Two more Oregon COVID-19 deaths, 41 new cases, 6 in Deschutes County
(Update: Adding details from OHA, info on latest deaths)
Deschutes total reaches 107 cases
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Two more people have died of COVID-19 in Oregon, raising the statewide death toll to 140, the Oregon Health Authority reported Tuesday.
The OHA also reported 41 new COVID-19 cases and reclassification of two cases Tuesday, raising the total number of known cases to 3,726, along with 95,994 negative test results.
The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Curry (1), Deschutes (6), Jackson (1), Marion (12), Multnomah (9), Umatilla (3), Washington (6), Yamhill (3).
Oregon’s 139th COVID-19 death is a 70-year-old woman in Umatilla County, who tested positive on May 4 and died on May 16 at Good Shepard Health Care System. She had underlying medical conditions.
Oregon’s 140th COVID-19 death is a 69-year-old man in Linn County, who tested positive on April 7 and died on May 17 at his residence. He had underlying medical conditions.
Notes:
- Due to data reconciliation, two cases originally reported in Clackamas County were determined not to be cases. They were subtracted from Monday’s state total.
- Due to data reconciliation, one case originally reported in the 80 and over age group was determined not to be a case.
Deschutes County had six new cases reported Tuesday, raising its total to 107, 81 of whom have recovered. Jefferson County still has 24 known cases and Crook County has one case, for a total of 132 in the region.
More Oregon data about the cases is available in the daily update at https://govstatus.egov.com/OR-OHA-COVID-19.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports there are now more than 1.5 million cases of COVID-19 around the nation, while worldwide case counts now top 4.7 million.
