Monday, August 31, 2020
Stillwater COVID-19 cases soar As class hits its third week, cases begin to rises in Payne County
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Those experiencing COVID-19 symptoms are encouraged to get tested and self-isolate.
By Alex Sloan On Aug. 30, the Oklahoma State Department of Health reported 306 active cases of COVID-19 in Payne County, with 238 of those cases in Stillwater. The most recent data previously reported by The O’Colly came from the Aug. 27 OSDH
dashboard, which attributed 147 active cases to Stillwater. This new data represents a 61.9% increase in confirmed active COVID-19 cases since those numbers were reported last Thursday. No new deaths were reported in Stillwater due to the novel
coronavirus this weekend, so the official death count for the city remains at three. Payne County is considered an “orange”, or moderate-risk area for COVID-19 transmission, according to Oklahoma’s COVID-19 Alert System. A county
in the moderate risk category likely has undetected cases of COVID-19 in the community, according to the OSDH moderaterisk guidelines. The “Moving to Orange” guidelines published by the OSDH also include a description