The Frontier reviewed hundreds of inspection reports for 279 nursing homes and assisted-living centers with confirmed COVID-19 cases and found that 45 were cited for at least one violation.
Two employee deaths were “possibly related to COVID-19,” the Oklahoma Department of Corrections reported on Friday.
Since the last report, the outbreak in Oklahoma has worsened, and the task force said the state is in the red zone.
The state is set to change some of its coronavirus reporting procedures starting next week.
The state is now among the top 10 in the nation for its test positivity rate, the report shows.
Of the 715 Oklahomans who have died, 202 became sick in July, more than any other month in the pandemic, according to data analyzed by The Frontier.
Public health experts say mask mandates are helping to slow viral spread, but an increase of new cases is likely imminent.
A review of eight maternal deaths found all but one could have been prevented.
