Oregon reports 1 more COVID-19 death, 260 new cases
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 572, along with 260 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority reported Sunday.
OHA reported 260 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Sunday, bringing the state total to 34,770 cases, along with 670,666 negative test results.
The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported Sunday are in the following counties: Benton (1), Clackamas (16), Columbia (3), Coos (3), Deschutes (8), Douglas (4), Jackson (9), Jefferson (4), Klamath (2), Lane (29), Lincoln (1), Linn (6), Malheur (14), Marion (37), Morrow (2), Multnomah (61), Polk (4), Umatilla (11), Washington (35), and Yamhill (10).
Oregon’s 572nd COVID-19 death is an 80-year-old man in Marion County who tested positive on Sept. 24 and died on Oct. 2 at Salem Hospital. He 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 | 101 | 2 | 1864 |
| Benton | 349 | 6 | 14386 |
| Clackamas | 2542 | 63 | 63057 |
| Clatsop | 225 | 0 | 5899 |
| Columbia | 201 | 1 | 7318 |
| Coos | 176 | 0 | 7331 |
| Crook | 63 | 1 | 2660 |
| Curry | 32 | 0 | 1898 |
| Deschutes | 906 | 12 | 31748 |
| Douglas | 257 | 4 | 13332 |
| Gilliam | 8 | 0 | 294 |
| Grant | 10 | 0 | 924 |
| Harney | 12 | 0 | 835 |
| Hood River | 254 | 0 | 5110 |
| Jackson | 1254 | 6 | 35188 |
| Jefferson | 562 | 8 | 5000 |
| Josephine | 215 | 2 | 12447 |
| Klamath | 302 | 3 | 10527 |
| Lake | 33 | 0 | 927 |
| Lane | 1470 | 19 | 67196 |
| Lincoln | 485 | 13 | 8939 |
| Linn | 568 | 13 | 17309 |
| Malheur | 1691 | 30 | 5511 |
| Marion | 4924 | 99 | 50451 |
| Morrow | 521 | 6 | 1834 |
| Multnomah | 7516 | 144 | 147690 |
| Polk | 553 | 15 | 9628 |
| Sherman | 18 | 0 | 346 |
| Tillamook | 54 | 0 | 3161 |
| Umatilla | 3095 | 42 | 13562 |
| Union | 446 | 2 | 4529 |
| Wallowa | 33 | 1 | 1028 |
| Wasco | 305 | 5 | 5226 |
| Washington | 4779 | 61 | 95602 |
| Wheeler | 0 | 0 | 164 |
| Yamhill | 810 | 14 | 17745 |
| Total | 34,770 | 572 | 670,666 |
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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