There have been 81,417,100 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States to date – and that number continues to grow.
In the Tulsa metropolitan area, located in Oklahoma, a total of 262,369 cases of COVID-19 have been reported. Adjusted for population, there have been 26,630 confirmed infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 24,885 cases per 100,000 people.
The higher than average per capita COVID-19 infection rate across Tulsa is being driven by a high concentration of the virus in one area in particular.
The broader Tulsa metro area comprises seven counties or county equivalents, which can include independent cities — and of them, Wagoner County has the most COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 21,871 confirmed infections in Wagoner County, or 28,094 for every 100,000 people.
A relatively high infection rate does not necessarily mean COVID-19 related fatalities per capita are higher in Wagoner County than they are across all of the Tulsa area, however. There have been a total of 356 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in Wagoner County, in line with 367 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Tulsa metro area.
All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of May 13, 2022.
| Rank | Geography | COVID cases per 100,000 people | Total cases | Deaths per 100,000 people | Total deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wagoner County, OK | 28,094 | 21,871 | 356 | 277 |
| 2 | Rogers County, OK | 28,008 | 25,435 | 426 | 387 |
| 3 | Tulsa County, OK | 26,775 | 172,104 | 339 | 2,178 |
| 4 | Creek County, OK | 25,611 | 18,225 | 474 | 337 |
| 5 | Pawnee County, OK | 25,049 | 4,115 | 511 | 84 |
| 6 | Okmulgee County, OK | 24,889 | 9,679 | 483 | 188 |
| 7 | Osage County, OK | 23,124 | 10,940 | 353 | 167 |
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