OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The number of deaths due to COVID-19 in Oklahoma jumped by 21 and the number of total coronavirus cases has surpassed 2,800, the Oklahoma State Department of Health reported Tuesday.
The number of reported deaths due to the virus-caused COVID-19 rose from 143 on Monday to 164 and the number of positive cases increased to at least 2,807 from 2,680.
The department reports 25 deaths in Tulsa County, 24 in Oklahoma County and 23 in Cleveland County, the state’s three most populated counties. The department said five of the latest deaths occurred in the past 24 hours and the others died between April 14-19.
The health department said 346 people are hospitalized either confirmed to have the virus or under investigation. The vast majority of those infected recover.
For most people, the coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia, and death.
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