Tillamook County Weekly COVID-19 Update 8/20/20; OHA Report, County Case Counts

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Tillamook County Community Health Centers is providing a weekly update on COVID-19.
Tillamook County Case Summary as of 8/20/2020:
✅1 new confirmed positive case
✅1 new COVID-19 related hospitalization
➡️2,367 negative tests
➡️32 positive tests
➡️2,400 total tests completed
➡️4 presumptive cases
➡️36 total cases (presumptive & confirmed)
✅2 out of 36 cases currently active (in isolation)
✅34 out of 36 cases closed (isolation complete)
➡️0 COVID-19 related deaths
Weekly Details on new COVID-19 Case(s):
1 new positive case of COVID-19 from Wednesday 8/19/20. The individual is aged 60-69. Case investigation had been undertaken and contact tracing and follow up is ongoing.
✳️ Please note Oregon Health Authority (OHA) shows 2 new cases this week for a total of 37 cases of COVID-19 in Tillamook county, this is an error. Our case count only increased by 1 bringing our Tillamook County COVID-19 case count total to 36. The error has been reported and will be corrected.
For community members with health concerns, please call or COVID-19 nurse information line: 503-842-3940.
Remember – wash your hands, wear a face covering, and watch your distance, we are all in this together!
**Oregon Health Authority Definitions: **
A presumptive case is a close contact to a known case – on our list of persons we are monitoring – who develops symptoms but do not get tested. We presume they are positive and follow them as we would a positive case.

Oregon reports 302 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths

PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 417, the Oregon Health Authority reported Saturday August 22.

Oregon Health Authority reported 302 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19, bringing the state total to 24,710.

The new cases are in the following counties: Baker (9), Benton (5), Clackamas (25), Clatsop (1), Coos (3), Deschutes (7), Grant (4), Hood River (2), Jackson (20), Jefferson (4), Josephine (1), Lane (5), Lincoln (3), Linn (3), Malheur (18), Marion (51), Morrow (2), Multnomah (56), Polk (3), Umatilla (23), Union (1), Wasco (1), Washington (41), Yamhill (14).

See table below for total cases, deaths, and negative tests by county.

County

Cases1

Total deaths2

Negative tests3

Baker

64

1

1,301

Benton

201

6

9,905

Clackamas

1,792

55

47,555

Clatsop

93

0

4,446

Columbia

121

1

5,372

Coos

97

0

4,877

Crook

54

1

2,094

Curry

20

0

1,225

Deschutes

664

11

22,299

Douglas

169

2

9,604

Gilliam

4

0

235

Grant

8

0

642

Harney

11

0

658

Hood River

225

0

4,218

Jackson

674

2

22,579

Jefferson

440

6

3,950

Josephine

150

2

8,184

Klamath

221

2

8,411

Lake

32

0

604

Lane

652

5

49,440

Lincoln

453

11

7,376

Linn

356

12

12,709

Malheur

1,009

16

3,893

Marion

3,476

75

36,783

Morrow

419

3

1,389

Multnomah

5,597

109

109,910

Polk

390

13

6,465

Sherman

16

0

294

Tillamook

37

0

2,393

Umatilla

2,530

32

10,664

Union

408

2

2,802

Wallowa

21

1

787

Wasco

207

3

4,131

Washington

3,518

32

71,313

Wheeler

0

0

146

Yamhill

581

14

13,100

Total

24,710

417

491,754

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.

Stay informed about COVID-19:

Oregon response: The Oregon Health Authority and Oregon Office of Emergency Management lead the state response.

United States response: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention leads the U.S. response.

Global response: The World Health Organization guides the global response.