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Gov. Stitt's new appointee to Oklahoma State Board of Education backs out; Oklahoma continues late-year coronavirus surge, as hospitalizations remain at record high; Logan County Detention Center Discovers 22 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases;
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Local expert fears 'unspeakable' COVID-19 care decisions loom. State epidemiologist agrees the hospital burden is 'enormous.'; Health commissioner says Oklahoma's COVID-19 spread is "alarming"; Gov. Stitt replaces Board of Education member with Enid woman who leads anti-mask group;
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Oklahoma nurses ask Stitt administration for recruiting help amid shortage; COVID-19 vaccinations expected to be available to the general public early next year; $5.8 million in federal relief will allow free COVID-19 testing to continue at IMMY labs;
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COVID-19 records of today will be dwarfed by January if Oklahoma does nothing, White House warns; Oklahoma reports 54 new COVID-19 deaths; health commissioner calls infection rate alarming; State funding for free COVID-19 testing at IMMY Labs in Norman set to run out;
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Oklahoma City hospitals turn to COVID-19 overflow tents; Record shattered for COVID-19 patient count as Oklahoma hospitals try to keep up; Strained by surge, Oklahoma contact tracing operations ‘need to be redesigned’;
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Stitt declares day of prayer and fasting for Oklahomans affected by COVID-19; Oklahoma's healthcare workers say COVID surge has made hospital atmospheres 'bleak'; COVID-19: 2,200 new cases reported in Oklahoma with more than 1,700 hospitalized;
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Young see largest increase in COVID-19 case rates since October, Tulsa World analysis shows; Oklahoma reports 1,721 new coronavirus cases, 19 more deaths; Asymptomatic health care workers with COVID-19 allowed to continue working in Oklahoma;
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After 1,600 deaths and counting, mask mandate remains flashpoint in Oklahoma; Third Oklahoma veterans center sees COVID-19 outbreak; COVID-19: Record for new cases set in Oklahoma as 15 more deaths reported;
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Oklahoma’s coronavirus surge is leaving rural areas struggling to find beds for critically ill patients; Active Coronavirus cases pop up in prison towns, suburbs; Doctor: Oklahoma virus restrictions ‘too little, too late’;
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