Red Zone Report

COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

A NEWLYRELEASED DOCUMENT ON AUGUST16 SHOWS THE WHITE HOUSECORONAVIRUS TASK FORCESUGGESTS OKLAHOMA TAKESTRICTER MEASURES TO HELPPREVENT FURTHER SPREAD OFTHE VIRUS.2 WORKS FOR YOU investigatorBRADY HALBLEIB JOINS US LIVEIN BROKEN ARROW WITH THEDETAILS.

BRADY?That's right, Broken Arrowis among the counties withthe highest number of cases.but still, they are also acounty without a maskmandate.

Now, some areconcerned these suggestionsaren't being takenseriously.According to the report,Oklahoma is in the highestrisk category for COVID-19.That means there are atleast 100 positive cases per100-thousand people..combined with a positivityrate above 10-percent.

(arewe able to show a graphichere with the counties?)There are five countiesrecently added to the redzone.

Tulsa being one ofthem April Brooks April'sEngaged Citizen RoundupOrganizer 23:00:05;36 -23:00:10;38 "There's been adisconnect and confusingmessaging throughout thispandemic." April Brooksruns a facebook group for'ENGAGED CITIZENS".

SheseeS thE report as a sign ofdisconnect between state ofgovernment guidance.

AprilBrooks April's EngagedCitizen Roundup Organizer23:00:05;36 - 23:00:10;38"Personal responsibility atthe personal level can't fixa global pandemic.

We needleadership that isconsistent clear andconcise." (can we fullscreen these out?) Thefederal recommendation forthose counties is to wear aface covering at all times,limit social gatherings toten people or less and evenshut down bars andrestaurants.

However, thestate's "open up and recoversafely plan" says bars andrestaurants can open.meanwhile face masksmandates change from countyto county.April Brooks April'sEngaged Citizen RoundupOrganizer 23:01:46;49 -23:01:58;34 "We've heardfrom leaders across thestate now that they are veryfrustrated that thatinformation that is criticalto making decision for theirconstituents is not gettingto them." In a statement,TULSA Mayor G.T.

Bynum says,"According to our localdata, we are seeingoutbreaks linked toresidential high-riskfacilities and groupgatherings at weddings,funerals, camps orconferences, not in our barsor restaurants... Since thebeginning of the pandemic,Tulsa would use local datato guide our response."For Brooks, it's about beingtransparent and makingdecisions from the data."I think we keep ourfrustration squarely atholding our electedofficials and ourinstitutionsaccountable."This newest informationcould change a lot of thingswe've become used to again.Ultimately this could alsoaffect how schools arecurrently operating within-PERSON INSTRUCTION.

We'vereached out to the governorsoffice and the sta