Oregon reports 76 new COVID-19 cases, 7 in C. Oregon; no new deaths
(Update: Warm Springs reports 46 total cases, 2 hospitalized)
No new deaths reported; outbreak of 5 cases at Amazon Aumsville
PORTLAND, Ore. — The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from Wednesday and remains at 159, the Oregon Health Authority reported Thursday.
OHA also reported 76 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Thursday, bringing the state total to 4,474, along with 134,838 negative test results.
The new cases reported Thursday are in the following counties: Clackamas (9), Coos (1), Crook (1, for a total of 7), Deschutes (5, for a total of 133), Jackson (1), Jefferson (1, for a total of 46), Lane (3), Lincoln (5), Linn (2), Marion (12), Multnomah (30), Umatilla (1), Wasco (1), Washington (3), and Yamhill (1).
Deschutes County has now had 133 cases and 6,109 negative test results. Jefferson County has had 46 cases and 1,057 negative test results. Crook County has now had seven cases and 626 negative test results.
But Jefferson County's case numbers include the Warm Springs Indian Reservation -- and late Thursday, the tribes said their case count has risen to 46, including two who have been hospitalized, as well as 543 negative test results.
Notes:
- One case previously reported in Polk County was determined not to be a case; the county case count has been adjusted to reflect this.
Active workplace outbreak reported
An outbreak of five cases of COVID-19 has been reported at Amazon Aumsville in Marion County. The investigation started on May 21.
State and county public health officials are working with the business to address the outbreak and protect the health of workers. The risk to the general public from this outbreak is considered low.
People who have symptoms of COVID-19 or concerns about risk of exposure, should contact their health care provider.
Additional information for this outbreak will be added to the COVID-19 Weekly Report for Wednesday, June 10. In that weekly report and going forward, OHA will disclose workplaces that have reported past outbreaks of COVID-19, along with all active outbreaks. OHA published the first list of workplaces in the June 3 weekly report.
OHA to institute weekend reporting changes to COVID-19 Daily Update
Also beginning this weekend, Saturday, June 6, OHA will no longer include a link to the Oregon COVID-19 Daily Update in the daily news release. The updates will be published Mondays through Fridays.
Relevant data collected during the weekends will be included in each Monday’s update. The daily news release for weekend days also will no longer include the county case count of new confirmed or presumed COVID-19 cases.
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.
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