CC)--The Enid Mayor and Board of Commissioners will meet in regular session coming up Tuesday. The commission will meet in Study Session at 5:00 p.m. in Council Chambers of the City Administration Building at 401 West Garriott. Commissioners are scheduled to hear updates on city finances and federal COVID-19 related funding as well as ice storm clean-up efforts. The commission will then meet in regular session to address a number of business items. That meeting will be at 6:30 in Council Chambers. Both meetings are open to the public.

 

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CV)— Nine more virus-related deaths, including a Garfield County man aged 65 or older, and 1,084 new confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported in the state since Sunday, according to daily numbers released late this morning by the Oklahoma State Department of Health. There are currently 15,948 active cases in Oklahoma, with 852 people currently hospitalized for treatment of the virus. A total of 125,195 Oklahomans have tested positive for COVID-19 and the total number of deaths increased to 1,354.

 

There have been 2558 positive COVID-19 cases, and 29 deaths in Garfield County. 2345 of those cases and all 29 deaths have been in Enid. Currently, Garfield County is in a "moderate risk" or Orange Level 2 category as defined by the OSDH. In surrounding counties: Kingfisher County has reported 595 cases, Blaine County is at 227 cases, Major 210, Alfalfa 138, and Grant 119.

 

COVID-19 Oklahoma Test Results

11.02.20

 

Cases	125,195
*Total Cumulative Negative Specimens to Date  (As of Oct 30)	1,494,632
*Total Cumulative Number of Specimens to Date  (As of Oct 30)	1,632,701
*Currently Hospitalized (As of Oct 30)	852
Total Cumulative Hospitalizations	8,934
Identified Deaths in the Past 24 hours	1
Total Cumulative Deaths	1,354

*The total includes laboratory information provided to OSDH at the time of the report. Total counts may not reflect unique individuals. Data Source: Acute Disease Service, Oklahoma State Department of Health. As of 2020-11-02 at 7:00 a.m.

                                      
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SC)--City of Enid storm damage clean-up will begin today. Residents can pile storm damage limbs at their residential curb side for pickup. Please stack the tree limbs near the curb away from fire hydrants, mailboxes, trash cans, and water meters to assist in the clean-up. To better manage the storm cleanup effort, Solid Waste officials are asking all residents to request a pickup of tree limbs and debris by Friday, November 6th or to discard them by utilizing the landfill. Residents can request a pickup of tree limb debris the following ways:

• Online: Submit a Request at: www.SeeClickFix.com; Choose “Tree Debris Pickup”
• SeeClickFix Smartphone App: Choose “Tree Debris Pickup”
• Phone: Call (580)-616-7300 or (580)-616-7301

 

For those residents who wish to take their limbs to the landfill, please bring your last utility bill with the utility account number. City officials are asking all residents to be patient during this extensive cleanup project as it will take crews several weeks to remove all debris.

 

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