COVID-19

A lab at Comanche County Memorial Hospital in Lawton.

COVID cases rise, straining hospital staff

Thursday, November 19, 2020

LAWTON – With a rising infection rate in Oklahoma, Dr. Scott Michener, chief medical officer at Comanche County Memorial Hospital, knew the hospital was scarce for lifesaving equipment and at some point would run out. Nov.

Share of Children with Unemployed Parents Reach Historic Highs

Another Effect of COVID-19: Share of Children with Unemployed Parents Reach Historic Highs

News Staff

Thursday, November 12, 2020

In April of this year, 21.7% of children in the United States had at least one parent who was unemployed, and that number was still 11.3% as of August, both historically high rates according to a paper published by the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at the Columbia School of Social Work.

Eatery owner faces balancing public health, staying open

Michael Kinney

Thursday, November 12, 2020

ALTUS – These days Scot Simco doesn’t look forward to the first of the month. Like most Americans, the longtime Altus restaurateur knows when that day arrives, he will be paying bills. In the past, this was never fun, but manageable.

President Donald Trump speaks to a crowd during a June campaign rally at the Bank of Oklahoma Center in Tulsa.

Hidden White House COVID-19 reposts paint dire picture of Oklahoma response

M. Scott Carter - Capitol Bureau Chief

Thursday, September 3, 2020

OKLAHOMA CITY – A series of federal reports prepared for the White House – and kept under wraps by Republican Governor Kevin Stitt until August 21 – paint an increasingly dire picture of Oklahoma’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 rapid test

Insider Q&A: Quidel CEO talks rapid testing for coronavirus

News Staff

Thursday, September 3, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) – Speed and accuracy are key features when screening for coronavirus. Quidel Corp. is one of a handful of U.S. companies authorized to sell a rapid test for COVID-19, yielding results in about 15 minutes. The test is run on a small machine that is used in clinics and doctor offices.

COVID-19 effects still wreaking havoc

COVID-19 effects still wreaking havoc on ‘long-haulers’

Michael Kinney

Thursday, July 30, 2020

On June 20, President Donald Trump held a political rally in Tulsa. It was his first event since the coronavirus pandemic had shut down the country. As a journalist, I was looking forward to covering it.

Chande, A.T., Gussler, W., Harris, M., Lee, S., Rishishwar, L., Hilley, T., Jordan, I.K., Andris, C.M., and Weitz, J.S. Interactive COVID-19 Event Risk Assessment Planning Tool. http://covid19risk.biosci.gatech.edu/

A risk assessment for COVID-19

Steve Sichterman Data Journalist

Thursday, July 23, 2020

One of the current disconnects with the COVID-19 pandemic is the overload of seemingly conflicting and confusing information provided to the general public. It makes it difficult for most people to truly assess and act on the risks associated with.

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State sees first child death from COVID-19

News Staff

Thursday, July 16, 2020

LAWTON – Southwest Oklahoma found itself the focal point in the state’s battle against the coronavirus pandemic over the weekend following a state announcement that the state suffered its first COVID-19-related death to a school-age child.

Football

Langston U. cancels fall athletics due to COVID-19

Michael Kinney

Thursday, July 9, 2020

When it comes to college athletics, much of the national conversation has been focused on how the coronavirus pandemic is going to affect the schools in the Power Five Conferences.

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Which is more lethal: COVID-19 or the flu?

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer

Thursday, July 9, 2020

OKLAHOMA CITY – I did some research after hearing yet another claim that the death rate from COVID-19, which has no vaccine, is lower than the death rate from influenza, which has vaccines. I have no idea where that claim originated – perhaps on Faux “News”? – but the statistics say otherwise.

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