Southwest Oklahoma sees a 116 percent increase in COVID-19 ICU hospitalizations

Although Southwest Oklahoma saw a dip in hospitalizations Tuesday, those numbers nearly doubled Wednesday.

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A spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations has left at least two area hospitals at maximum capacity.

Southwest Oklahoma saw 116 percent increase in COVID-19 related ICU hospitalizations and an 81 percent increase in COVID hospitalizations, according to numbers published Wednesday by the Oklahoma State Department of Health and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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