Stitt adds gathering restrictions, will ‘clarify’ bar rule; Vice President Pence's Team Says COVID Worse In Oklahoma Than Other 'Heartland' States; Mask mandates work better when implemented early, analysis of Oklahoma epidemiologist report shows;
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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;
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;
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’;
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;
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’;
Oklahoma voters head to the polls amid pandemic to pick leaders, resolve state questions; Before election, GOP gets boost in registered voters; In Oklahoma Legislative races, GOP rakes in PAC cash; Oklahoma cracks 125,000 total COVID cases as active cases reach new high and 7-day average climbs.
Feds to deliver 1.2M rapid coronavirus tests to Oklahoma; Rogers County jail sees outbreak of COVID-19 cases; Who will get COVID-19 vaccination first? A look at Oklahoma's plan;
OKC hits next stage of hospital surge plan; Reported Oklahoma coronavirus cases down from record surge; Oklahoma completes first-ever report on maternal deaths;
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