Coronavirus testing expanding in Oklahoma

Coronavirus testing expanding in Oklahoma

TODAY THAT WILLBRING TESTING TO VULNERABLECOMMUNITIES.

2 WORKS FORYOU'S KATIE KELEHER TELLS USWHAT TO EXPECT... AND WHERETHE NEW OPTION WILL BE INTULSA.AS THE STATE'S CORONAVIRUSNUMBERS START TO GO DOWN -TESTING IS GOING TO GO UP.GOVERNOR KEVIN STITTANNOUNCING TODAY APARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THESTATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT ANDBLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OFOKLAHOMA.

THEY ARE USINGBLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD'SNINE CARING VANS AS MOBILETESTING SITES IN UNDERSERVEDCOMMUNITIES.

ITS PART OFGOVERNOR STITT'S PLAN TOEXPAND TESTING ACROSS THESTATE.00:23:14:39-00:23:28:11 GOV.KEVIN STITT "We encourageanybody with symptoms, weencourage anyone that justwants to get tested at thispoint.

We have plenty oftesting in our state.Certainly if you've beenexposed tosomeone with COVID, we wantyou to get tested." THECARING VAN'S ARE BRINGINGTESTING TO THOSE WHO DON'THAVE EASY ACCESS TOTRANSPORTATION.

SO FAR, TWOVANS WERE IN USE THIS WEEK,INCLUDING ONE IN NORTH TULSAON WEDNESDAY.

THE TULSAHEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS YOUDO NEED AN APPOINTMENT.

YOUCAN CALL THEM TO SET IT UP.RIGHT NOW, THE CARING VANSARE DOING NASALSWAB TESTING BUT HOPE TOTRANSITION TO SALIVA TESTINGSOON.00:20:01:22-00:20:10:27 DR.JOSEPH CUNNINGHAM,PRESIDENT, BLUE CROSS BLUESHIELD OF OKLAHOMA "We alsoknew that it's critical forus to perform more tests tohave a better handle on thisextremely contagiousinfection." SO FAR, THESTATE HAS COLLECTED MORETHAN 63-THOUSAND TESTS.

ITHOPES TO COLLECT 90-THOUSANDBY THE END OF MAY.

GOVERNORSTITT SAYS ONLY 5.67 PERCENTOF TESTS ARE COMING BACKPOSITIVE NOW COMPARED TO 10PERCENT AT THEBEGINNING OF APRIL.00:06:37:50-00:06:49:06 GOV.KEVIN STITT "Oklahomans havedone a fantastic job.

And Isaid it in the beginning.The better job we do inearly April meant we'regoing to get back to workquicker in May." KKTAG THETULSA HEALTH DEPARTMENTDIDN'T SAY WHEN THE CARINGVAN WOULD BE IN NORTHTULSA AGAIN.

MORE DATES ANDLOCATIONS WILL BE ANNOUNCEDNEXT WEEK.

MEANWHILE, THEREARE 80 TEST SITES ACROSSOKLAHOMA.

YOU CAN FIND THETESTING SITE CLOSEST TO YOUBY CALLING 2-1-1.

OR THERE'SA LINK TO THEIR LOCATIONS INTHIS STORY ON OUR WEBSITEKJRH DOT COM.

KATIEKELEHER, 2 WORKS FOR YOU.POSITIVE CASES OFCOVID-19... GREW BY 145