State budget fix stalled as Stitt nixes meeting after project denied funding by Legislature; Deaths triple in one week, but mortality rate shows little change; Private lab reports give clearer picture of scope of COVID-19 testing in Oklahoma;
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Sausage in a pandemic: What the Oklahoma Legislature plans Monday; State analyzing plans submitted by hospitals to increase their capacity by 40% as COVID-19 spreads; Virus now claims 46 Oklahoma lives, more than 1,200 cases.
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Dave Hamby
April 5, 2020 // Updated: April 5, 2020
Four additional people have died from COVID-19 and 27 more people have been hospitalized as confirmed cases reach 1,159 in Oklahoma; Poll: Vast majority of Oklahomans sheltering in place, say normal life is months away.
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Dave Hamby
April 4, 2020 // Updated: April 4, 2020
Revenue failure estimate nearly doubles to $416 million; Oklahoma gross receipts poised to fall; nearly 1,000 infected in Oklahoma; and more.
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Stitt declares ‘health emergency,’ triggers special session of Legislature; Stitt urges more Oklahomans to get tested as more mobile sites spring up; As Oklahoma tries to forecast the impact of coronavirus, a lack of data surrounding testing;
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Private labs limit COVID-19 testing data, Stitt extends shutdown order statewide; Stitt: More hospital beds needed to treat virus patients; ‘Demanding transparency’: Local health officials frustrated with state’s messaging;
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Savings and stimulus could mitigate Oklahoma revenue failure, shortfall; Six more deaths bring Oklahoma to 23 with 565 cases reported; State still hasn’t finished COVID-19 prediction models;
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Oklahoma ranks 18th in nation in rate of Coronavirus deaths; COVID-19 might overwhelm state by mid-April, doctor says. Hospitals try to reuse protective gear, plan retrofits for other machines to be ventilators; Oklahoma attorney general, governor: 'Consider which offenses necessitate detention' during COVID-19 pandemic;
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Stitt orders travelers from six states to self-quarantine for 14 days; Coronavirus in Oklahoma: Death toll at 16; Department of Corrections officials say mitigating COVID-19 virus spread within state facilities presents new challenges;
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By:
Dave Hamby
March 29, 2020 // Updated: March 29, 2020
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