Active cases continue upward trend for Carter County The Daily Ardmoreite New reported cases of COVID-19 in Carter County increased for the third straight day Thursday, nearly doubling the total from Wednesday and marking the single highest daily total for new cases since Jan. 11. Carter County had 552 reportedly active cases as of Thursday, the highest in a 10-day span. The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported death toll for Carter County remained at 36 on Thursday, but it is yet unclear if or how many of the 41 reported deaths that occurred at the Oklahoma Veterans Center in Ardmore are included in the total. The most recent epidemiology report from OSDH ending on Jan. 28 listed five deaths at the Ardmore facility.