75 Gene Perry // June 11, 2014 // Updated: June 11, 2014 Number of the Day West Nile Virus deaths in Oklahoma during 2013, down from 161 deaths in 2012. Source: Oklahoma Department of Health. Share This:FacebookTwitterLinkedInTumblrRedditPocketEmailPrint ABOUT THE AUTHOR Gene Perry // media@okpolicy.org Gene Perry worked for OK Policy from 2011 to 2019. He is a native Oklahoman and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a B.A. in history and an M.A. in journalism.