COVID-19 claims five more lives in Oregon; death toll now at 83
68 new cases statewide, four in Deschutes County, which has had 70
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 83, the Oregon Health Authority reported Thursday.
OHA also reported 68 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the state total to 2,127 cases, along with 41,849 negative results. The new COVID-19 cases reported Thursday are in the following counties: Clackamas (8), Coos (1), Deschutes (4, for a total of 70), Douglas (1), Hood River (1), Klamath (3), Linn (4), Malheur (1), Marion (9), Multnomah (16), Umatilla (1), Wasco (1), Washington (18).
To see more case and county-level data, Oregon Health updates its website once a day: www.healthoregon.org/coronavirus.
Oregon’s 79th COVID-19 death is a 94-year-old female in Multnomah County, who tested positive on April 3 and died on April 22 at her residence. She had underlying medical conditions.
Oregon’s 80th COVID-19 death is a 78-year-old man in Multnomah County, who tested positive on March 30 and died on April 19 at his residence. He had underlying medical conditions.
Oregon’s 81st COVID-19 death is an 87-year-old man in Multnomah County, who tested positive on April 20 and died on April 22 at Providence Portland Medical Center. He had underlying medical conditions.
Oregon’s 82nd COVID-19 death is a 74-year-old man in Multnomah County, who tested positive on April 9 and died on April 21 at Adventist Medical Center. He had underlying medical conditions.
Oregon’s 83rd COVID-19 death is a 70-year-old man in Clackamas County, who tested positive on April 1 and died on April 21 at Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center. He had underlying medical conditions.
Deschutes County now has had 70 COVID-19 cases and 1,479 negative results. Crook County has had one case and 167 negative results while Jefferson County has had two cases and 162 negative results.
Deschutes County says 49 of its COVID-19 cases have recovered.
The state reports more than 500, of 24 percent of its cases were hospitalized while nearly 1,500, or 70 percent were not.
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