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AdvertisementWhite House Coronavirus Task Force: 'There must be clear messaging to Oklahomans to act now'Hide TranscriptShow TranscriptJESSICA: AND TONIGHT, A NEW REPORT STRAIGHT FROM THE WHITE HOUSE ON OKLAHOMA’S COVID-19 SITUATION. EVAN: KOCO’S ABIGAIL OGLE IS HERE. ABBY, A LOT OF NEW INFORMATION AND A LOT OF IT, TO BE FRANK, NOT GREAT. ABIGAIL: THE WHITE HOUSE CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE MAKING THEIR MESSAGE CLEAR. THEY SAID WHEN IT COMES TO OUR NEW HOSPITALIZATION RECORDS, "THERE MUST BE CLEAR MESSAGING &gt;&gt; THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE INCLUDE -- DO NOT GATHER WITHOUT A MASK WITH ANYONE LIVING OUTSIDE YOUR HOME. ALWAYS WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC. STOP GATHERINGS OUTSIDE YOUR HOUSEHOLD UNTIL CASES AND THE POSITIVITY RATE DROPS DRAMATICALLY. &gt;&gt; WE HAD NEARLY 350 PEOPLE IN THE HOSPITAL WITH COVID-19 IN THE ICU, WHICH MEANS THEY'RE REALLY SICK WITH THIS DISEASE. AND WE MAY SEE 70,80,90 DEATHS PER WEEK IN OUR STATE, JUST BASED ON THE SHEER NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ARE SICK ENOUGH TO BE IN THE HOSPITAL OR IN THE ICU. ABIGAIL: ANOTHER CONCERN FROM THE WHITE HOUSE, "BEHAVIORS SEEM TO BE ERODING IN UNIVERSITY TOWNS." &gt;&gt; THERE'S BEEN A COUPLE OF SHIFTS THAT HAVE HAPPENED. ALTHOUGH YOUNGER PEOPLE ARE STILL THE MOST LIKELY TO BE CONFIRMED AS NEW CASES, WE'VE SEEN THE NUMBER OF OLDER PEOPLE UP AGAIN. AND BECAUSE OF THAT, WE'RE SEEING OUR HOSPITALIZATION NUMBERS GO WAY UP. ABIGAIL: AND NOW, 53 OUT OF OKLAHOMA’S 77 COUNTIES ARE IN THE RED ZONE -- MEANING MORE THAN 100 NEW CASES PER 100,000 PEOPLE. ABIGAIL: &gt;&gt; THE HOSPITALS ARE STRETCHED -- IF WE HAD A BACK OUTBREAK OF INFLUENZA RIGHT NOW. I THINK WE COULD BE, YOU KNOW, HAVE SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH HOSPITAL CAPACITY IN OKLAHOMA. ABIGAIL: AND I WANT TO SHOW YOU THIS TRULY ILLUSTRATES THE NATIONAL COVID-19 PICTURE IN OKLAHOMA. THIS IS WHAT THE COUNTRY LOOKED LIKE THREE MONTHS AGO. YOU SEE IN OUR STATE, WE HAD A FEW COUNTIES -- YELLOW, PINK, A LITTLE RED. BUT LOOK AT THE PICTURE NOW. OKLAHOMA COVERED IN LIGHT AND DARK RED COUNTIES. THE DARKER THE RED, THEAdvertisementWhite House Coronavirus Task Force: 'There must be clear messaging to Oklahomans to act now'The White House Coronavirus Task Force’s latest report states that Oklahoma has the 11th highest positivity rate in the nation.The report comes as Oklahoma’s hospitalization numbers have reached record highs. Task force officials said when it comes to the new hospitalization numbers, “there must be a clear message to Oklahomans to act now.”Recommendations from the White House Coronavirus Task Force include not gathering without a mask with anyone living outside their home, always wearing a mask in public and stopping gatherings outside the household until cases and the positivity rate drops dramatically.“We had nearly 350 people in the hospital with COVID-19 in the ICU, which means they’re really sick with this disease,” said Dr. Dale Bratzler, with OU Medicine. “And we may see 70, 80, 90 deaths per week in our state just based on the sheer number of people that are sick enough to be in the hospital in the ICU.”Another concern from the task force is “behaviors seem to be eroding in university towns.”“There’s been a couple of shifts that have happened. Although younger people are still the most likely to be confirmed as new cases, we’ve seen the number of older people who are getting infected going up again,” Bratzler said. “And because of that, we’re seeing our hospitalization numbers go up.”As of Wednesday, 53 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties are in the red zone. Being in the red zone means there are more than 100 new cases per 100,000 people.“The hospitals are stretched if we had a bad outbreak of influenza right now,” Bratzler said. “I think we could be, you know, have serious problems with hospital capacity in Oklahoma.”Click here to read Oklahoma's latest report from the White House Coronavirus Task Force.The White House Coronavirus Task Force’s latest report states that Oklahoma has the 11th highest positivity rate in the nation.The report comes as Oklahoma’s hospitalization numbers have reached record highs. Task force officials said when it comes to the new hospitalization numbers, “there must be a clear message to Oklahomans to act now.”AdvertisementRecommendations from the White House Coronavirus Task Force include not gathering without a mask with anyone living outside their home, always wearing a mask in public and stopping gatherings outside the household until cases and the positivity rate drops dramatically.“We had nearly 350 people in the hospital with COVID-19 in the ICU, which means they’re really sick with this disease,” said Dr. Dale Bratzler, with OU Medicine. “And we may see 70, 80, 90 deaths per week in our state just based on the sheer number of people that are sick enough to be in the hospital in the ICU.”Another concern from the task force is “behaviors seem to be eroding in university towns.”“There’s been a couple of shifts that have happened. Although younger people are still the most likely to be confirmed as new cases, we’ve seen the number of older people who are getting infected going up again,” Bratzler said. “And because of that, we’re seeing our hospitalization numbers go up.”As of Wednesday, 53 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties are in the red zone. Being in the red zone means there are more than 100 new cases per 100,000 people.“The hospitals are stretched if we had a bad outbreak of influenza right now,” Bratzler said. “I think we could be, you know, have serious problems with hospital capacity in Oklahoma.”Loading more articles...

AdvertisementWhite House Coronavirus Task Force: 'There must be clear messaging to Oklahomans to act now'Hide TranscriptShow TranscriptJESSICA: AND TONIGHT, A NEW REPORT STRAIGHT FROM THE WHITE HOUSE ON OKLAHOMA’S COVID-19 SITUATION. EVAN: KOCO’S ABIGAIL OGLE IS HERE. ABBY, A LOT OF NEW INFORMATION AND A LOT OF IT, TO BE FRANK, NOT GREAT. ABIGAIL: THE WHITE HOUSE CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE MAKING THEIR MESSAGE CLEAR. THEY SAID WHEN IT COMES TO OUR NEW HOSPITALIZATION RECORDS, "THERE MUST BE CLEAR MESSAGING &gt;&gt; THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE INCLUDE -- DO NOT GATHER WITHOUT A...

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