FOR RELEASE: September 1, 2020 MEDIA CONTACT: Rob Crissinger rob.crissinger@health.ok.gov Coronavirus.health.ok.gov COVID-19 Call Center: 2-1-1 STAY CONNECTED! #HealthyOklahoma     MEDIA QUESTIONS? Contact the Office of Communications (405) 271-5601 Communications@health.ok.gov Business Hours:  8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Creating a State of Health www.health.ok.gov    SITUATION UPDATE: COVID-19 As of this advisory, there are 59,399 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma.  There are 9 additional deaths identified to report. No deaths were identified in the past 24 hours.   One in Adair County, one female in the 36 - 49 age group.  One in Cherokee County, one female in the 50 - 64 age group. One in Dewey County, one male in the 65 or older age group.  One in Le Flore County, one female in the 65 or older age group. One in Kingfisher County, one female in the 65 or older age group. One in McCurtain County, one male in the 65 or older age group.  One in Pittsburg County, one male in the 65 or older age group.  Two in Tulsa County, one female and one male in 65 or older age group.   There are 809 total deaths in the state. For more information, visit coronavirus.health.ok.gov.   COVID-19 Oklahoma Test Results Confirmed Positive Cases 59,399 *Total Cumulative Negative Specimens to Date   827,513 *Total Cumulative Number of Specimens to Date   898,288 **Currently Hospitalized  535 Total Cumulative Hospitalizations 4,903 Identified Deaths in the Past 24 hours 0 Total Cumulative Deaths 809 *The total includes laboratory information provided to OSDH at the time of the report. Total counts may not reflect unique individuals.  **This number is a combination of hospitalized positive cases and hospitalized persons under investigation, as reported by hospitals at the time of the report. The data reflect a change in calculation and should not be compared to prior data.  ***The purpose of publishing aggregated statistical COVID-19 data through the OSDH Dashboard, the Executive Order Report, and the Weekly Epidemiology and Surveillance Report is to support the needs of the general public in receiving important and necessary information regarding the state of the health and safety of the citizens of Oklahoma. These resources may be used only for statistical purposes and may not be used in any way that would determine the identity of any reported cases. Data Source: Acute Disease Service, Oklahoma State Department of Health. *As of 2020-09-01 at 7:00 a.m. Detailed case statistics are published on the website. Click here for more information. ###  Back to Top                                                                                                                                                     Your Oklahoma State Department of Health Subscriptions:  Manage Subscriptions | Unsubscribe All | Contact the Health Department | Help This email was sent to stevenmagallanes520.nims@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: Oklahoma State Department of Health · 1000 NE 10th · Oklahoma City, OK 73117· 1-800-522-0203