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REPORTING. ANNOUNCER: THIS IS A KOCO 5 EDITORIAL. >> THE CORONAVIRUS HAS DOMINATED THE HEADLINES ON THIS TELEVISION STATION AND NETWORK NEWSCASTS. WEDNESDAY, THE INTERSECTION OF COVID-19 AND SPORTS WAS HERE IN OKLAHOMA CITY. THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION HAS CATEGORIZED IT AS A PANDEMIC. NEEDLESS TO SAY, ANXIETY IS HIGH BUT HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE URGING US NOT TO PANIC. THERE ARE SIMPLE THINGS THAT EACH OF US CAN DO TO HELP REDUCE THE SPREAD AND KEEP EVERYONE SAFER. STRAIGHT FROM THE CDC, WASH YOUR HANDS FREQUENTLY, AVOID GOING TO WORK IF YOU ARE SICK AND PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCE. THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH UNDERLYING HEALTH ISSUES ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE AND WE HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO LIMIT THEIR EXPOSURE. LOCAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS ARE URGING, IF YOU HAVE SYMPTOMS, DON’T JUST SHOW UP AT YOUR DOCTOR’S OFFICE OR A HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM, CALL FIRST AND CONSULT WITH THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HAS A HOTLINE ESTABLISHED AND WE HAVE PLACED RESOURCES ON THE FRONT PAGE OF OUR WEBSITE AND MOBILE APP. KOCO IS COMMITTED TO BRINGING YOU ACCURATE INFORMATION AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN. TOGETHER, WE’LL GET THROUGH THIS. PLEASE STAY CALM. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM Y

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Health officials and Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt announced Sunday that four more cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus have been confirmed in Oklahoma, raising the state's total so far to eight.According to the Oklahoma State Department of Health, four of the seven cases are confirmed positive and three cases are presumptive positive. The three presumptive positive cases tested positive at the state health department's laboratory and are pending confirmatory testing at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Health Department officials said three cases have been confirmed in Tulsa County, and one case has been confirmed in each of the following counties: Oklahoma, Cleveland, Jackson and Payne. Authorities said they are working with each case to determine close contacts and any further need for testing.Health officials also are still investigating if they have a travel history.Gov. Kevin Stitt also announced an eighth positive case confirmed in a private lab. Oklahoma state health officials said this one was reported in Kay County. Prior to Sunday's update, there had been one confirmed case in Oklahoma and Jackson counties and two confirmed cases in Tulsa County. The newly released information states a third case has been confirmed in Tulsa County, and new cases were confirmed in Cleveland and Payne counties.Of the seven people who have tested positive, three are between 18 and 49 years old, three are between 50 and 64 years old and one is at least 65 years old. Five of the cases are women and two cases are men.Oklahoma State Department of Health officials said that moving forward, the CDC will no long confirm presumptive positive cases. All positive cases reported in the Oklahoma State Department of Health laboratory will stand as confirmed.State health officials said they will continue to work with health care providers and are testing people who are recommended for testing by a provider.Authorities also said two out-of-state residents tested presumptive positive for the coronavirus.