COVID-19 crushing hospital resources; the Halloween-COVID-19 connection; Thunder trades up to No. 17 pick. Your morning headlines for Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020

DAILY HEADLINES [The Oklahoman]( 19 Nov, 2020 [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SUBSCRIBE FOR ALL ACCESS]( What stories do you wish The Oklahoman were chasing? What do you wish we knew? [Tell us!]( Contact information is optional. [Sign up here]( to get daily coronavirus updates in your email. [Subscribe]( to get unlimited digital access! View the [print replica]( of today's newspaper for more stories! [COVID-19 spike sends OKCFD to Level Red, highest alert level]( The department fought off earlier cases but has been unable to withstand the latest surge. Latest News/Sports [Oklahoma City hospital capacity: COVID-19 patients from rural counties filling rooms]( Oklahoma City area hospitals continue to report record-high numbers of COVID-19 patients and many are coming from outside the metro. [Halloween to blame as COVID-19 hospitalizations rise 'week over week,' White House report states]( In a 16-hour period, Oklahoma reported COVID-19 daily records for hospitalizations, ICU patients and deaths. [Subscribe to The Oklahoman]( [OKC Thunder trades up to No. 17, selects Aleksej Pokusevski in NBA Draft]( The Thunder selected 18-year-old Serbian forward Aleksej Pokusevski with the No. 17 pick in the NBA draft Wednesday night. [OSU football: Cowboys could use another big game from Dillon Stoner, their Mr. November]( The football just finds its way to Dillon Stoner. Always has. [OU football: Nik Bonitto's versatilty figures to be a big asset for Sooners in Bedlam]( Roger Harriott knew he had a big-time athlete on his roster not long after being around Nik Bonitto. Business [Outdoor living is giving Thanksgiving some space]( Outdoor Thanksgiving dinners surely will surge this year, as families take precautions against the coronavirus and surging COVID-19 cases. [Macy posts 3Q loss but early holiday shopping season helps]( Macy's swung to a loss and sales tumbled 22% as the department store chain struggles to bring shoppers back in a pandemic. Opinion [Point of View: Lincoln's Gettysburg Address still speaks to us]( On Nov. 19, 1863, when Abraham Lincoln stood up to deliver brief remarks at a hillside cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, no one expected it to be the greatest speech ever given on American soil. You are receiving this communication as a member of the The Oklahoman. The Oklahoman values your online privacy. For more information, view our [privacy policy]( now. Please do not reply to this message. [Manage Preferences Or Unsubscribe]( The Oklahoman 100 W Main St, Suite 100 Oklahoma City, OK 73102 © 2020 The Oklahoman. All rights reserved.