Oregon reports one new COVID-19 death, 242 new cases
Deschutes County has 15 new cases, Jefferson County has 5
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- COVID-19 has claimed another life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 547, along with 242 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority reported Sunday.
OHA reported 242 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Sunday, bringing the state total to 32,820 cases, along with 638,670 negative test results.
The new cases reported Sunday are in the following counties: Benton (1), Clackamas (10), Clatsop (8), Columbia (6), Coos (1), Deschutes (15), Douglas (5), Grant (1), Jackson (9), Jefferson (5), Lake (1), Lane (24), Lincoln (1), Linn (3), Malheur (10), Marion (26), Morrow (1), Multnomah (72), Polk (1), Tillamook (1), Umatilla (14), Wallowa (1), Wasco (3), Washington (23).
Oregon’s 547th COVID-19 death is an 81-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Sept. 23 and died on Sept. 26, at Providence Portland Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.
See table below for total cases, deaths, and negative tests by county.
| County | Cases 1 | Total deaths 2 | Negative tests 3 |
| Baker | 94 | 2 | 1,758 |
| Benton | 310 | 6 | 13,189 |
| Clackamas | 2,408 | 61 | 61,008 |
| Clatsop | 212 | 0 | 5,534 |
| Columbia | 171 | 1 | 6,956 |
| Coos | 157 | 0 | 6,873 |
| Crook | 62 | 1 | 2,563 |
| Curry | 31 | 0 | 1,809 |
| Deschutes | 840 | 12 | 29,685 |
| Douglas | 232 | 4 | 12,743 |
| Gilliam | 8 | 0 | 278 |
| Grant | 10 | 0 | 893 |
| Harney | 12 | 0 | 812 |
| Hood River | 251 | 0 | 4,973 |
| Jackson | 1,148 | 5 | 33,360 |
| Jefferson | 534 | 8 | 4,768 |
| Josephine | 198 | 2 | 11,851 |
| Klamath | 280 | 2 | 10,153 |
| Lake | 33 | 0 | 880 |
| Lane | 1,210 | 17 | 64,023 |
| Lincoln | 482 | 13 | 8,645 |
| Linn | 522 | 13 | 16,401 |
| Malheur | 1,627 | 23 | 5,210 |
| Marion | 4,683 | 94 | 47,641 |
| Morrow | 499 | 6 | 1,742 |
| Multnomah | 7,184 | 138 | 141,456 |
| Polk | 530 | 15 | 8,935 |
| Sherman | 18 | 0 | 337 |
| Tillamook | 53 | 0 | 3,043 |
| Umatilla | 2,976 | 41 | 13,054 |
| Union | 446 | 2 | 3,584 |
| Wallowa | 31 | 1 | 984 |
| Wasco | 292 | 3 | 5,064 |
| Washington | 4,519 | 60 | 91,221 |
| Wheeler | 0 | 0 | 163 |
| Yamhill | 757 | 13 | 17,081 |
| Total | 32,820 | 547 | 638,670 |
1 This includes cases confirmed by diagnostic testing and presumptive cases. Presumptive cases are those without a positive diagnostic test who present COVID-19-like symptoms and had close contact with a confirmed case. County of residence for cases may change as new information becomes available. If changes occur, we will update our counts accordingly.
2 For additional details on individuals who have died from COVID-19 in Oregon, please refer to our press releases.
3 This includes cases who test negative and are not epi-linked to a confirmed case.
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