Broken Arrow Sees COVID-19 Infection Rate Surpass Tulsa

Data put together by the City of Broken Arrow shows its COVID-19 new infections rate is now higher than Tulsa’s.

Tuesday, October 6th 2020, 9:41 pm

By: Erick Payne

BROKEN ARROW, Okla. -

Data put together by the City of Broken Arrow shows its COVID-19 new infections rate is now higher than Tulsa’s.

City leaders want to make it clear that they’re not considering a mask mandate right now, this was a discussion requested by one of the city councilors.

Broken Arrow city staff said Tulsa’s mask ordinance went into effect on July 16. Since July 25, Broken Arrow’s infection rate has continued to exceed Tulsa’s.

Erick Payne

Erick Payne joined News On 6 in 2019. Erick is a native of Broken Arrow and he graduated from the University of Oklahoma after majoring in broadcast journalism with a minor in political science. While there, he worked for OU Nightly in several roles, incl