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Two people in Oklahoma County have died from COVID-19, the first deaths in the state’s most populous county, according to the Oklahoma City-County Health Department.

The Oklahoma County deaths raised the state total to five. The department said both deaths were men. Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt said on Twitter that one victim was in his early 40s. The Oklahoma State Department of Health said the other was in his 70s.

Statewide, four of the deaths have been men. All but one of the five deaths was over 50 years old.

The department said Wednesday it has partnered with a private lab to test those deemed high risk: health care workers, first responders, people over 65 and those with compromised immune systems.