Oregon reports 75th COVID-19 death, 47 new cases

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 75, the Oregon Health Authority reported Monday.

OHA also reported 47 new cases of COVID-19 as of 8 a.m. Monday, bringing the state's total to 1,956 cases, along with 38,089 negative test results.

The new COVID-19 cases reported Monday are in the following counties: Benton (1), Clackamas (10), Douglas (1), Klamath (1), Lincoln (1), Linn (2), Marion (13), Multnomah (6), Polk (1), Umatilla (1), Washington (9), and Yamhill (1).

A case previously reported in Jackson County was transferred out of state during routine data reconciliation, reducing the cumulative statewide cases by one.

To see more case and county-level data, Oregon Health updates its website once a day: www.healthoregon.org/coronavirus.

Oregon’s 75th COVID-19 death was a 45-year-old man in Marion County who tested positive last Tuesday and died on Saturday 18 at his residence. He had underlying medical conditions.

Of the 75 deaths, 37 have been among those 80 and over, 19 involved people in their 70s, 16 were in their 60s, one was in their 50s and two were in their 40s.

Deschutes County has had 64 cases and 1,394 negative test results. Crook County has had one case and 143 negative results, while Jefferson has also had one case and 131 negative results.

Deschutes County reports 42 of its 64 COVID-19 cases have recovered. No such statewide data has been provided.

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