COVID-19 In State Prisons: ‘It’s supposed to be a work camp, not a death camp’; Oklahoma sees 2nd straight day with new highs in COVID 7-day average, active cases; Stitt cautions COVID-positive college students to stay on campus;
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By:
Dave Hamby
September 22, 2020 // Updated: September 22, 2020
Oklahoma prisons see jump in COVID-related death toll; OU study shows worsening health outcomes for minorities;
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State examining hazard pay for corrections employees following staff deaths at Oklahoma prisons; State’s helpline inundated with desperate calls; Census director: 92% of Oklahomans counted with deadline approaching.
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Stitt: COVID-19 treatments improving, mask mandate a local issue; School-age coronavirus infections outnumber oldest demographic for the past two weeks in Tulsa County; Federal judge upholds Oklahoma election law as ‘reasonable’;
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White House report places Oklahoma in top 5 for positive test rate and daily COVID-19 cases; OSDH: Prison outbreak continues to elevate local numbers; Evictions continue statewide; expected to get worse;
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Oklahoma maintains second-highest rate of residents without health insurance; Coronavirus in Oklahoma: Current cases climb in state prisons; Youngest OKCPS students will return to school sooner than anticipated;
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Nearly half of men at Vinita prison test positive for COVID-19; OKC schools planning dates for in-person return to classes; Oklahoma Democrats ask AG for determination on Stitt's COVID-19 spending for private school students;
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Norman, Chickasha Lead Weekly Coronavirus Hotspots; Listen Frontier: The pandemic is spreading in Oklahoma prisons; Oklahoma approaching 900 total coronavirus deaths, as hospitalizations stabilize;
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2nd prison inmate dies with COVID symptoms; President's downplay 'problematic' but local officials insist response was serious from day one; School virus reports won't be publicly reported.
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Oklahoma now ranked No. 4 for COVID-19 positivity rate; White House task force: Situation worsening, but statewide mask mandate now unnecessary; State trust fund warns injured workers it will be unable to make weekly payments in October;
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