Beginning March 16, 2021, case data will be posted provisionally by the CDC daily and weekly by the OSDH on Wednesdays.
New counties with cases include Adair, Bryan, Carter, Creek, Delaware, Osage, Pottawatomie and Stephens.
The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported cases in six more counties: Comanche, Craig, Lincoln, Okmulgee, Ottawa and Sequoyah.
[26] By the end of the day, the state had received over 60% of its personal protective equipment order from the federal government's Strategic National Stockpile.
Six more people died: 4 men older than 65 and a man and a woman in the 50–64 age group, bringing the total number of fatalities to 23.
Seven people died of COVID-19: 3 in Oklahoma County and 1 each in Greer, Kay, Mays, and Osage, bringing the death toll to 30.
Concerns were raised that the rally could be a superspreader event; the Trump campaign stated that it would perform temperature checks and offer face masks and hand sanitizer to attendees, while attendees were required to waive the right to hold the Trump campaign liable for any exposure to COVID-19 that may occur at the rally.
Most rally attendees did not wear masks, including Herman Cain, a former presidential candidate and co-chair of Black Voices for Trump.
[43] The rise was particularly severe in Tulsa County, where local public health officials believe the president's rally caused a spike of cases over the next few weeks.
According to Dr. David Kendrick, studies showed "the positivity rates are declining in cities that have a [masking] policy compared to the ones who don't."
[56] On August 14, 23 sorority sisters tested positive at Oklahoma State University--Stillwater, and their chapter house was quarantined.
[59] On August 19, Coyle Public Schools switched to virtual learning after the district's superintendent tested positive.
[60] On August 20, Oklahoma had a 7.9% infection rate, which had dropped from high of 13.5% in late July, but remained above the national average.
[63] A spokesperson for the Mayor of Tulsa said she was surprised to hear that the August 16 White House Coronavirus Task Force State Report for Oklahoma had not been shared with the city.
"[64] Little Axe Public School District announced it would "move to virtual learning after several staff members began showing signs of COVID-19.
[67] The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported 1,006 new cases on October 7, a 1.1 percent increase over the previous day.
[71] On March 24, Governor Stitt announced a "Safer at Home" executive order effective through April 30, requiring vulnerable populations (including those over the age of 65 or with underlying health conditions) to remain at their residences unless conducting essential shopping, medical appointments, or exercise.
[75][76] The Center for Reproductive Rights and Planned Parenthood sued the state over including non-emergency abortions in its suspension of elective procedures at hospitals.
On April 6, District Judge Charles Goodwin issued a restraining order requiring the state to resume offering abortions, as restricting them would cause "irreparable harm" to women.
On April 23, Governor Kevin Stitt announced that phase 1 of the reopening of business would begin April 24, including personal care facilities, state parks, outdoor recreation, and that dine-in restaurants (excluding bars), cinemas, gyms, sports venues, and places of worship could reopen on May 1, subject to social distancing and other sanitation protocols and guidelines per-industry.
Phase 2 began May 15, including reopening of bars at limited capacity, funerals and weddings, and organized sports, subject to social distancing.
[78][79] Phase 3 began June 1, including businesses that had been restricted to appointments only, summer camps, and limited visitation at hospitals, and for long-term care facilities in end-of-life situations.
On August 14, Dr. Deborah Birx led a roundtable discussion at the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences in Tulsa.
[82] On August 22, Governor Stitt indicated that he would begin releasing the White House Coronavirus Task Force reports on Oklahoma.
The reports, which call for mask mandates and bar closures, indicate that Oklahoma remains "one of nine states in the "red zone" for coronavirus infections because of more than 100 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people.
"[83] Regional metro areas in the red zone included Tulsa, Enid, McAlester, Fort Smith, Miami and Guymon.
The eighteen counties in the red zone were: Tulsa, Caddo, Choctaw, Coal, Creek, Garfield, Kingfisher, Mayes, McCurtain, McIntosh, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Pittsburg, Rogers, Sequoyah, Texas, and Wagoner.
[64] On September 1, Governor Stitt urged Oklahomans to wash their hands, practice social distancing, and wearing a mask in public.
The Governor however, stated he would not issue a statewide mask mandate and continue to let that decision be made on the local level.
[84] As Oklahoma ranked 12th in the country for new cases per capita, Governor Stitt created a 30-second tourism advertisement.