Oregon reports 3 more COVID-19 deaths as toll nears 600; 425 new cases
(Update: OHA changes recovered cases reporting)
14 new cases in Deschutes County, 5 in Jefferson County
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 597, along with 425 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority reported Friday.
OHA reported 425 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Friday bringing the state total to 36,526 cases, along with 694,145 negative tests resuls.
The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported Friday are in the following counties: Baker (1), Benton (4), Clackamas (32), Clatsop (1), Columbia (3), Coos (4), Curry (2), Deschutes (14), Douglas (7), Hood River (7), Jackson (24), Jefferson (5), Josephine (7), Klamath (2), Lane (37), Lincoln (1), Linn (17), Malheur (28), Marion (50), Morrow (1), Multnomah (101), Polk (7), Tillamook (2), Umatilla (9), Union (2), Wasco (3), Washington (39), and Yamhill (15).
Crook County has had 64 COVID-19 cases, one death and 2,763 negative test results, OHA reported. Deschutes County has had 967 cases, 13 deaths and 33,087 negative test results. Jefferson County has had 585 cases, eight deaths and 5,167 negative test results.
St. Charles Health System reported three COVID-19 patients as of 8:30 a.m. Friday, one of whom was in the ICU but not on a ventilator.
Oregon’s 595th COVID-19 death is a 73-year-old man in Lane County who tested positive on Sept. 20 and died on Sept. 30 at McKenzie Willamette Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 596th COVID-19 death is a 91-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Aug. 17 and died on Aug. 18 in her residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
Oregon’s 597th COVID-19 death is an 86-year-old woman in Wasco County who tested positive on Sept. 18 and died on Sept. 30 in her residence. She had underlying conditions.
OHA changes recovered cases reporting
OHA is changing the way it reports recovered cases of COVID-19.
Prior to May 1, OHA periodically telephoned COVID-19 cases and asked if they still experienced symptoms to assess when they had recovered. People who reported no longer suffering symptoms were reported as “recovered.”
But after May 1, when these calls were discontinued, the definition was revised to become a person “alive 60 days after onset of illness.” But the new definition did not factor in people who experience prolonged illness or lasting effects from COVID-19. For that reason, the count of recovered cases after May 1 will no longer be reported on OHA’s COVID-19 data dashboards or website.
OHA is developing a new metric that will measure the proportion of cases who are alive 60 days after onset of illness. However, the definition is still being refined, and may take into consideration factors that measure disease severity, such as hospitalization status. Information on recovery for cases prior to May 1, 2020 will still be available on the OHA website in the COVID-19 Weekly Report.
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