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BREAKING: Dr. Dart says as of tomorrow 3% of all Tulsa County residents will have tested positive for #COVID19. Today there are 2,328 active #coronavirus cases in #Tulsa County #Oklahoma
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Dr. Dart says total Tulsa Co. numbers now...
19,473 positive cases
17,145 recovered
TODAY- 2,328 active cases
180 deaths in Tulsa Co.
14, 30 and 60 day trends are all increasing.
Dr. Dart says 7 day rolling averages are also increasing.
#Tulsa #COVID19

Dr. Dart says during September the top groups where they saw increase in positive cases....
K-12 schools
healthcare facilities
food service groups
nursing/long term care facilities
colleges/dorms
For October, he says correctional facilities move into the Top 3.

Dr. Dart says we need everyone to come together for a positive change in our state. He says hospitalizations are increasing across the state.
For some context-Tulsa Health Department site shows 301 hospitalized in Tulsa Co. today
Statewide-760 hospitalized, 277 of those ICU

This morning, Oklahoma City council members learned from hospital executives that they are out of ICU beds in OKC.
The State Health Department says there are 1,230 medical surgery meds that can be "upgraded" into ICU beds but health leaders say they are NOT STAFFED.

NEW-Tulsa Fire Chief Baker says they have 42 firefighters quarantined and another 40 are having their vitals monitored. Chief says it's "creating a new stress on the department."
Tulsa Police Chief Franklin says 20 officers are quarantined
right now
#COVID19 #Oklahoma

Tulsa Co. Sheriff's Office says they've seen a gradual increase in cases in the county jail. They just did 1,158 tests and there are 84 active cases. Sheriff's department PIO says most of those inmates cases are asymptomatic and none have required hospitalization.

"I don't think it's safe." Tulsa Mayor GT Bynum says he's not comfortable with the current state of hospitalization and the spike in numbers
Dr. Dart says we have 33 ICU beds remaining in Tulsa now. He says as of yesterday, we had 183 people in the hospital in Tulsa #COVID19

Dr. Dart says there are more hospital beds available that are medical surgery beds nearly 133.
*However, hospital doctors and nurses have told @FOX23 those beds are NOT staffed to allow full usage right now
Statewide-760 in the hospital as of last night's executive order

Dr. Dart provides clarification to say their website is experiencing some issues with data. It shows there are 301 hospitalized in Tulsa right now. He says the actual number is 183 as of last night's report.
Mayor Bynum and Dr. Dart say they will be meeting with Tulsa (MORE)

hospital leaders to find out more about the shortage of hospital beds and find out what they need to do next.
As @FOX23 has reported, St. Francis and St. John have the MAJORITY of #coronavirus patients in Tulsa. Hillcrest hospital recently told us they have about 35. (MORE)

Dr. Dart says there are 183 in the hospital in Tulsa. Mayor Bynum says they will be talking with the State Health Department to find out what's happening with the surge bed contracts and if they have been renewed.
As I reported last week, they expired last month.
(MORE)

The contracts secured and provided an additional 245 hospital beds supplemented by CARES Act funding. Last week Lt. Colonel Stacy @HealthyOklahoma told me 60-70 beds of the 245 were being used at any one time.
As of last week, the surge contracts HAD NOT been renewed (MORE)

but Lt. Colonel Stacy told me they could be. We've reached out to State Health Department to see if they've renewed contracts as the state has 114 ICU beds remaining.
Here is the report I did last week when I asked state leaders about the bed shortage.
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Finally- Tulsa Mayor @gtbynum and @CherokeeNation Chief @ChuckHoskin_Jr have both called for Oklahoma @GovStitt to order statewide mask mandate. Today Mayor Bynum reiterated since Tulsa suburbs refuse to pass mask mandates, they only other way to make it happen is Gov. to order

We are reaching out to the Governor's office to find out if the hospital bed shortage and increasing metro and rural #COVID19 cases will lead to him issuing an order.
In the past, he has repeatedly told us we need one and that everyone has to take personal responsibility.

CORRECTION: In the past, he has repeatedly told us we **DON'T** need one and that everyone has to take personal responsibility.

UPDATE: We've reached out to Governor Stitt's office to ask about the hospital bed shortage and about a letter State Democrats sent to him today. His Chief of Communications told @FOX23 they are headed to a meeting with the State Health Department now and will update us after.

Today we learned OKC does not have any ICU beds left. They DO have med. surgery beds that can be upgraded but healthcare executives say they are NOT STAFFED right now.
@KOCODillon reported this info told to the OKC City Council this morning re: ICU beds

https://twitter.com/kocodillon/status/1316042865705975816?s=21

This afternoon, we got an update in Tulsa from City/County officials. Dr. Dart says 183 people in the hospital right now in Tulsa. He said we have 33 ICU beds open. Dr. Dart says there are 133 medical surgery beds that can be upgraded to ICU beds, but health officials say

those beds ARE NOT current staffed.
We have live team coverage right now @FOX23 News.
#Oklahoma #COVID19 #coronavirus

Here is the letter Senate Democrats sent to Governor Stitt today urging him to take stronger action to combat #COVID19 in Oklahoma.

NEW: Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt's just sent us this response about lack of ICU beds in Oklahoma City. They cited numbers from Oklahoma County, not just Oklahoma City and they say there are 8 ICU beds in Oklahoma County. Health officials say there are NONE in Oklahoma City.