The rolling average number of daily new cases has increased by 950, an increase of nearly 97%, according to Johns Hopkins researchers. In that time, the state has reported the nation’s third-highest number of new cases per capita, with about 423 new cases per 100,000 people. In another troubling trend, the positivity rate for coronavirus testing has also been among the country’s highest. The seven-day positivity rate is currently over 17%, according to the COVID Tracking Project. Officials with the Oklahoma State Department of Health reported Saturday that 11 new COVID-19 deaths raised the state's toll to 1,004.

Source: Daily Sun September 27, 2020 04:52 UTC