There are signs that the Chinese coronavirus pandemic is over the latest surge in confirmed cases and is declining.

The number of confirmed cases in Oklahoma dropped by 27% from July 31 to August 6. And deaths dropped by 3.4% statewide in that time period.  The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported 393 new cases that week, a 22.6% decrease from July 24 to July 30.

As of August 10, there were 43,963 confirmed cases  in Oklahoma.  The total amount of tests is 700,981 with 650,485 negative tests. There were 594 patients in hospitals with a total of 605 deaths. There are 36,378 patients who have recovered.

The average age of cases was 40 years and the average age of those who died was 74 years. The youngest person in Oklahoma to die from the coronavirus was 13 years old.

Seventy-five percent of those who died had at least once other chronic condition. Other problems were heart disease (53%), diabetes (38%), chronic renal failure (20%), chronic lung failure (20%) and chronic liver failure (3%).

In Oklahoma as of August 6, there have been 1,524 confirmed cases among residents and 255 deaths in long-term care facilities. Among staffs, there were 255 confirmed cases and three deaths.

In Oklahoma prisons, 530 prisoners have had confirmed cases of the coronavirus and four have died. Among prison staff, 158 have had the coronavirus and one has died.

On August 10 in the United States, there were 5,044,864 positive cases with 152,938 deaths. There have been 3,225,062 positive cases nationwide with 1,656,864 recovered patients.

In Tulsa on August 10, there were 7,231 confirmed cases with 6,163 recoveries and 80 deaths. In Tulsa County, there have been 10,562 cases with 8,951 recoveries and 107 deaths.

That means that in the United States, the coronavirus is deadly in 0.03% of infections, or about 1 in 10,000 cases.

 The rate in Oklahoma is half that at 0.014 (1 in 15,000 cases). The rate in the City of Tulsa is 0.013 and in Tulsa County is 0.01.

As of August 6, Texas had 451,181 cases, Kansas 28,286, Arkansas 45,381, Missouri 54,080 and Colorado 48,394. North Dakota had the fewest cases at 7,057 while California has the most at 519,427.