State to adjust COVID-19 alerts with regional hospital data after public health experts call original model unhelpful

Tulsa World: The Oklahoma State Department of Health on Tuesday said it is working to shift from statewide to regional hospital data to inform its weekly COVID-19 alert system.

Public health experts have called Gov. Kevin Stitt’s alert system unhelpful because it lacks granular hospital data. Coronavirus hospitalizations by county or region would be a more useful tool to evaluate county risks — as the alert system purports to do — rather than relying on statewide numbers that can’t pinpoint local trends.

Read article

Share

i360Gov Newsletters

The most significant government policy, business, and technology news and analysis delivered to your inbox.

Subscribe Now

Trending