State Hits Over 400,000 Cases

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Death Toll Topples 4,000

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As of February 19, there were 414,272 confirmed cases of the Covid-19 virus in the state, up by 730 in the last 24 hours according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health. There were 17 deaths reported in the last day. This brings the death toll to 4,041.

In Blaine County, according to emergency management officials, there are 69 active cases.

There are 13 cases in Canton; 13 cases in Geary; 2 cases in Longdale; 9 cases in Okeene, 5 in Hitchcock and 38 in Watonga. The cases are noted by zip code, so those ill may not live inside the city limits, just in the vicinity.

There are 27,694,165 cases cumulative reported nationally, up 53,883 since the last numbers were released by Johns Hopkins University. There have been 486,325 deaths in the United States, up 989 since last report.