Coronavirus: Jackson County Up – Hospitalizations Down
May 1, 2020
By News Director Jared Atha
Jackson County has an additional case of COVID-19.
However, the county only has 5 active cases, due to an additional recovery being reported as well. According to the Oklahoma State Department of Health, the cumulative total of cases in Jackson County is now 16. Other counties in the area remained unchanged. Greer County has had 65 cases with 11 active, Kiowa County has had 5 cases with 3 active, Beckham has had 5 cases with 3 active, while Custer County has had 10 cases with currently all being reported as recovered.
Harmon, Washita, and Roger Mills are without a case.
Oklahoma’s hospitalization number has seen a big drop when compared to Thursday. Currently there are 255 hospitalizations in the state due to the virus. That is down 36.
Statewide there has been an increase of 130 cases, bringing the cumulative total to 3,748.
State health officials are reporting 8 additional deaths due to COVID-19, 1 occuring in the past 24 hours. The state’s death count is now 230.
Oklahoma shoppers can return to malls and other stores Friday as stay-at-home orders expire in the state’s biggest cities, putting local governments in line with Gov. Stitt’s plans for reopening the state’s economy amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Social distancing rules will still apply, though it remains to be seen how many businesses will reopen and how many people will want to spend money as the steep economic downturn has led to staggering job loss.
Barber shops, hair and nail salons and spas began reopening a week ago in many cities after Stitt allowed them to resume business if they keep customers a safe distance apart and follow sanitation guidelines. Tulsa’s mayor G.T. Bynum reluctantly lifted his local stay-at-home order saying it would be futile to keep it in place when so many neighboring cities were rolling theirs back.
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.
