‘We can’t keep these levels up’: Oklahoma health leaders warn of grim COVID trajectory; COVID-19: Oklahoma 2nd in U.S. for test positivity; 8,651 new cases reported last week; EMSA response times below standards due to staffing shortages;
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By:
Dave Hamby
July 28, 2021 // Updated: July 28, 2021
State health officials call for emergency order amid COVID-19 surge, react to CDC mask guidance; Number of Oklahomans hospitalized with coronavirus at highest levels since February; Medicaid expansion "a boon" for underserved residents; How much Gov. Stitt has raised for his reelection campaign
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Back to school amid a COVID surge: Schools, universities contending with new limits on mask mandates; U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas: I'm vaccinated against COIVD-19, and you should be, too ... as soon as possible;
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COVID in Oklahoma: Gov. Kevin Stitt rules out school mask mandates, 'not planning' emergency order; As COVID-19 infections rise again in Indian Country, Oklahoma becomes epicenter; Panel examines roles of Tulsa Race Massacre, Medicaid expansion in health disparities;
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Report: Stitt to name John O’Connor next Oklahoma attorney general; Why Vaccinated People Are Getting ‘Breakthrough’ Infections; Oklahomans Fear Eviction Spike as Federal Moratorium Expires;
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Oklahoma health experts call for emergency declaration as COVID surges again; With ‘normal’ school year looking less likely, educators and health professionals brace for return to class; At one former Native American school in Oklahoma, honoring the dead now falls to alumni;
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'Grim' outlook: Delta variant's surge in Oklahoma causes medical professionals to worry about children's health, hospital capacity; ack to school amid a COVID surge: schools, universities contending with new limits on mask mandates; Former Tax Commission Director Tapped to Lead Driver’s License Technology Effort;
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Medicaid expansion will improve mental health in Oklahoma (Guest Post); COVID-19 cases climbing at the Oklahoma County Jail; Grading Oklahoma: Child well-being;
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Oklahoma Cut Off Federal Unemployment Benefits Early But Workers are Struggling to Find Jobs; Oklahoma is in the bottom 10 states for COVID-19 vaccines. Could politics be to blame?; Lawmakers oppose employer vaccine mandates;
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A decade in the making, Medicaid expansion takes effect in Oklahoma; How Oklahoma evictions might spike after July; Feds release final portion of $1.4 billion in stimulus funds for Oklahoma's schools;
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