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Oklahoma has the 12th lowest death rate from Covid-19. Oklahoma has one of the higher testing rates in the USA. About 2 million tests have been recorded on our nearly 4 million people. So our low rate is not coming from our lack of tests to confirm actual illnesses.
Texas, for instance, only tests their public at a rate of half of the Oklahoma testing services. The real data shows that of the roughly 175,000 confirmed Oklahoma cases, less than 1700 deaths have been attributed to Covid-19. that's lower than 1%, so far. Most Oklahomans believe the actual infection spread is nearly twice the confirmed number. Many residents believe they, or someone they know, had Covid-19 as early as last December. Vermont continues to lead the nation in low death rates. But who travels to Vermont? The same is true of Alaska & Hawaii. It appears that the places with the most travel activities are among the highest in social spread of Covid-19. |
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CNN has been running a very informative database since last winter. It is especially helpful in the context of comparison to overall populations. The 'Per 100k' data has greatly helped readers understand the data in proper perspective.
North Dakota has had a very intense saturation of Covid-19. Many are speculating that the Petroleum industry may be part of this dynamic, because the oil field employees have been traveling from other states to work shifts of 2 weeks, or so; then taking a week off, traveling back to their families in other states. But this is just a theory. Generally, sparsely-populated states have had advantages. Social distancing is a proven strategy. You can't get an airborne virus until you get within a certain proximity to the source who produces the virus (an infected person, or animal). CNN states the sources of their data, as follows.
Reported cases and deaths
The figures below are based on data from the Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering. These numbers are updated every 15 minutes but may differ from other sources due to differences in reporting times. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow our live coverage. |
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