The coronavirus pandemic is taking a toll on Tulsa’s homeless population and it could quickly get much worse, according to the Rev. Steve Whitaker, senior pastor and CEO of John 3:16 Mission. “This is stressful,” Whitaker said. “We are being told to shelter in place. The people we serve in some respects are the hardest…
What is Mend Medical Clinic and Pregnancy Resource Center’s is responding to COVID-19 in several ways even though the clinic itself is closed. All the area pregnancy resource centers are closed due to the coronavirus pandemic but so are the state’s abortion clinics. Gov. Kevin Stitt’s issued an executive order to halt elective surgeries so…
U.S. District Judge Charles Goodwin thinks Gov. Kevin Stitt has no right to label abortion as elective surgery and has ordered that the abortion clinics in Oklahoma be allowed to reopen and resume their deadly procedures. Goodwin issued a temporary restraining order Monday to lift Stitt’s ban on surgical abortions in Oklahoma. Stitt issued the…
President Donald Trump approved Gov. Kevin Stitt’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration covering all 77 Oklahoma counties. The declaration authorizes FEMA’s Public Assistance program, which provides federal funding for emergency protective measures and direct federal assistance for state and local governments as they continue to respond to the COVID-19 emergency. It includes other programs…
As of Monday, there were 1,327 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Oklahoma with 51 deaths. Those numbers are sure to rise. The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) central warehouse is operating seven days a week to address emergency personal protective equipment (PPE) and supply restocking needs of medical system providers, local health departments, emergency…
The state now has supplies to test more than 13,000 individuals for COVID-19. Cox and Stitt urge health care providers and testing centers to loosen testing requirements and to offer testing to any Oklahoman with symptoms of COVID-19. Per CDC guidelines, symptoms must include fever of 100.4 degrees, cough and shortness of breath. Tulsa –…
Some retail grocers are limiting the number of customers allowed in their stores and marking aisles with arrows to add separation to customers. Since Saturday, Wal-Mart is letting only five customers – per 1,000 square feet – in at a given time. Shoppers are being let in one by one and Wal-Mart employees are counting…
LEXINGTON – An Oklahoma Department of Corrections staff member at Joseph Harp Correctional Center in Lexington has tested positive for COVID-19. That staff member has not been in the facility since March 29. Based on the timeline when the staff member last worked at the facility, the health department advises there is no need for…
To date, the OSDH confirmed 175 positive COVID-19 cases in Tulsa County. 20 residents have recovered and eight have died. Test results are updated daily at www.ok.gov/health. For more information, visit www.cityoftulsa.org/COVID-19.
Through April 30, residents can make essential trips to the grocery store, get medication and things needed to survive at home. Patronizing essential businesses for non-essential purposes such as apparel or personal care services should not occur. For more information, go to www.cityoftulsa.org/yesorno.