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Oklahoma doctor warns of rising coronavirus rate in state

Jun. 24, 2021 04:41 PM EDT
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma doctor warned Thursday that an increase in coronavirus cases in the state could be the precursor to another surge of the...

University of Oklahoma adopts limited vaccine requirements

May. 13, 2021 10:55 AM EDT
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Some students, faculty and staff at the University of Oklahoma will be required to receive the coronavirus vaccine beginning June 1,...

Oklahoma coronavirus cases reaching plateau, OU doctor says

Apr. 01, 2021 03:13 PM EDT
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The number of coronavirus cases and related hospitalizations in Oklahoma appears to have reached a plateau, the head of coronavirus...

Oklahoma governor appoints ex-football player to ed board

Jan. 22, 2021 06:16 PM EST
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Friday appointed Trent Smith, an ex-University of Oklahoma football player and businessman from Yukon, to the...

Doctor: Oklahoma virus restrictions 'too little, too late'

Nov. 20, 2020 02:54 PM EST
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus in Oklahoma are “too little, too late” and hospitalizations in the state are likely to...

Experts express alarm by record Oklahoma coronavirus cases

By Ken Miller Nov. 06, 2020 01:19 PM EST
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — New coronavirus cases and related hospitalizations in Oklahoma have surged to record highs in the past week, while the rate of positive...

Sri Lankans wait to give swab samples to test for COVID-19 outside a hospital in Minuwangoda, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
The Latest: Nevada gov to get test after staffer is positive

By The Associated Press Oct. 06, 2020 02:45 AM EDT

FILE - In this June 9, 2020 file photo, Norman Mayor Breea Clark listens during a city council meeting in Norman, Okla. The Norman City Council has voted to require masks be worn inside personal homes if more than 25 people are present in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The council voted 5-3 Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2020, for the ordinance that takes effect immediately and expires Nov. 30, 2020, despite objections from residents that such a requirement violates their constitutional rights. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki File)
Norman City Council requires masks at indoor house parties

By Ken Miller Sep. 23, 2020 12:31 PM EDT

University of Oklahoma students gather outside Evans Hall to protest inadequate preparation and response to the COVID-19 pandemic by university administration in Norman, Okla. on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020. [Chris Landsberger /The Oklahoman via AP)
University of Oklahoma students: Virus response inadequate

By Sean Murphy And Ken Miller Sep. 03, 2020 04:25 PM EDT

A marble urn that contains the cremated remains of security guard Luis Zamudio, who died from symptoms related to COVID-19 at the age of 58, sits on a shelf along with his helmet and his face shield at his home in Lima, Peru, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
The Latest: Australia adds 53 earlier dead to pandemic toll

By The Associated Press Sep. 03, 2020 02:47 AM EDT

Oklahoma hospital expands visitation for children, others

By Ken Miller Aug. 25, 2020 12:17 PM EDT
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Patients at the The Children’s Hospital in Oklahoma City will each be allowed two visitors starting Wednesday, while some adults at...

An Alabama student texts on her phone from a chair on the quad at the University of Alabama on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. More than 20,000 students returned to campus Saturday for the first time since spring break, with numerous school and city codes in effect to limit the spread of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
The Latest: SKorea urges striking doctors to return to work

By The Associated Press Aug. 25, 2020 12:41 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 31, 2020, file photo, a sign applauding health care workers is displayed outside the University of Oklahoma Medical Center in Oklahoma City. The head of coronavirus response at the university medical center says an increase in the number of younger Oklahomans dying as a result of the illness caused by the virus has become a worry. Dr. Dale Bratzler said Friday, July 24, 2020, that even though most deaths remain in the 65 and older age group, the increase in deaths among those 36-49 years old shows it can kill younger people as well. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
Oklahoma reports 14 more deaths, 848 new coronavirus cases

By Ken Miller Jul. 29, 2020 12:38 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 31, 2020, file photo, a sign applauding health care workers is displayed outside the University of Oklahoma Medical Center in Oklahoma City. The head of coronavirus response at the university medical center says an increase in the number of younger Oklahomans dying as a result of the illness caused by the virus has become a worry. Dr. Dale Bratzler said Friday, July 24, 2020, that even though most deaths remain in the 65 and older age group, the increase in deaths among those 36-49 years old shows it can kill younger people as well. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
More younger Oklahomans dying of COVID-19 raises concern

Ken Miller Jul. 24, 2020 01:54 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 16, 2020 file photo, Oklahoma's State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister speaks during an emergency meeting of the Oklahoma State Department of Education in Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma State Board of Education approved a COVID-19 response plan on Thursday, July 23, 2020, for actions local districts should take to slow the spread of coronavirus, but narrowly voted to make the plan optional instead of mandatory. (Chris Landsberger/The Oklahoman via AP, File)
Oklahoma education board OKs safety plan, makes it optional

By Sean Murphy Jul. 23, 2020 02:48 PM EDT

State Fair of Texas cancelled due to COVID-19

Jul. 07, 2020 03:08 PM EDT
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The 2020 State Fair of Texas has been cancelled due to coronavirus concerns, the fair's board of directors said Tuesday. ...

Oklahoma State Treasurer Randy McDaniel, right, practices social distancing with other voters as he waits to vote in early voting for Oklahoma's June 30th primary and special election, at the Oklahoma County Election Board, in Oklahoma City, Thursday, June 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Coronavirus surge in Oklahoma continues with 438 new cases

By Ken Miller Jun. 25, 2020 04:16 PM EDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, April 7, 2020 file photo, Robin Roberson, Oklahoma Employment Security Commission Executive Director, answers a question during a news conference at Oklahoma's Strategic National Stockpile warehouse, in Oklahoma City. At right is Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt. Roberson has resigned as the unemployment agency has been the target of complaints of jobless claims going unpaid. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
Oklahoma seeks federal help to beat unemployment fraud

May. 27, 2020 04:23 PM EDT

In this May 8, 2020 photo, Kim Gaddie, an Associate Senior Fellow at Headington College, takes a selfie photo of herself with a long list of University of Oklahoma graduate names written on the sidewalk outside of the Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla.. Gaddie and several staff members spent hours writing more than 4,000 names of the 2020 graduates who were unable to have their in-person commencement ceremony due to COVID-19. (Courtesy of Kim Gaddie via AP)
Where seniors would have walked to graduate, names in chalk

By Mariam Fam May. 24, 2020 11:08 AM EDT