OSDH: 71 New COVID-19 Cases Reported, 1 Virus-Related Death Added To State s Provisional Death Count news9.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from news9.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The department said this change will align more closely with the death total the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention releases.
The provisional death count is based on death certificates. As cases increased at the end of 2020, OSDH s epidemiologists began encountering larger numbers of incomplete records require in-depth investigation leading to a large difference between OSDH s death count and the CDC s, the health department said.
The discrepancy between the OSDH s total number of virus-related deaths and the CDC s was about 2,500 deaths.
The state launched its vaccination appointment website on Jan. 7. After Oklahomans fill out a questionnaire, they will be told which phase they are in and will be allowed to schedule appointments when their phase is being vaccinated.
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Your Turn: HB 1775 does great harm and no real good, but here s how Stitt can make amends
DA Morris
Guest columnist
How damaging is House Bill 1775, the Oklahoma law banning teaching “Critical Race Theory ? Here s a sampling:
Oklahoma state schools Superintendent Joy Hofmeister says she is “troubled by the message this bill sends, especially at a time when we’re preparing to observe the centennial of such a tragic and horrific event in our state’s history.”
The University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University have announced their student diversity trainings can no longer remain mandatory under House Bill 1775 signed into law by Gov. Kevin Stitt on May 7.