Oregon reports 600 new COVID-19 cases, another daily record; 2 more deaths
For second straight day; Deschutes County reports 24 cases; 3-day total at 75
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 675, while there have been 600 new cases, hitting yet another daily record, the Oregon Health Authority reported Friday.
Oregon Health Authority reported 600 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Friday, bringing the state total to 44,389 cases and 810,549 negative test results.
Friday’s daily case count is the highest since the beginning of the pandemic, 25 higher than Thursday's count of 575 cases, which also was a daily record.
The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported Friday are in the following counties: Baker (3), Benton (1), Clackamas (45), Clatsop (3), Columbia (4), Coos (2), Crook (3), Deschutes (24), Douglas (4), Gilliam (1), Harney (2). Hood River (3), Jackson (69), Jefferson (2), Josephine (3), Klamath (9), Lake (4), Lane (34), Lincoln (1), Linn (18), Malheur (18), Marion (44), Morrow (3), Multnomah (152), Polk (7), Sherman (2), Tillamook (1), Umatilla (26), Union (3), Wallowa (2), Wasco (3), Washington (91), Yamhill (13).
Deschutes County has now had 75 cases reported in the past three days and 1,209 cases total, along with 13 deaths and 39,095 negative test results. Crook County has had 116 cases, two deaths and 3,188 negative test results. Jefferson County has had 609 cases, 10 deaths and 5,704 negative test results.
St. Charles Health System reported six COVID-19 patients as of 7:30 a.m. Friday and two of them in the ICU, one on a ventilator.
Oregon’s 674th COVID-19 death is a 95-year-old woman in Linn County who tested positive on Oct. 26 and died on Oct. 29 at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
Oregon’s 675th COVID-19 death is an 83-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Oct. 12 and died on Oct. 25 at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.
OHA releases newest COVID-19 modeling update
On Friday, OHA released its latest modeling update, showing that COVID-19 is continuing to spread -- but if transmission continues at its current rate, daily cases would increase only slightly. The model’s data does not take into account the most recent case counts, but is based on data through Oct. 22.
The model examined three scenarios:
- The first scenario assumes that if transmission continues at its current level into late November, new daily cases would increase from around 340 to 380 and new daily hospitalizations would number about 22.
- The more pessimistic scenario assumes a 5-percentage point increase in transmission, which if happens, would drive daily cases upward to about 520, with a steep increase in people who are hospitalized daily due to the virus. This would indicate vastly accelerated spread.
- The final and most optimistic scenario model assumes a drop in transmission to mid-August levels. That would result in 230 reported cases and a steep drop in daily hospitalizations due to COVID. This would signal considerably slower community spread.
All Oregonians can play a role in fending off the spread of COVID-19 by:
- Keeping physical distance
- Avoid large gatherings
- Wear a face covering
- Frequent hand washing
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.
