Department of Health highlights downward trend in percentage of positive COVID-19 tests

Percent of positive specimens, Oklahoma, April 6 – May 5, 2020

OSDH Weekly Epidemiologist Report Delivers Added Transparency to the Percentage of COVID-19 Positives in Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, Okla. (May 8, 2020) – The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) published its third expanded weekly epidemiology and surveillance report on COVID-19, highlighting today the continued downward trend in the percentage of positive COVID-19 tests in relation to overall testing being conducted in Oklahoma.

The chart below shows the downward trajectory of positive tests as a percentage of total tests within a 14-day period (flat or increasing volume of tests). A copy of this week’s Oklahoma COVID-19 Weekly Report can be found here.

OSDH Expands Weekly Epidemiology and Surveillance Report

OSDH Expands Weekly Epidemiology and Surveillance Report

(OKLAHOMA CITY -- May 1, 2020) The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) released today an expanded weekly epidemiology and surveillance report that builds on state data to provide a more robust review as Oklahoma begins the phases of reopening.

The Oklahoma COVID-19 Weekly Report released Friday provides data collected from April 23 to 29, and introduces state ranking data in comparison to the rest of the nation. It also includes a snapshot of cases, hospitalizations and testing data, as well as in-depth comparisons since the onset of the virus in Oklahoma. Please click here to access the report.

OSDH Releases New Weekly Epidemiology and Surveillance Report for COVID-19

OSDH Releases New Weekly Epidemiology and Surveillance Report for COVID-19

The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) released today the first of a new weekly epidemiology and surveillance report in an effort to provide an in-depth review of data collected around COVID-19 in Oklahoma.

The Oklahoma COVID-19 Weekly Report released Friday provides data collected, April 17-23, and includes a comparison to data collected the previous week along with an explanation of updated case definitions, demographics and more. OSDH Interim State Epidemiologist Aaron Wendelboe directed the project with a team of epidemiologists who collected and analyzed the data.

OSDH Releases COVID-19 Modeling for Oklahoma, Estimates April 21 Peak

OSDH Releases COVID-19 Modeling for Oklahoma, Estimates April 21 Peak

On the heels of more than 22,000 specimens tested for COVID-19 in Oklahoma, the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) released today its modeling to forecast how the COVID-19 pandemic could occur in the state through May 1.

Authored by Aaron M. Wendelboe, PhD; Justin Dvorak, PhD; and Michael P. Anderson, PhD, the COVID-19 modeling identifies the following key metrics for Oklahoma:

Date of peak: April 21

• Number of New Cases at the Peak: 436
• Number of Deaths at the Peak: 22
• Number of New Hospitalizations at the Peak: 131
• Number of People in the Hospital for COVID at the Peak: 915
• Number of People in the ICU for COVID at the Peak: 458

Cumulative Number of COVID-19-positive cases by May 1: 9,300
Cumulative Number of Deaths by May 1: 469 deaths

“Over the past week, Oklahoma has significantly increased COVID-19 testing data due to expanded capacity at labs and more than 80 mobile testing locations across the state,” said Dr. Aaron Wendelboe, interim state epidemiologist. “This new data gave our team of epidemiologists stronger insight to forecast a COVID-19 model for the State of Oklahoma. At this point, we are estimating that Oklahoma will hit peak demand on hospitals, ICU beds, and other critical medical supplies around April 21.”

A copy of OSDH’s COVID-19 forecasting can be read by clicking here, which includes charts and an explanation of modeling methodology.