Also, Some governors had more pull with testing than others, obviously, same with celebs, sport stars, and politicians.
It wasn’t until Pence stepped in that testing started being available across the board.
OK
OKLAHOMA CITY —
The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported that as of Thursday, April 2, 879 Oklahomans have tested positive for the coronavirus and 34 people have died.
According to health officials, there are an additional four deaths:
Two in Tulsa County, a male in the 36-49 age group and a male older than 65.
One in Stephens County, a male older than 65.
One in Muskogee County, a male older than 65.
https://www.koco.com/article/coronavirus-cases-in-oklahoma-climb-to-879-34-deaths-reported/32019797
MN
Coronavirus In Minnesota: Number Of Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Reaches 742, Death Toll Hits 18
April 2, 2020 at 11:05 amFiled Under:Coronavirus In Minnesota, COVID-19
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — State health officials reported Thursday that one more person in Minnesota has died of COVID-19, bringing the state’s death toll up to 18. Meanwhile, 53 more people have tested positive for the disease since Wednesday.
The Minnesota Department of Health says that so far 742 cases of the novel coronavirus have been confirmed in the state since the outbreak began
https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/04/02/coronavirus-in-minnesota-number-of-confirmed-covid-19-cases-reaches-742-one-more-death-reported/
DC
DC Youth Services Worker Dies of Coronavirus, in 2nd Death of City Employee
By Andrea Swalec • Published 39 mins ago • Updated 42 seconds ago
NBC Washington
A man who worked for the D.C. Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services for more than a decade died Wednesday of coronavirus, becoming the second city employee to die of the virus.
Kenneth Moore worked as a youth development representative, most recently helping at-risk youth at the H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse, the DYRS director said.
“We share our deepest condolences with his family and loved ones,” Mayor Muriel Bowser said at a news conference Thursday morning.
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Officials announced 67 additional cases of coronavirus Thursday morning. A total of 653 cases in D.C. were known. Twelve people with the virus died
Dr. Birx said at the presser Tuesday that one of the problems was providers writing a script for Lab A because that is the lab they typically use, and the testing being delayed because Lab A is out of tests, while Lab B has plenty of tests sitting around unused. That explains why the gov’t is saying there are plenty of tests while providers, etc., are saying they’re out. She said educating providers was key to getting the available tests to be utilized.