Covid-19 Updates

Case count of Covid-19 confirmations continue to fluctuate in Blaine County, with 14 reported as of June 30. There are 11 cases reported as recovered. The previous report showed 15 cases, in all likelihood a mistake in zip code tabulations.

The breakdown is as follows: Geary with four cases, three recovered; Longdale with two cases, both recovered; Okeene with a single case, recovered; and Watonga with seven cases, five recovered.

Statewide there are 13,757 cases, up 585 from June 29, resulting in 387 deaths, none in the past 24 hours, but two having been reported in the past 24 hours. Counts that are from smaller or outlying counties may not appear in the statewide numbers as quickly as those in larger counties or urban areas.

Nationally there have been 2,590.552 confirmed cases, up 41,556 from the last report, resulting in 126,140 deaths, up 337 from that same report. The reports show 707,203 recoveries.

The state department of health has a new testing site dashboard with maps and updated site contact information. Residents are asked to call the test site to make an appointment and confirm its hours of operation prior to making a visit.

That information can be found at https://coronavirus.health.ok.gov/testing-sites.

Connie Burcham can be reached at Editor@WatongaRepublican.com