Oregon reports three more COVID-19 deaths, for total of 137; 67 new cases

Two new cases in Deschutes County bring tally to 91

PORTLAND, Ore.  (KTVZ) — COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 137, the Oregon Health Authority reported Thursday.

OHA reported 67 new confirmed cases and no new presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 8 a.m. Thursday, bringing the state total to 3,479, along with 83,272 negative test results.

The new confirmed cases reported Thursday are in the following counties: Deschutes (2, for a total of 91), Linn (2), Malheur (1), Marion (33), Multnomah (19), Polk (1), Umatilla (2), Washington (2), Yamhill (5).

Oregon’s 135^th COVID-19 death is a 66-year-old man in Multnomah County, who tested positive on April 11 and died on May 13 at Kaiser Permanente Westside Medical Center. He had underlying medical conditions.

Oregon’s 136^th COVID-19 death is a 61-year-old man in Multnomah County, who tested positive on April 22 and died on May 12 at Oregon Health & Science University. He had underlying medical conditions.

Oregon’s 137^th COVID-19 death is a 66-year-old man in Washington County, who tested positive on March 29 and died on May 4 at Providence St Vincent’s Medical Center. He had underlying medical conditions.

Deschutes County has now had 91 cases and 3,172 negative test results, also reporting that 74 of the cases have recovered. Crook County is still at one case and 345 negative results, and Jefferson County remains at 24 cases, with 537 negative results.

Note: During routine data reconciliation, the following changes were identified:

• Due to positive tests, eight cases are now recategorized as confirmed cases.
• It was determined that a new case reported in Josephine County on May 12 should have been reported on May 6.
• A confirmed case originally reported as a Clackamas County case was later determined not to be a case. It was subtracted from Wednesday’s state total, and the total number of cases in Clackamas County was reduced by one to reflect this change.
• A presumptive case originally reported as a Multnomah County case was later determined not to be a case. It was subtracted from Wednesday’s state total, and the total number of cases in Multnomah County was reduced by one to reflect this change.
• A case that was recorded as transferred out of Coos County was indeed a Coos County case.

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