There were 20 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Oklahoma in the week ending Dec. 17, making up three% of total deaths by all causes in Oklahoma.
There were 30 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Oklahoma in the week ending Dec. 17, making up 4.5% of total deaths by all causes in Oklahoma.
Oklahoma's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending Dec. 10, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
There were 176 deaths from diseases of the heart reported in Oklahoma in the week ending Dec. 17, making up 26.1% of total deaths by all causes in Oklahoma.
There were 24 deaths from cerebrovascular diseases reported in Oklahoma in the week ending Dec. 17, making up 3.6% of total deaths by all causes in Oklahoma.
There were 55 deaths from chronic lower respiratory diseases reported in Oklahoma in the week ending Dec. 17, making up 8.2% of total deaths by all causes in Oklahoma.
There were 21 deaths from Alzheimer's disease reported in Oklahoma in the week ending Dec. 17, making up 3.1% of total deaths by all causes in Oklahoma.
There were 18 deaths from influenza and pneumonia reported in Oklahoma in the week ending Dec. 17, making up 2.7% of total deaths by all causes in Oklahoma.
There were less than 10 deaths from nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis reported in Oklahoma in the week ending Dec. 17, making up less than 1.5% of total deaths by all causes in Oklahoma.