OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The death toll in Oklahoma due to the illness caused by the coronavirus topped 3,500 on Saturday, according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
The department reported 33 additional deaths due to COVID-19 to bring the total to 3,504 since the pandemic began, and reported 2,373 new virus cases for a total of 386,590.
The rolling average of deaths in Oklahoma due COVID-19 has increased during the past two weeks from 31.71 per day to 40.57 while the average number of new cases fell from 3,922.57 to 2,603.57 and the positivity rate declined from 19.68% to 15.6%., according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
State health officials have said it can take several weeks to confirm a death was caused by COVID-19.
Oklahoma remained sixth in the nation in the number of new cases per capita with 917.38 per 100,000 people, according to the Johns Hopkins data.
The health department reported Friday that 373,279 total coronavirus vaccine doses have been administered in the state, a number that includes 58,245 people who have received both doses of the two vaccine protocol.
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