By:
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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By:
Dave Hamby
March 28, 2020 // Updated: March 28, 2020
Tired of wait, Oklahoma bypassed FEMA to quickly acquire thousands of COVID-19 virus tests; Oklahoma infections keep climbing as national aid package passes; Groups call on Stitt to implement recommendations to keep Oklahoma inmates, correctional staff safe
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State ramping up to process 2,000 tests per day, Stitt says; Violations of 'safer-at-home' order can result in misdemeanor, AG says; Amended ‘essential business’ order expands number of businesses that can stay open during pandemic;
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35 in Oklahoma ICUs with COVID-19; report counts those awaiting test results while hospitalized or self-quarantined at home; Doctors, nurses may have to use expired equipment; Medical groups say Gov. Stitt should expand his order that limits closures only to counties with confirmed COVID-19 cases;
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