TULSA, Okla. — Oklahoma saw a spike in new COVID-19 cases in the third week of May, but case averages are still low across the state as of Thursday.
Thursday's report from the Oklahoma State Department of Health brought the number of active cases in the state to 3,437.
During the week of May 15 to May 21, new cases reported make up 1,845 of the total active cases in Oklahoma. Weekly case averages across the state are 264.
The 3-day average for COVID-19 hospitalizations in the state is 85, including 22 pediatric hospitalizations.
The state health department included hospital capacity reports in which one outlines the number and percent of "Unoccupied Adult ICU" beds by region, and the other the number and percent of "Unoccupied Adult Inpatient Beds" by region.
The data is self-reported by hospitals and is subject to change on an hourly basis.
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