OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Governor Stitt announced a new executive order regarding traveling:
"As we continue to respond to #COVID19, I have issued an EO requiring travelers from six states to self-quarantine for 14 days, requiring delivery personnel to submit to screenings upon request at hospitals, clinics, long term care facilities and day cares and protecting health care workers and their families from discrimination in housing or childcare. Our health care workers are the true heroes in this fight against COVID-19. These protections will help us #FlattenTheCurve and continue to keep our health care workers and their families safe as they take care of their fellow Oklahomans."
New counties with cases include Garfield, Rogers, Seminole and Texas counties.
You can read the order here.
As of this advisory, there are 429 positive cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma.
These counties will now be required to come into compliance with Governor Kevin Stitt's "Safer at Home" executive order that calls for non-essential businesses in counties with COVID-19 cases to temporarily suspend services until April 16.
There is an additional deaths in Oklahoma: One in Oklahoma County: a male over age 50-64 There are 16 total deaths in the state. Governor Stitt’s “Safer at Home” Executive Order remains in place thru April 30 for all 77 counties in Oklahoma, requiring those over the age of 65 as well as immunocompromised children and adults to shelter at home unless getting groceries, attending a medical appointment, or participating in a daily exercise.
The Stitt administration and Oklahoma hospitals are together working on a plan to increase ICU capacities by 40%.
In addition, the Governor on Friday requested FEMA to begin a survey for additional locations where the State could expand hospital locations for treating COVID-19 patients.