April 29, 2020
By News Director Jared Atha
Numbers continue to remain unchanged for the area for cumulative cases of COVID-19 and the number of hospitalized in the state due to the virus has dropped.
According to the Oklahoma State Department of Health, currently there are 283 hospitalizations in the state due to COVID-19, that is down 5 when compared to Tuesday.
The news remains positive in the area when it comes to new cases. There have been no additional cases for the region for a second day in a row.
Greer County remains with 64 cumulative cases, Jackson County with 15, Custer County with 10, Beckham County still with 5 and Kiowa County still with 4.
Harmon, Washita, and Roger Mills Counties are still without a case.
Statewide there have been 63 additional cases reported bringing the state’s cumulative total to 3,473. Oklahoma has an additional 7 deaths due to COVID-19, 3 occurred in the past 24 hours, bringing the state’s total to 214.
During a special meeting Tuesday, the Clinton City Council took no action of possibly re-opening the activity center at Acme Park, despite Governor Kevin Stitt’s three-phase plan allowing gym to re-open on Friday.
The council also took no action on opening other city buildings that include the Frisco Conference Center and the Senior Citizen’s Center.
It was indicated by City Manager Mark Skiles that the issue will be addressed during their regular meeting on Tuesday night, however it was mentioned that the council would wait two weeks to re-visit the possibility of re-opening the buildings to the public.
For most people, the coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia.
