NEW: Oklahoma reports a record increase of 585 new coronavirus cases today, bringing the 7-day average to another record high.

It's the first time the state has recorded more than 500 new cases in a single day.

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Here's how today's increase compares to the rest of the outbreak

The number of current hospitalizations dropped last night compared to Friday night. The number is elevated (315) since late May / early June, but it's still not near hospital capacity.

The state has now recorded 387 total COVID-19 deaths. The number remains low compared to earlier in the pandemic, but it has risen slightly.

I'll have more on the positive test rate and testing in general when the state releases the 11 a.m. Situation Update

One of the two new deaths reported today was a Mayes County woman between the ages of 36 and 49. The other was a Rogers County man older than 65

Good testing number today - 15,404 new tests (including negative tests + positive cases). Testing doesn't "explain" the recent case increase entirely, but it's good to see the state isn't hitting some kind of "ceiling" of how many tests it can run

Even with more testing, a higher proportion of tests continues to come back positive. The total-ever positive test rate* is still above 4% for the second day in a row

*different calculation than the state's EO calculation, which is higher

The positive test rate over the past two weeks remains elevated. About 6.4% of tests reported in the past two weeks have come back positive. (without including ppl who test positive twice)

Point being that, at least at this moment, it can be true that (a) testing is up and (b) the increase in testing is not entirely to blame for the increase in cases. Health officials have said we're seeing increased spread

Here's the 7-day average of cases in Tulsa, which is down slightly since the 25th