Oregon reports 53rd COVID-19 death, 57 new cases
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — COVID-19 has claimed another life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 53, the Oregon Health Authority reported Monday.
OHA also reported 57 new cases of COVID-19 as of 8 a.m. Monday, bringing the state total to 1,584. The new COVID-19 cases were in the following counties: Clackamas (7), Columbia (2), Douglas (2), Jackson (1), Josephine (1), Lane (4), Marion (4), Multnomah (24), and Washington (12).
Along with 1,584 positive tests in the state, nearly 30,000 negative test results (29,537) have been recorded.
To see more case and county-level data, OHA updates its website once a day: www.healthoregon.org/coronavirus.
Oregon’s 53rd COVID-19 death was a 66-year-old Washington County woman who tested positive on March 30 and died on Sunday at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center. She had underlying medical conditions.
Deschutes County held Monday at 54 positive cases and reported that 26 of them have recovered, along with 1,098 negative test results. Crook County has had one confirmed case and 104 negative results, while Jefferson County has had 103 negative results and no confirmed positive cases among current county residents.
The State Emergency Coordination Center in Salem also distributed the Oregon COVID-19 Daily Update, a summary of combined information from the State ECC and Oregon Health Authority Agency Operations Center. The document details COVID-19 cases in Oregon, hospital capacity and PPE supply inventory. It also offers a summary from each of the state’s 18 emergency support functions.
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Oregon response: The Oregon Health Authority leads the state response.
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Global response: The World Health Organization guides the global response.
