COVID-19 cases rising in Tulsa

COVID-19 cases rising in Tulsa

-- Since the board isturning control of thepandemic response over tolocal districts... will theyalso rescind restrictionsfor state testing and schoolPLANS FOR GREEN COUNTRYSCHOOLS.

YOU'LL FINDDETAILS AT KJRH DOT COM.CITY LEADERS SAY A COVID-19SURGE IS HAPPENING IN TULSA.OUR KATIE KELEHER IS LIVENOW... WITH WHERE THE TRENDIS HEADED... AND HOW LOCALHOSPITALS ARE BEINGAFFECTED.

KATIE?TULSA MAYOR G-T BYNUM SAYSONE PERCENT OF THEPOPULATION IN TULSA HAS NOWTESTED POSITIVE FORCORONAVIRUS.

AND CASES ARECONTINUING TO RISE.DR. BRUCE DART WITH THETULSA HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYSTHERE ARE 112 NEW CASES INTULSA COUNTY TODAY.

HE SAYSTHE AVERAGE AGE OF THOSEINFECTED IS LOWERING.

THE18 TO 35 AGE GROUP CURRENTLYHAS THE MOST CASES.

AND 75PERCENT OF ALL CASES ARE INPEOPLE BELOW THE AGE OF 50.DR. DART SAYS THE INFECTIONRATE ISALSO INCREASING FORCHILDREN.

HE SAYS - AS OFYESTERDAY - HOSPITALS ARE ATABOUT 88 PERCENT CAPACITY;HOWEVER HE SAYS HE'S STILLNOT WORRIED ABOUT BEDCAPACITY.

HE'S WORRIEDABOUT STAFFING.

BOTH HE ANDMAYOR BYNUM ALSO PRAISINGTHE TULSA CITY COUNCIL FORISSUING LAST WEEK'S MASKMANDATE."When it comes down to it,protecting the lives ofTulsans is the mostimportant thing we do at thecity.

That's been ourguiding principal throughoutthis pandemic and it willcontinue to be so."MAYOR BYNUM ALSO SAYSSHUTTING DOWN BARS ANDREDUCING THE NUMBER OFPEOPLE ALLOWED AT GATHERINGSIS NOT OFF THE TABLE.

BUT HEHOPES TULSANS WILL FOLLOWTHE MASK MANDATE TO LOWERTHE SPREAD AND PREVENT THOSEFROM HAPPENING.COMING UP AT 6 - UPDATES ONBOTH THE TULSA POLICE ANDFIREDEPARTMENTS.

AND HOW A NEWSYSTEM IS GETTINGQUARANTINED FIREFIGHTERSBACK TO WORK.

LIVE IN TULSA,KATIE KELEHER, 2 WORKS FORYOU.