Oregon reports 7 more COVID-19 deaths, including Jefferson Co. man; 424 new cases
(Update: OHA weekly report shows record cases, positive rate holds steady)
Deschutes County has 26 new cases, 2nd-highest daily tally; Crook County 2
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- COVID-19 has claimed seven more lives in Oregon, including a Jefferson County man, raising the state's death toll to 671, along with 424 new cases, 26 of them in Deschutes County, the Oregon Health Authority reported Wednesday.
OHA reported 424 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, bringing the state total to 43,228 cases, along with 797,821 negative test results.
The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported Wednesday are in the following counties: Baker (8), Benton (3), Clackamas (35), Clatsop (2), Columbia (1), Coos (7), Crook (2), Deschutes (26), Douglas (4), Hood River (2), Jackson (35), Klamath (3), Lake (3), Lane (34), Lincoln (1), Linn (11), Malheur (16), Marion (34), Morrow (1), Multnomah (110), Polk (6), Tillamook (2), Umatilla (17), Union (9), Wasco (1), Washington (48), and Yamhill (3).
Oregon’s 665th COVID-19 death is a 55-year-old man in Jefferson County who tested positive on July 18 and died on Sept. 13 at St. Charles Medical Center Madras. He had underlying conditions.
The 26 Deschutes County cases reported Wednesday are not the largest in a day, but close to the largest single-day tally of 28 cases reported on July 16, according to Morgan Emerson of Deschutes County Health Services.
"That was due in large part to the long-term care facility outbreak" at Mt. Bachelor Memory Care, Emerson said Wednesday. "However, this is the largest (daily count) that is not associated with a significant outbreak."
Crook County has had 112 COVID-19 cases, two deaths and 3,128 negative test results. Deschutes County has had 1,161 cases, 13 deaths and 38,302 negative test results. Jefferson County has had 605 cases, 10 deaths and 5,621 negative test results.
St. Charles Health System had seven COVID-19 patients as of 7:30 a.m. Thursday, one of whom was in the ICU and on a ventilator.
Oregon’s 666th COVID-19 death is an 81-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on Oct. 11 and died on Oct. 24 at Adventist Health Portland. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 667th COVID-19 death is a 68-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Aug. 14 and died on Oct. 24 at Kaiser Westside Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 668th COVID-19 death is a 58-year-old woman in Coos County who tested positive on Oct. 15 and died on Oct. 22 in her residence. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 669th COVID-19 death is a 78-year-old man in Jackson County who tested positive on Oct. 13 and died on Oct. 26 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 670th COVID-19 death is a 62-year-old man in Clackamas County who tested positive on Sept. 18 and died on Oct. 24 at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center. He did not have underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 671st COVID-19 death is an 85-year-old woman in Washington County who tested positive on Oct. 16 and died on Oct. 23 at Kaiser Westside Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
NOTE: Updated information is available about Oregon’s 447th COVID-19 death, a man in Multnomah County. His age was incorrectly reported as 29. He was 34. OHA regrets this error.
OHA releases weekly report
The Oregon Health Authority released its COVID-19 Weekly Report today. During the week of Monday, October 19, through Sunday, October 25, OHA recorded 2,642 new cases of COVID-19. That is a 14% increase from the previous week and a record-high for the pandemic.
The number of newly tested Oregonians rose to 31,448 and the percentage of positive tests held steady at 6.5%. Twenty-seven Oregonians were reported to have died in association with COVID-19, compared to 25 the previous week, and 143 were hospitalized.
People aged 20 to 49 accounted for the largest percentage of infection, at 56%, despite accounting for 39% of the total population. People under 30 accounted for 37 percent of the cases.
People over 80 accounted for 51% of COVID-19-associated deaths and people over 70 accounted for 75% of deaths associated with the illness.
As COVID-19 cases continue to surge, OHA reminds people to:
- Wear a face covering.
- Keep physically distant.
- Avoid large gatherings and restrict gatherings with people outside of your household.
- Maintain good hand hygiene.
Stay informed about COVID-19:
Oregon response: The Oregon Health Authority leads the state response.
United States response: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention leads the U.S. response.
Global response: The World Health Organization guides the global response.
