As of February 23, there were 420,212 confirmed cases of the Covid-19 virus in the state, up by 359 in the last 24 hours according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health. There were 24 deaths reported in the last day. This brings the death toll to 4,227.
In Blaine County, according to emergency management officials, there are 40 active cases.
There are 12 cases in Canton; one cases in Geary; 2 cases in Longdale; 5 cases in Okeene, 2 in Hitchcock and 18 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 28,190,159 cases cumulative reported nationally, up 56,044 since the last numbers were released by Johns Hopkins University. There have b e e n 500,310 deaths in the United States, up 1,413 since last report.