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Some Oklahoma Doctors Push For Gov. Stitt To Declare COVID-19 Emergency Again The Healthier Oklahoma Coalition is urging Governor Kevin Stitt to declare an emergency order for COVID-19, like he did earlier in the pandemic.  As the number of COVID-19 cases continue to rise, some doctors said now is the time to prepare. They want the flexibility to make room for more hospital patients if needed.   The Healthier Oklahoma Coalition addressed the issue during a news conference Tuesday.   "We are in agreement in our executive level that we would like to see an emergency order for multiple reas...

COVID-19 cases on the rise in Northeast Oklahoma July 9, 2021 7:12 PM Mike Mahoney Updated: GROVE, Okla. – There was a time when COVID-19 was on the run in Northeast Oklahoma. Over at the Integris hospital in Grove, Dr. Sam Ratermann says his team went 4 to 6 weeks without seeing a COVID-19 hospitalization, but the situation changed in mid-June along with the virus’s symptoms. “One of the things that’s really been concerning is that a lot of these patients seem to have slightly different symptoms than what they did with the original COVID strain. They’re ge...

Listen • 1:01 The highly contagious delta coronavirus variant poses several risks to Oklahomans, and doctors are seeing some differences between it and old strains of the virus. The variant spreads more easily, taking only seconds of exposure. It can also fly under the radar at first, since initial symptoms look different from what we’re used to. Dr. Sam Ratermann is the president of the Oklahoma Academy of Family Physicians and works at INTEGRIS Grove Hospital in northeast Oklahoma, which has become a recent hot spot. "I think the symptoms of the delta variant have ch...

OU Medical Chief Explains Rise In Oklahoma COVID-19 Cases Doctors in Oklahoma are raising awareness this afternoon about a recent uptick in COVID-19 cases. "It’s very easy to see when you look at the map that we're seeing high rates of transmission that are creeping into northeast Oklahoma and literally just following the I-44 corridor down into the state," said Dr. Dale Bratzler, OU’s Chief COVID Officer. Bratzler says the 7 day rolling average of new cases statewide is up to 261 per day, about 2 and a half times higher than early June. He says a contributing factor is the surges in both...

Experts concerned about delta variant rising in parts of Oklahoma with lower vaccine rates Share Updated: 6:47 PM CDT Jul 6, 2021 Share Updated: 6:47 PM CDT Jul 6, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript TONIGHT ABOUT THE NEW AREAS OF CONCERN IN OUR STATE. DILLON: CASES ARE NOWHERE NEAR THAT PEAK IN JANUARY, WHERE THERE WERE MORE THAN 4000 A DAY. THEY ARE CLOSER TO 275 A DAY NOW. BUT THE CONCERN IS THAT WE’RE GIVING THE DELTA VARIANT A FOOTHOLD AS OUR STATE’S VACCINE CAMPAIGN LAGS. >> LET’S START WITH DAILY POSITIVI.TY UNFORTUNATELY, THE NEWS IS NOT GOOD. DILLON...