Variant sequencing at the Oklahoma State Department of Health Public Health lab of most recent specimens from over the holidays shows a mix of omicron (57 percent) and delta (43 percent). The data are important to providers and the public to understand what is going on in the state.
The state is currently experiencing record numbers of new cases and is the number one state in the nation on death rates from Covid. Five days into the year, and the state already has 8,000 new cases.