions about the data or the story, contact Mike Stucka at mstucka@gannett.com.

This article originally appeared on Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise: Washington County reported 87 additional COVID-19 cases this week