COVID-19 Infections Declining In Tulsa County

It will be two years since the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Oklahoma on March 6. That case was a Tulsa County man who had recently traveled to Italy.

Since then, more than one million Oklahomans have tested positive for COVID-19.

But now, cases are going down, and the health department said we are in much better shape than we were just one month ago.

The Tulsa Health Department said in the past week, 642 Tulsa County residents have tested positive. A month ago, that number was more than 12,600.

THD Executive Director, Dr. Bruce Dart, said they've learned a lot over the past two years. Healthcare workers are still showing up and giving their best.

He said hospitals are in better shape, but still facing a staff shortage.

"Our country, in many ways, is very different than it was two years ago,” said Dart. “Good or bad I guess that depends on your perspective. We've learned a lot in terms of our resiliency. What we can do and what we can't do."

Starting Wednesday, March 2, the department will be getting rid of their zip code risk map on their website.

Instead, they'll have a link to the CDC's community level tool.