Oregon reports 5 more COVID-19 deaths, 266 new cases

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 525, the Oregon Health Authority reported Saturday.

OHA also reported 266 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Saturday, bringing the state total to 30,599 cases and 603,311 negative test results.

The new cases reported Saturday are in the following counties: Benton (27), Clackamas (14), Clatsop (3), Columbia (2), Curry (1), Deschutes (16), Douglas (6), Jackson (13), Jefferson (6), Josephine (3), Klamath (4), Lane (11), Lincoln (2), Linn (4), Malheur (22), Marion (40), Morrow (1), Multnomah (40), Polk (8), Umatilla (10), Wasco (1), Washington (23), and Yamhill (9).

Note: OHA double-counted a death on Sept. 4 that was originally recorded on July 24. The duplication occurred because of an incorrectly reported date of birth. Because of this error we are renumbering our reported deaths starting with 521 Saturday.

Oregon’s 521st COVID-19 death is a 93-year-old woman in Lane County who tested positive on Aug. 26 and died on Sept. 17, in her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 522nd COVID-19 death is a 72-year-old woman in Jackson County who tested positive on Aug. 28 and died on Sept. 15, at Providence Medford Medical Center. She had underlying medical conditions.

Oregon’s 523rd COVID-19 death is an 81-year-old man in Morrow County who tested positive on Sept. 4 and died on Sept.14. Location of death is being confirmed. He had underlying medical conditions.

Oregon’s 524th COVID-19 death is a 97-year-old-woman in Marion County who died on May 10. The death certificate listed COVID-19 disease or SARS-CoV-2 as a cause of death or a significant condition contributing to death. She had underlying medical conditions.

Oregon’s 525th COVID-19 death is an 86-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on Aug. 16 and died on Sept.16 in his residence. He had underlying medical conditions.

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

County	Cases (1)	Total deaths (2)	Negative tests (3)
Baker	90	2	1,532
Benton	279	6	12,096
Clackamas	2,237	61	56,699
Clatsop	113	0	5,281
Columbia	150	1	6,599
Coos	136	0	6,385
Crook	60	1	2,460
Curry	27	0	1,689
Deschutes	760	12	27,956
Douglas	206	3	12,126
Gilliam	7	0	264
Grant	8	0	857
Harney	12	0	759
Hood River	241	0	4,758
Jackson	1,034	4	31,655
Jefferson	511	8	4,490
Josephine	183	2	11,263
Klamath	272	2	9,806
Lake	28	0	855
Lane	944	15	60,022
Lincoln	472	13	8,409
Linn	458	13	15,566
Malheur	1,512	23	4,790
Marion	4,427	89	45,143
Morrow	485	6	1,678
Multnomah	6,779	130	133,105
Polk	501	15	8,399
Sherman	18	0	326
Tillamook	48	0	2,904
Umatilla	2,905	41	12,651
Union	435	2	3,416
Wallowa	28	1	927
Wasco	234	3	4,701
Washington	4,264	58	87,235
Wheeler	0	0	159
Yamhill	735	14	16,350
Total	30,599	525	603,311

1 - This 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.

2 - For additional details on individuals who have died from COVID-19 in Oregon, please refer to our press releases.

3 - This includes cases who test negative and are not epi-linked to a confirmed case.

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