Oklahoma governor disputes White House virus task force

(AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is taking issue with a comment in the latest report from the White House Coronavirus Task Force that says the state has had “many preventable deaths.” Stitt said in a statement Thursday that he “vehemently disputes” what he calls an “editorial opinion” and that Oklahoma is protecting its most vulnerable population from the virus. The Oklahoma State Department of Health on Thursday reported 1,212 new coronavirus cases and 10 additional deaths due to COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. There have been a total of 95,564 virus cases in the state and 1,075 deaths.