coronavirus
Celebrating Halloween according to the CDC guidelines
September 23, 2020
Some traditional halloween activities, like trick-or-treating and hayrides, are considered high-risk by the CDC. See the full list inside.
Disorganized immune response may be responsible for disparity in severity of COVID-19
September 22, 2020
This response may explain why COVID-19 strikes some people hard, especially the elderly.
OU launches COVID-19 Dashboard, plus other COVID-19 updates
September 3, 2020
Data on community members in isolation housing, the reason for isolation, the percent of positive tests, and Cleveland County, Norman and statewide data will all be accessible on the dashboard.
Creek County is back to yellow risk zone in the state’s COVID-19 alert map
August 21, 2020
Creek County has fallen back into the yellow zone, sitting at 11.58 cases per 100,000.
OSDH Announces Plan to Provide COVID-19 Testing for Teachers
August 21, 2020
OSDH in partnership with the Oklahoma Department of Education has developed a plan to provide optional monthly testing COVID-19 testing of Oklahoma teachers and support employees.
Duke researchers measure mask effectiveness
August 19, 2020
Scientists at Duke University developed a low-cost procedure to quickly test the performance of various face-coverings. Here's what they found.
Sapulpa Community Theatre will continue with September show, but with changes
August 18, 2020
Patrons will be required to wear face coverings and allow for space between parties at the upcoming showing of Agatha Christie's Black Coffee.
OSDH Extends Cares Act Grant Deadline for Nursing Homes
August 4, 2020
Oklahoma’s long-term care and nursing home facilities can apply for grant funding from the State to cover the expense of infection disease support, PPE supplies, and mitigation expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
City of Sapulpa cancels public meeting after positive test for COVID-19
August 3, 2020
With multiple employees quarantined due to potential exposure to COVID-19, the City Manager has announced tonight's City Council meeting canceled.
Seaweed Extract and Heparin show promise to fight COVID-19
July 28, 2020
The SARS-CoV-2 virus can be tricked into binding with a decoy molecule, at which point it would be “quarantined” and would degrade naturally.