Stitt urges more Oklahomans to get tested as more mobile sites spring up

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Gov. Kevin Stitt on Thursday urged more Oklahomans to get tested for COVID-19, saying hospitals and county health departments need to “loosen their standards.”

Stitt said the state has the capability of testing 15,000 people and that private labs could test more.

“If you have the symptoms of a 100.4 fever, cough, shortness of breath, or you’ve been in contact with someone who’s tested positive, you need to get tested,” Stitt said at a news briefing.

The governor’s comments came a day after he expanded the priority testing pool beyond high-risk people like health care workers and the elderly.