Oklahoma saw an increase of 1,721 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, with the Oklahoma State Department of Health reporting 19 more deaths across the state, with none of those in the Enid area.

Oklahoma State Department of Health reported an increase of 6,257 COVID-19 cases Saturday, as it played catch up with the data following a break on Thanksgiving Day. Thirteen more deaths were reported across the state, with none of those in the Enid area.

Organized by Main Street Enid, downtown’s shopping campaign commemorating the retail event will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

Five more COVID-19-related deaths were reported in Northwest Oklahoma over the Thanksgiving holiday, as the risk level for the virus in Garfield County rocketed to 132 daily new cases per average, shuttering in-person education for another two weeks at Enid Public Schools.

As others prepared for large Thanksgiving meals and Black Friday shopping trips, some of the Enid community’s least well-off took time Wednesday to share their reasons for being thankful this year.

Garfield County gained more than 100 COVID-19 cases for the second time this week, as the state increased by 3,732, the most since a backlog and surge of cases took Oklahoma over 4,700 new cases the weekend of Nov. 7-8. 

As Enid considers a mask mandate — again — and pandemic numbers continue to increase across the country, a Waukomis woman is glad to be home after a COVID-induced stay of seven months in Bogotá, Colombia.

Enid City Commissioner Ben Ezzell is appealing a judge’s ruling allowing his recall election to proceed in February.

The traditional Knights of Columbus Thanksgiving meal at the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church Leaven Center is canceled this year, due to COVID-19, but Our Daily Bread, First Baptist Church and The Salvation Army will be providing Thanksgiving meals to those in need.

City councilors approved a citywide mask mandate that applies to most businesses that offer goods and services for off-site use. 

Oklahoma gained 2,736 COVID-19 cases — 49 in Garfield County — and 15 more deaths, including a Wakita woman, were reported Tuesday by the Oklahoma State Department of Health.

The memo, signed by Col. Timothy Danielson, commander of the 71st Flying Training Wing at Vance, applies to all military personnel assigned to Vance, even when they are off-base and on leave, and to government service civilian employees while on base.

Garfield County saw a record 134 new COVID-19 cases in a single day on Monday, as the state increased its count by 3,544, and 10 more deaths, including a Woodward man, were reported by the Oklahoma State Department of Health.

State Health Department officials urging Oklahomans to reevaluate how they celebrate Thanksgiving this year to try and stop the spread of COVID-19.

Oklahoma gained 3,406 COVID-19 cases, 64 in Garfield County, and 10 more deaths were reported Sunday by the Oklahoma State Department of Health.

Oklahoma continued to see record COVID-19 increases, topping 3,500 new cases in a single day for the third time this month, with 21 more deaths reported by the state Health Department.

ENID, Okla. — If Enid does nothing to slow the spread of what’s been called an “unpredictable virus,” the area’s top health officials and experts say the city’s health care system will be overwhelmed.

All Enid Public Schools students will continue with distance learning after Thanksgiving break, as the number of new daily COVID-19 cases topped out at an average of 72.5 per 100,000, according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health Friday.

Recent debates at City Hall about adopting a mask mandate to curb increased transmission of the novel coronavirus throughout the community highlighted diverse views about the topic. 

Oklahoma saw a gain of 2,915 new COVID-19 cases, 55 of them in Garfield County, with 18 more deaths reported statewide on Thursday, according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health.

Oklahoma saw a gain of 3,017 new COVID-19 cases, with 26 more deaths reported across the state, according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health Wednesday.

Enid’s city commissioner who’s long been the most outspoken on more stringent public health protocols related to COVID-19 on Tuesday criticized the city’s continued inaction, while Garfield County and the rest of the state have continued to see case counts and rates of infection reach their …

COVID-19 cases in two Northwest Oklahoma correctional facilities have fueled increases in Alfalfa and Woods counties, according to information from the state health and correction departments.

Garfield County Health Department will hold another curbside COVID-19 testing event Wednesday, due to high demand for testing.

Northern Oklahoma College Enid Vice President Raydon Leaton will retire at the end of the semester.

Neal Matherne comes to Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. He begins work at the Heritage Center on Tuesday.

EPS’ re-entry plan mandating masks and enforcing social distancing has so far been helpful in preventing potential situations of community spread, since schools were expected to contribute to a high rate of spread as large gatherings of people.

— Maggie Jackson, OSDH regional director of community engagement and health planning for District 2, which covers Blaine, Canadian, Garfield, Grant, Kingfisher, Logan and Major counties. Jackson also represents the Alfalfa County office.