Healthcare

www.msn.com By Zachary Mack   Officials have long been promoting the use of increased coronavirus testing as a way to better tackle the spread of the virus. And while there may be some issues with accuracy, medical experts agree that testing is one of the...

The Oklahoma Eagle Newswire   Situation Update To date, the Tulsa Health Department (THD) has confirmed 2,742 positive COVID-19 cases in Tulsa County. 1,619 residents have recovered and 66 have died. Test results are updated daily at www.tulsa-health.org/COVID19.  For the most up-to-date news,...

www.tulsa-health.org   Public health officials are closely monitoring an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel (new) coronavirus first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. COVID-19 cases and deaths have been reported in all 50 states, and the situation is constantly changing. The...

www.huffington.com By Sasha Belenky A fresh coronavirus outbreak in China, new cases in New Zealand and record infections in parts of the United States show that the pandemic is far from over.   Across Europe and much of the United States, the easing...

coronavirus.health.ok.gov. As of this advisory, there are 7,363 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma. There are five additional deaths; none occurred in the past 24 hours, all died between April 5 and June 7. One in Oklahoma...

www.vox.com By A. Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez    Between Covid-19 and police brutality, the burden of grief is yet another risk to Black mothers’ health.   When one of us loses a child, all of us feel that hurt; vicarious trauma is an integral aspect of Black motherhood. My grandmother...

The Oklahoma Eagle Newswire   The Tulsa Health Department will be offering free specimen collection for COVID-19 testing during the Unity in the Community food distribution event at the 36th Street North Event Center. Testing will be set up next door...

www.kfor.com By K. Querry   As more Oklahomans get back to their normal way of life, health officials say COVID-19 is still spreading in some communities. On Wednesday morning, data from the Oklahoma State Department of Health shows that the state has had 6,229 confirmed...

www.redfrontier.org By KASSIE MCCLUNG   In Oklahoma, the novel coronavirus’ toll on older adults has been staggering: Oklahomans age 65 and over make up nearly 80 percent of reported deaths in the state. In a recent one-week period, Oklahoma reported 18 deaths and 114...

The Oklahoma Eagle Newswire   Situation Update To date, the Tulsa Health Department (THD) has confirmed 852 positive COVID-19 cases in Tulsa County. 692 residents have recovered and 40 have died. Test results are updated daily at www.tulsa-health.org/COVID19. For the most up-to-date news,...