Oklahoma saw a 5.1% jump in the number of COVID-19 cases Thursday, with 450 new cases and two additional deaths.
Thursday’s numbers, which include the highest daily count since the pandemic began, leaves the state with 9,354 cases overall, with more than 1,100 of those coming since Sunday.
Thursday’s numbers, which were delayed from their regular 11 a.m. release time because of reported technical difficulties, continue a sharp upward trend going back to late May.
Tulsa County has 120 additional cases, up more than 6%, and one more death, according to state data.
Concern remains about the potential for President Donald Trump’s campaign rally at the BOK Center on Saturday to spread the virus further.
At a news conference Wednesday, Tulsa Health Department Director Bruce Dart said the potential for “super spread” exists with nearly 20,000 people in an enclosed arena.
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“Whenever people come together from outside and go back, there’s always potential for a super-spreader event,” Dart said. “And some people, unfortunately, just spread the virus more efficiently than others, which results in super-spreader individuals, and so of course that’s a concern.”
Thursday’s continued spike saw Tulsa County’s seven-day rolling average of new cases rise to 81.9. There are 654 active cases in the county, according to Tulsa Health Department data.
Statewide hospitalization numbers saw an increase in confirmed COVID-19 patients, with 76 of 129 of those in intensive care. Another 82 people remain under investigation for possible COVID-19, with 20 of those in ICU, according to state data.
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Throwback Tulsa: Photos of presidents, candidates and other politicians who have visited Oklahoma
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Donald Trump
Then-Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump at the Mabee Center at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016.
He also returned to campaign in June 2020.
Barack Obama
President Barack Obama greets first responders at a fire station in Moore, Okla., on Sunday, May 26, 2013. BRYAN TERRY/The Oklahoman
George W. Bush
President George W. Bush makes a joke during his commencement speech as Oklahoma State University president David J. Schmidly (left) and OSU provost Marlene Strathe on May 6, 2006.
Bill Clinton
Former President Bill Clinton has been to Oklahoma several times, including his visit to Oklahoma City in 1996. Clinton returned on the 20th anniversary of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building on April 19, 2015.
George H.W. Bush
Former President George H.W. Bush holds his honorary doctorate in the air and waves to the crowd of graduating seniors at Oklahoma State University May 4, 1990. Former President Bush gave the commencement address and received an honorary doctorate in economics from OSU.
Ronald Reagan
President Ronald Reagan gives thumbs up sign during a speech in Oklahoma City in this June 6, 1985 file photo. According to Tulsa World archives, Reagan visited Oklahoma 19 times during his life.
Jimmy Carter
Dr. John Dugger, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Elk City, welcomes President Jimmy Carter on March 25, 1979.
Richard Nixon
Vice-President Richard Nixon makes the only Oklahoma visit of his Presidential campaign on October 15, 1960. Pat Nixon, with flowers, Richard M. Nixon, and GOP Congressman Page Belcher. He also visited Oklahoma State University in 1974.
Lyndon Johnson
President Lyndon Johnson arrives in Muskogee prior to attending formal dedication ceremonies at the Eufaula Dam in Eufaula, Oklahoma on Sept., 25, 1964.
John F. Kennedy
President John F. Kennedy meets with members of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. President Kennedy was at the Kermac Angus Ranch, Poteau, Oklahoma on October 29, 1961. Photo from John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Franklin D. Roosevelt
President Franklin D. Roosevelt reviews the 88th Infantry division at Camp Gruber, Oklahoma on April 18, 1943. With the president is Major Gen. John E. Sloan. AP File Photo
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
Jack Abernathy holds a wolf by the jaw during a five-day hunt with President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt (right) in Oklahoma Territory in 1905.Photo from Library of Congress
Presidential candidate Ralph Nader
Presidential candidate Ralph Nader speaks to students and others during a press conference and campaign stop at OSU-Tulsa on September 19, 2008.
Presidential candidate Joe Lieberman
Presidential candidate Joe Lieberman visited Tulsa, Okla. on Monday morning Jan.1 2, 2004 for a breakfast and roundtable discussion at the Doubletree Hotel Downtown. Here, he chats with supporter Iris Chandler, 71, of Tulsa.
Presidential candidate Howard Dean
Democrat presidential candidate Howard Dean receives a standing ovation after fielding a question during the Democratic Presidential Forum at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Tuesday, August 12, 2003.
Presidential candidate Wesley Clark
Presidential candidate Wesley Clark waves to supporters following his speech during his watch party at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City on Feb 3, 2004. Clark won the Demoractice primary in Oklahoma that year. He announced his withdrawal after finishing third in the February 10 primaries in Tennessee and Virginia.
Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee Visits Tulsa: Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee stopped in Tulsa, Okla. for a brief rally and press conference on Friday afternoon Feb. 1, 2008.
Presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz
Presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz makes Lucille Tilley laugh after speaking at a rally at Oral Roberts University Dec. 18, 2015.
Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton
Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton visited the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame during a campaign event Dec. 11, 2015.
Presidential candidate John McCain
Sen. John McCain speaks at the Bank of America building in Tulsa in May of 2007. McCain won the Republican primary for President in 2008.
Presidential candidate Rick Perry
Republican Presidential candidate Gov. Rick Perry of Texas speaks at the Tulsa Press Club August 29, 2011.
Presidential candidate Ron Paul
About 900 enthusiastic supporters rallied on the Capitol's south steps to hear and cheer comments by Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul during a brief visit to Oklahoma City on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012. JIM BECKEL/The Oklahoman
Presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson
Presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson signs books at Barnes and Noble in Tulsa, OK, October 22, 2015.
Presidential candidate Rick Santorum
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum waves as he walks off the floor after speaking at Oral Roberts University in a town hall style meeting Feb. 9, 2012.
Presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani
Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani, left, visits with Steak Stuffers restaurant owner George Van Wyck as he samples some of the restaurant's food during a stop in Tulsa in 2007.
Presidential candidate Mitt Romney
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks during a press conference on May 23, 2007 at the Summit Club in Tulsa.
Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich arrives to speak to the Oklahoma House of Representatives at the state Capitol in Oklahoma City on Feb. 21, 2012. By Paul Hellstern, The Oklahoman
Vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin
Former Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin addresses a crowd crowd during Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump's rally at the Mabee Center at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa on Jan. 20, 2016.
Presidential Candidate Beto O'Rourke
Presidential Candidate Beto O'Rourke tours the levee system in Sand Springs, Okla. with Tulsa County Commissioner Karen Keith on June 2, 2019.
Presidential candidate Cory Booker
Presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker is emotional as he touches reclaimed bricks from the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre while on a tour of the Greenwood Historic District at Vernon AME Church Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019.
Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders
Democratic presidential candidate and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders talks to a crowd during a rally at Reaves Park in Norman, Oklahoma Sept. 22, 2019 Photo via The Oklahoman
