FACT CHECK: Ahead of Tulsa rally, Pence says Oklahoma has 'flattened the curve' of COVID cases but data shows otherwise
“Oklahoma has really been in the forefront of our efforts to slow the spread, and, in a very real sense, they flattened the curve, and today their hospital capacity is abundant,” Pence said Monday at a White House roundtable discussion with the president on senior citizens. “The number of cases in Oklahoma is declining precipitously, and we feel very confident going forward.”
In truth, Oklahoma has not flattened the curve since a relative dip in late May. While Oklahoma reported just 41 new cases of COVID-19 on May 28, the lowest number it had recorded since late March, the number of positive tests has risen since then. Over the weekend, the state set records for the number of new cases on both Saturday and Sunday . On Monday, the state reported another 186 new cases.
Oklahoma is one of 21 states that have seen coronavirus infections rise since Memorial Day weekend, when governors across the nation began loosening social distancing orders. Since then, large protests erupted in cities and towns across the country in response to the death of George Floyd, worrying health experts like Dr. Anthony Fauci about a resurgence of the virus.
The Trump campaign has said it has so far received more than 1 million requests for tickets to next Saturday’s rally. Since the BOK Center only holds 19,000 people, Trump said Monday that up to 40,000 additional attendees would be admitted to the Tulsa convention center to watch a simulcast of his speech. But that venue, which was renamed the Cox Business Convention Center in 2013, only has a capacity of 8,900.
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