By: Kelsey Kernstine OKLAHOMA CITY - COVID 19 cases continue to climb in Oklahoma - with more than 2,000 reported active cases right now. Doctors fear these numbers could spike substantially -with the outbreak of the highly contagious Delta variant. Maps from the CDC shows that there's a huge COVID outbreak in Arkansas and Missouri - that's moving quickly into Oklahoma. In fact, doctors said hospitals in northeast Oklahoma are being hit hard right now. And what's mostly to blame - an outbreak of the highly contagious Delta variant. "It's controversial whether this particular variant causes more hospitalizations and deaths," OU Health’s Chief COVID Officer Dr. Dale Bratzler said.