COVID-19 claims 2 more lives, including Jefferson County man, 64
State death toll nears 500; 215 new cases, nearly 29,000 total
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, including a 64-year-old Jefferson County man, raising the state’s death toll to 499, the Oregon Health Authority reported Friday.
Oregon Health Authority reported 215 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Friday, bringing the state total to 28,865 cases, along with 576,874 negative test results.
The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported Friday are in the following counties: Baker (2), Benton (6), Clackamas (14), Columbia (1), Coos (2), Curry (1), Deschutes (3), Douglas (1), Jackson (7), Jefferson (3), Klamath (1), Lane (8), Linn (3), Malheur (27), Marion (36), Morrow (2), Multnomah (59), Polk (5), Umatilla (9), Union (2), Wasco (2), Washington (17), and Yamhill (4).
Crook County has had 59 COVID-19 cases, one death and 2,375 negative test results. Deschutes County has had 711 cases, 12 deaths and 26,154 negative test results. Jefferson County has had 482 cases, eight deaths and 4,380 negative test results.
St. Charles Health System reported having two COVID-19 patients as of 8:30 a.m. Friday, one of whom was in the ICU on a ventilator.
Oregon’s 498th COVID-19 death is a 64-year-old man in Jefferson County who tested positive on Aug. 5 and died on Sept. 10 at St. Charles Medical Center Bend. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 499th COVID-19 death is a 91-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on Aug. 24 and died on Sept. 1 at Adventist Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.
Stay safe from wildfire smoke
With wildfire smoke creating unsafe air quality conditions, please remember to follow these tips to protect yourself and your family:
- Stay indoors as much as possible.
- Limit activity outdoors.
- If you have heart or lung disease or respiratory illnesses such as asthma, follow your health care provider’s advice about prevention and treatment of symptoms.
- Reduce other sources of smoke, such as cigarette smoking and wood-burning stoves, for example.
- Check current air quality conditions. Go to http://oregonsmoke.blogspot.com/ to find the current air quality and wildfire smoke resources.
- Stay hydrated. Drink plenty of water.
- Remember that cloth masks and face coverings do not protect you from wildfire smoke, they do offer protection against COVID-19. N95 respirators may offer some protection if properly fit tested and worn. Otherwise, they may create a false sense of security. N95s are not available in children’s sizes.
- Learn more about the dangers of wildfire smoke and how you can stay safe by visiting healthoregon.org/wildfires.
Stay informed about COVID-19:
Oregon response: The Oregon Health Authority and Oregon Office of Emergency Management lead the state response leads 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.
