White House Coronavirus Task Force

President-Elect, Oklahoma State Medical Association

Capitol Insider: With Coronavirus Cases Spiking, Expectations Grow for "Dark Winter"

Dick Pryor

New figures from the Oklahoma State Department of Health show the rapid rise of coronavirus cases is pushing the state into new territory. Over the last…

Politics and Government

Capitol Insider: Governor Pushes Back Against Coronavirus Task Force

Dick Pryor

Coronavirus again dominated news coming out of Oklahoma's state capitol, as Governor Kevin Stitt pointed to positive trends in the state and questioned…

University of Oklahoma Seed Sower Statue With Coronavirus Mask

Health

White House Coronavirus Task Force Offers Advice To Officials In University Towns

Catherine Sweeney

The White House Coronavirus Task Force released its most recent report on Oklahoma this week. StateImpact’s Catherine Sweeney reports that the document…

Politics and Government

Capitol Insider: Oklahoma Remains A COVID-19 Red Zone, But Mitigation Efforts Lag

Dick Pryor

Beginning in late June and continuing for several weeks, the White House Coronavirus Task Force warned state leaders that Oklahoma was in the "red zone"…

Gov. Kevin Stitt, center, and White House Coronavirus Task Force response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx, right, at a private roundtable in Tulsa on Aug. 16

Health

White House Officials Push Oklahoma To Close Bars And Mandate Masks In Private Task Force Document

The White House Coronavirus Task Force recommended Oklahoma close all of its bars and implement a statewide mask mandate. That recommendation came in a…