‘Steep and stark slope’: Oregon’s 1,517 new COVID-19 cases set 4th straight record

OHA director pleads for small gatherings; one more death raises tally to 820; Deschutes County has 38 new cases, Crook County 6, Jefferson County 8

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- For the fourth straight day, the Oregon Health Authority on Sunday reported a record-breaking high -- 1,517 -- of new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 in Oregon.

That brings the state total to 65,170 cases and 944,444 negative test results.

COVID-19 also has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 820, OHA reported as of 12:01 a.m. Sunday.

Sunday's case count was eight higher than the 1,509 reported on Saturday, after previous record daily counts of 1,225 new cases on Thursday and 1,306 on Friday.

“Oregon is on a steep and stark slope of rising coronavirus cases,” OHA Director Patrick Allen said Sunday. “But we aren’t powerless in the face of this virus. Because it depends on us to slow the spread. Your choices make a difference.

“Local health officials in every part of the state have investigated outbreaks that started with get-togethers that seemed innocent at the time, but led to many people getting sick, and in some cases, hospitalizations and deaths.

“This Thanksgiving, cancel any plans you have to celebrate indoors with large groups of family and friends. The safest, wisest and most caring way to protect the people you love is to keep your Thanksgiving dinner small and limited to no more than one other household beside your own. Keep the holidays a time to remember, not a time to regret.”

The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported Sunday are in the following counties: Benton (7), Clackamas (207), Clatsop (7), Columbia (8), Coos (9), Crook (6), Deschutes (38), Douglas (12), Grant (15), Hood River (6), Jackson (55), Jefferson (8), Josephine (14), Klamath (53), Lake (6), Lane (64), Lincoln (1), Linn (27), Malheur (16), Marion (183), Morrow (7), Multnomah (516), Polk (26), Umatilla (47), Union (5), Wasco (11), Washington (128), and Yamhill (35).

Oregon’s 820th COVID-19 death is a 65-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on Nov. 15 and died on Nov. 15. Place of death and presence of underlying conditions are being confirmed.

County	Cases (1)	Total deaths (2)	Negative tests (3)
Baker	257	3	2,762
Benton	709	7	21,746
Clackamas	5,353	76	90,277
Clatsop	333	0	7,985
Columbia	422	3	10,104
Coos	383	1	10,731
Crook	190	6	3,893
Curry	105	2	2,706
Deschutes	1,911	14	46,678
Douglas	804	15	18,130
Gilliam	21	0	430
Grant	122	1	1,372
Harney	86	1	1,127
Hood River	361	1	6,681
Jackson	3,356	23	49,176
Jefferson	765	11	6,563
Josephine	431	4	17,204
Klamath	685	4	13,392
Lake	98	0	1,212
Lane	3,820	37	93,714
Lincoln	563	13	11,599
Linn	1260	18	24,230
Malheur	2,308	39	7,235
Marion	8,321	127	72,521
Morrow	619	7	2,405
Multnomah	14,988	210	209,670
Polk	1,051	15	14,771
Sherman	23	0	445
Tillamook	111	0	4,150
Umatilla	4,099	48	17,647
Union	691	2	6,007
Wallowa	70	2	1,435
Wasco	472	18	6,853
Washington	8,815	96	133,636
Wheeler	2	0	210
Yamhill	1,565	16	25,747
Total	65,170	820	944,444

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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Global response: The World Health Organization guides the global response.