 As four new variants of COVID are now active in Oklahoma, the infection rate is slowly climbing. The main reason for the slow infection rate is some degree of immunity among most of the population. There is discussion underway of a new vaccine, though, to battle the newest COVID variants. The state of Oklahoma is ranked in the bottom 20 of state economies. That's according to WalletHub. Oklahoma has the 18th worst economy in the nation. The study considered economic activity and innovation potential.