Outside of a few swipes at cities and states that shut down during the pandemic last year, Gov. Stitt skirted the topic of COVID-19 in remarks to business leaders, instead focusing on economic growth and his social media war with the animal rights group PETA.
With less than half of all Oklahomans fully vaccinated against COVID, hospitals are dealing with a number of patients not seen since January.
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The time it takes state investigators to process tests has increased from an average 40 days to more than 300 over the past two years, The Frontier reported in June.
“COVID destroyed a beautiful life.”
The state secured more than $372.6 million in settlements with drug makers and distributors, but only a fraction of the money has so far gone to pay for addiction research and treatment.
“He’s not just a number. He was my everything.”
As Oklahoma works to address the problem of thousands of old untested rape kits, new laws and a lack of manpower have created a backlog of newer untested kits for much of the state.
