Oklahoma death instability June 23, 2022 to July 7, 2022

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Hello all,

Data users may have noted instability in total reported COVID-19 Deaths for the US state of Oklahoma from June 23, 2022 to July 7, 2022. On June 30, our total deaths decreased by 703. On July 7, our total deaths increased by 718. While these totals are abnormal, they do match the total published by the state health department.

June 23: https://oklahoma.gov/covid19/newsroom/2022/june/situation-update--covid-19-06-23-2022.html June 30: https://oklahoma.gov/covid19/newsroom/2022/june/situation-update--covid-19-06-30-2022.html July 7: https://oklahoma.gov/covid19/newsroom/2022/july/situation-update--covid-19-07-07-2022.html

We have contacted the state health department for comment.