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This illustration created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals ultra-structural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. COURTESY PHOTO BY CDC
The number of people in Washita County testing positive for COVID-19 rose again some during the past week, the Oklahoma State Health Department reported.
The total number testing positive in the county is now 181. It was 154 a week ago, an increase of 27 over a week ago. Two weeks ago the number was 128 and three weeks ago it was 101
Still, as of Monday of this week, no deaths attributed to the virus have been reported in Washita County, according to the OSDH.
On Aug. 21, the number of people testing positive in Washita County stood at 37.
Of the 181positive cases, 141 have recovered, the OSDH said.
Cordell has reported 46 positive cases, the most in the county. Of those, 36 have recovered. Last week there were 42 positive cases. Of those, 29 had recovered.
Burns Flat, which had 25 a week ago, now has, 32, the second highest number in the county. Of those, 23 have recovered, OSDH said.
Canute now has 29 and Sentinel 18. Last week Canute had 23. Of the 29 in Canute, 19 have recovered and 16 have recovered in Sentinel.
Other communities in Washita County reporting positive cases and the number recovered include: Dill City 11 and 9; Rocky 10 and 9.
Statewide the number of positive cases has climbed to 117,399. Last week the number was 108,073.
There have been 1,251 who have died in Oklahoma due to the virus. A week ago, 1,173 deaths had been attributed to the virus, the OSDH said.
The number of positives was 70,223 six weeks ago with 853 reported deaths caused by the virus at that time, according to OSDH.
As of Monday, there were 15,791 active cases throughout the state and that number was 14,533 at the same time a week ago.
There have been 100,357 who have recovered from the virus in Oklahoma, up from the 92,367 last week.
On Monday, the OSDH reported 663 new cases and two new deaths.
There have been 1,417,024 people in the state who have tested negative, according to the OSDH.