Oregon reports 3 more COVID-19 deaths, total at 127; 79 new cases

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 127, the Oregon Health Authority reported Saturday.

OHA also reported 79 new confirmed cases and 13 new presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 8 a.m. Saturday, bringing the state total to 3,160, along with 71,460 negative test results.

The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported Saturday are in the following counties: Benton (1), Clackamas (6), Clatsop (1), Coos (1), Deschutes (1, for a total of 85), Hood River (1), Jefferson (2, for a total of 24), Lane (1), Linn (2), Malheur (1), Marion (37), Multnomah (24), Polk (2), Umatilla (4), Washington (6), Yamhill (2).

To see more case and county level data, please visit the Oregon Health Authority website, which OHA updates once a day: www.healthoregon.org/coronavirus.

Oregon’s 125th COVID-19 death is a 76-year-old woman in Clackamas County, who tested positive on April 8 and died on May 8 at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center. She had underlying medical conditions.

Oregon’s 126th COVID-19 death is an 81-year-old man in Linn County, who tested positive on April 19 and died on May 2 at Samaritan Albany General Hospital. He had underlying medical conditions.

Oregon’s 127th COVID-19 death is a 92-year-old woman in Polk County, who tested positive on May 1 and died on May 7 at Salem Hospital. She had underlying medical conditions.

Deschutes County has had 85 cases and 2,535 negative results, while Jefferson County has 24 cases (including 15 from Warm Springs) and 422 negative results, and Crook County has had one case and 281 negative results.

Among the 127 Oregon deaths, 59 involved people 80 and over, 38 were in their 70s, 22 in their 60s, five in their 50s and three in their 40s. There were 73 males and 54 females, while 21% of the overall cases were hospitalized and 21% were not, with no data on 7%.

Note: The number of hospitalizations in the 30–39 age group dropped by one. During routine data reconciliation, a person was determined not to have been hospitalized during their COVID-19 illness.

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