WATONGA – After a summertime spike in COVID-19 cases, Oklahoma’s virus transmission rates are dropping statewide and especially in Blaine County.
That’s according to data released last week by the Oklahoma State Department of Health, which shows Blaine County with a transmission rate of 13.6 new cases per day per 100,000 population. Only Grant County, at 13.2, had a lower rate.
Together, Blaine and Grant were the only two Oklahoma counties in the yellow, low-risk COVID-19 risk level, according to the state’s guidance. Every other county is in the orange, moderate-risk phase.
Updated data is expected on Wednesday.
According to data compiled by USA Today, just under half of all Oklahomans are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In Blaine County, about 40% of residents are fully vaccinated and about 46.5% have received at least one vaccine dose.
The health department is now offering “booster” doses of the Pfizer vaccine for elderly individuals, residents of long-term care facilities, individuals with underlying medical conditions, and those at increased risk of exposure “because of occupational or institutional setting.”
To learn more, contact the local health department at 580-623-7974 or visit oklahoma.gov/covid19.