PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed 13 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 729, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today.
Oregon Health Authority reported 988 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today bringing the state total to 49,587.
Today‘s cases are the highest number reported on a single day since the start of the pandemic in Oregon. The high number is a stark reminder of the need for the new measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 announced yesterday by Governor Kate Brown. *
The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Baker (5), Benton (8), Clackamas (129), Clatsop (4), Columbia (3), Coos (4), Crook (2), Deschutes (32), Douglas (23), Grant (17), Harney (1), Hood River (1), Jackson (78), Jefferson (4), Josephine (10), Klamath (12), Lane (75), Linn (12), Malheur (15), Marion (75), Morrow (2), Multnomah (240), Polk (12), Tillamook (4), Umatilla (27), Union (10), Wallowa (1), Wasco (4), Washington (133), and Yamhill (45).
See table below for total cases, deaths, and negative tests by county.
|
County |
Cases1 |
Total deaths2 |
Negative tests3 |
|
Baker |
181 |
3 |
2460 |
|
Benton |
510 |
6 |
19769 |
|
Clackamas |
3796 |
71 |
81197 |
|
Clatsop |
282 |
0 |
7260 |
|
Columbia |
304 |
2 |
9219 |
|
Coos |
286 |
1 |
9611 |
|
Crook |
139 |
5 |
3436 |
|
Curry |
72 |
2 |
2504 |
|
Deschutes |
1440 |
13 |
41490 |
|
Douglas |
457 |
10 |
16349 |
|
Gilliam |
17 |
0 |
386 |
|
Grant |
49 |
0 |
1152 |
|
Harney |
46 |
0 |
1051 |
|
Hood River |
297 |
1 |
6120 |
|
Jackson |
2274 |
8 |
44538 |
|
Jefferson |
633 |
11 |
6031 |
|
Josephine |
305 |
4 |
15723 |
|
Klamath |
465 |
3 |
12316 |
|
Lake |
49 |
0 |
1144 |
|
Lane |
2804 |
29 |
85938 |
|
Lincoln |
526 |
13 |
10199 |
|
Linn |
980 |
17 |
22329 |
|
Malheur |
2067 |
38 |
6640 |
|
Marion |
6685 |
117 |
65155 |
|
Morrow |
571 |
7 |
2186 |
|
Multnomah |
10942 |
185 |
188779 |
|
Polk |
766 |
15 |
13005 |
|
Sherman |
23 |
0 |
418 |
|
Tillamook |
86 |
0 |
3834 |
|
Umatilla |
3618 |
45 |
16229 |
|
Union |
531 |
2 |
5522 |
|
Wallowa |
63 |
2 |
1318 |
|
Wasco |
379 |
17 |
6274 |
|
Washington |
6795 |
87 |
120858 |
|
Wheeler |
1 |
0 |
187 |
|
Yamhill |
1148 |
15 |
22885 |
|
Total |
49,587 |
729 |
853,512 |
1This includes cases confirmed by diagnostic testing and presumptive cases. Presumptive cases are those without a positive diagnostic test who present COVID-19-like symptoms and had close contact with a confirmed case. County of residence for cases may change as new information becomes available. If changes occur, we will update our counts accordingly. 2For additional details on individuals who have died from COVID-19 in Oregon, please refer to our press releases. 3This includes cases who test negative and are not epi-linked to a confirmed case.
*Governor Brown’s Press release: https://mailchi.mp/oregon/governor-kate-brown-announces-two-week-pause-on-social-activities-to-help-stop-rapid-spread-of-covid-19?e=70b4bf19f9
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Global response: The World Health Organization guides the global response.
