Deschutes County reports 13th COVID-19 death; first in nearly 2 months
Woman, 69, with underlying conditions died Monday at St. Charles Bend
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon -- one of them Deschutes County's 13th death -- raising the state’s death toll to 583, along with 305 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority reported Wednesday.
Oregon’s 583rd COVID-19 death is a 69-year-old woman in Deschutes County who tested positive on Aug. 26 and died Oct. 5 at St. Charles Bend. She had underlying conditions.
It's Deschutes County's first COVID-19-related death in nearly two months. OHA reported on Sept. 9 that a 96-year-old Deschutes County woman tested positive on July 14 and died on Aug. 10 at her home. She, too, had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 582nd COVID-19 death is an 86-year-old man in Washington County who tested positive on Sept. 24 and died on Oct. 5 in his residence. He had underlying conditions.
OHA reported 305 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, bringing the state total to 35,634 cases, along with 682,934 negative test results.
The new cases reported Wednesday are in the following counties: Baker (3), Benton (4), Clackamas (22), Columbia (7), Coos (6), Crook (1), Deschutes (11), Douglas (3), Jackson (21), Jefferson (1), Josephine (6), Klamath (2), Lake (1), Lane (53), Lincoln (1), Linn (31), Malheur (5), Marion (25), Morrow (1), Multnomah (43), Polk (3), Tillamook (5), Umatilla (13), Wallowa (2), Wasco (4), Washington (26) and Yamhill (5).
Crook County has now had 65 COVID-19 cases, one death and 2,724 negative test results. Deschutes County has had 938 cases, 13 deaths and 32,379 negative test results; Jefferson County has had 568 cases, eight deaths and 5,083 negative test results.
St. Charles Health System reported four COVID-19 patients as of 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, one of whom was in the ICU but not on a ventilator.
New Season Foods Company outbreak at 20 cases
An outbreak of 20 cases of COVID-19 has been reported at New Season Foods Company in Washington County. The case count includes all persons linked to the outbreak, which may include household members and other close contacts to an employee.
The outbreak investigation started on Sept. 23, but the initial case count was below the threshold for public disclosure. State and county public health officials are working with the business to address the outbreak and protect the health of workers.
COVID-19 outbreak at Oregon State Hospital at 20 cases
An outbreak of 20 cases of COVID-19 has been reported at Oregon State Hospital in Marion County. The case count includes all persons linked to the outbreak, which may include household members and other close contacts to an employee.
The outbreak investigation started on July 13, but the initial case count was below the threshold for public disclosure. State and county public health officials are working with Oregon State Hospital to address the outbreak and protect the health of workers.
COVID-19 workplace outbreak at 21 cases
An outbreak of 21 cases of COVID-19 has been reported at McDonald’s (245 Barnett Rd, Medford) in Jackson County. The case count includes all persons linked to the outbreak, which may include household members and other close contacts to an employee.
The outbreak investigation started on Sept.6, but the initial case count was below the threshold for public disclosure. State and county public health officials are working with the business to address the outbreak and protect the health of workers.
COVID-19 outbreak at correctional facility at 41 cases
An outbreak of 41 cases of COVID-19 has been reported at Oregon State Correctional Institution in Marion County. The case count includes all persons linked to the outbreak, which may include household members and other close contacts to an employee.
The outbreak investigation started on Sept. 28, but the initial case count was below the threshold for public disclosure. State and county public health officials are working with the correctional facility to address the outbreak and protect the health of workers.
OHA Weekly Report shows slight increase in new daily cases
OHA’s Weekly Report, released today, shows that during the week of Monday, Sept. 28 through Sunday, Oct. 4, 2,055 new cases of COVID-19 infection were reported – up 3 percent from last week’s tally of 1,999.
The number of newly tested Oregonians decreased by 7 percent, to 22,548, while the percentage of tests that were positive increased slightly, to 6.3 percent. Twenty-five Oregonians were reported to have died in association with COVID-19 – up from 18 the previous week.
One hundred nineteen Oregonians were hospitalized, down from 143 the previous week.
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