'Masking is working,' wrote the city's mayor in a Facebook post. 'The new data speaks for itself in the charts.'
Local health department data points to a moderate uptick in hospital admissions between August 8 and 10, although Holt noted on Thursday that daily hospitalization numbers were"consistently above 200" throughout July. Hospitalizations fell to 179 on Monday, August 10, following a previous low of 142 patients reported two days earlier. The incidence of new virus cases in Oklahoma City and its surrounding region dropped significantly after mid-July.
Statistics published by the Oklahoma City-County Health Department, accounting for infections in Oklahoma County only, placed its seven-day average diagnosis rate at 128 daily cases as of Tuesday. The latest average represented at least a 35 percent decrease from infection rates reported last month. On July 17, when the City Council passed its face mask ordinance, health department data showed nearly 200 people were testing positive for the virus per day, on average.
Holt announced the city's mask mandate in response to an ongoing rise in virus cases and hospitalizations throughout June and July, consistent with the surge seen statewide over the same period. The mandate requires individuals older than 11 to wear face coverings in most of the city's indoor public settings. The City Council enacted the order immediately after its July 17 vote, and the mayor expects it to remain active until September 8.
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