Oregon reports 36 more COVID-19 deaths, including 2 from Jefferson County
Woman, 68, and man, 65, died this week at St. Charles-Bend
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- COVID-19 has claimed 36 more lives in Oregon, including two from Jefferson County, raising the state’s death toll to 1,340, along with 1,542 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority reported Saturday.
Jefferson County's 13th and 14th deaths were a 65-year-old man who died last Sunday at St. Charles Bend and a 68-year-old woman who died Friday, also at the Bend hospital.
OHA reported 1,542 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Saturday, bringing the state total to 101,814.
COVID-19 hospitalizations
The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 536, which is three fewer than Friday. There are 104 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is seven fewer than yesterday.
The total number of patients in hospital beds may fluctuate between report times. The numbers do not reflect admissions per day, nor the length of hospital stay. Staffing limitations are not captured in this data and may further limit bed capacity.
More information about hospital capacity can be found here.
Cases and deaths
The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported Saturday are in the following counties: Baker (9), Benton (23), Clackamas (109), Clatsop (5), Columbia (12), Coos (16), Crook (10), Curry (7), Deschutes (63), Douglas (24), Gilliam (2), Harney (1), Hood River (24), Jackson (75), Jefferson (26), Josephine (19), Klamath (52), Lake (1), Lane (172), Lincoln (2), Linn (35), Malheur (48), Marion (161), Morrow (7), Multnomah (326), Polk (34), Tillamook (14), Umatilla (48), Union (8), Wasco (18), Washington (148), Yamhill (43).
Oregon’s 1,305th COVID-19 death is an 86-year-old woman in Coos County who tested positive on Dec. 6 and died on Dec. 17 at Bay Area Hospital. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,306th COVID-19 death is a 42-year-old woman in Washington County who tested positive on Nov. 8 and died on Dec. 16 at Tuality Community Hospital-Hillsboro. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,307th COVID-19 death is an 80-year-old man in Clackamas County who tested positive on Nov. 10 and died on Nov. 30 at his residence. Presence of underlying conditions are being confirmed.
Oregon’s 1,308th COVID-19 death is an 83-year-old man in Columbia County who tested positive on Nov. 12 and died on Dec. 15 at Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,309th COVID-19 death is a 64-year-old woman in Coos County who tested positive on Dec. 1 and died on Dec. 15 at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center—Riverbend. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
Oregon’s 1,310th COVID-19 death is a 76-year-old man in Jackson County who tested positive on Nov. 20 and died on Nov. 27 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,311th COVID-19 death is an 89-year-old woman in Jackson County who tested positive on Nov. 12 and died on Nov. 25 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,312th COVID-19 death is a 90-year-old woman in Jackson County who tested positive on Dec. 16 and died on Dec. 16 at her residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
Oregon’s 1,313th COVID-19 death is a 68-year-old woman in Jefferson County who tested positive on Nov. 24 and died on Dec. 18 at St. Charles-Bend. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,314th COVID-19 death is a 65-year-old man in Jefferson County who tested positive on Dec. 7 and died on Dec. 13 at St. Charles Medical Center—Bend. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,315th COVID-19 death is a 60-year-old woman in Josephine County who tested positive on Dec. 10 and died on Dec. 17 at Three Rivers Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
Oregon’s 1,316th COVID-19 death is a 63-year-old man in Klamath County who tested positive on Dec. 10 and died on Dec. 12 at Sky Lakes Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,317th COVID-19 death is an 89-year-old man in Lane County who tested positive on Dec. 1 and died on Dec. 13 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,318th COVID-19 death is a 92-year-old man in Marion County who tested positive on Nov. 10 and died on Nov. 25 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,319th COVID-19 death is an 83-year-old man in Marion County who died on Dec. 8 at Salem Hospital. The death certificate listed COVID-19 disease or SARS-CoV-2 as a cause of death or a significant condition contributing to death. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,320th COVID-19 death is an 84-year-old man in Marion County who tested positive on Dec. 5 and died on Dec. 18 at Salem Hospital. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,321st COVID-19 death is a 71-year-old woman in Multnomah County who became symptomatic on Nov. 22 after contact with a confirmed case and died on Dec. 12 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,322nd COVID-19 death is an 85-year-old woman in Multnomah County who became symptomatic on Nov. 22 after contact with a confirmed case and died on Dec. 14 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,323rd COVID-19 death is a 75-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Nov. 14 and died on Nov. 20 at Kaiser Westside Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,324th COVID-19 death is a 94-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Nov. 21 and died on Dec. 10 at her residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
Oregon’s 1,325th COVID-19 death is an 83-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Nov. 6 and died on Nov. 28 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,326th COVID-19 death is a 101-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Nov. 4 and died on Nov. 13 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,327th COVID-19 death is a 76-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Nov. 21 and died on Dec. 11 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,328th COVID-19 death is an 83-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Nov. 6 and died on Nov. 28 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,329th COVID-19 death is a 74-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on Nov. 10 and died on Dec. 18 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,330th COVID-19 death is a 74-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on Nov. 7 and died on Dec. 9 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,331st COVID-19 death is an 82-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Nov. 21 and died on Dec. 10 at Providence Portland Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,332nd COVID-19 death is an 85-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Nov. 29 and died on Dec. 11 at Providence Portland Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
Oregon’s 1,333rd COVID-19 death is a 64-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on Dec. 4 and died on Dec. 14 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,334th COVID-19 death is an 89-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on Nov. 21 and died on Dec. 13 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,335th COVID-19 death is an 80-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on Dec. 13 and died on Dec. 18 at Legacy Mt. Hood Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,336th COVID-19 death is a 60-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Dec. 10 and died on Dec. 6 at her residence. Presence of had underlying conditions is being confirmed.
Oregon’s 1,337th COVID-19 death is an 80-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on Nov. 18 and died on Dec. 11 at Providence Portland Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,338th COVID-19 death is a 93-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Nov. 23 and died on Dec. 15 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,339th COVID-19 death is a 57-year-old man in Washington County who tested positive on Dec. 4 and died on Dec.11 at Tuality Community Hospital-Hillsboro. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,340th COVID-19 death is a 78-year-old woman in Union County who tested positive on Nov. 17 and died on Dec. 18 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.
| County | Cases 1 | Total deaths 2 |
| Baker | 394 | 4 |
| Benton | 1,209 | 9 |
| Clackamas | 8,938 | 107 |
| Clatsop | 486 | 2 |
| Columbia | 730 | 9 |
| Coos | 648 | 6 |
| Crook | 388 | 6 |
| Curry | 241 | 2 |
| Deschutes | 3,506 | 19 |
| Douglas | 1,277 | 36 |
| Gilliam | 33 | 1 |
| Grant | 164 | 1 |
| Harney | 123 | 1 |
| Hood River | 694 | 8 |
| Jackson | 5,264 | 58 |
| Jefferson | 1,256 | 14 |
| Josephine | 955 | 17 |
| Klamath | 1,591 | 14 |
| Lake | 181 | 4 |
| Lane | 6,160 | 80 |
| Lincoln | 800 | 16 |
| Linn | 2,303 | 31 |
| Malheur | 2,733 | 49 |
| Marion | 12,343 | 195 |
| Morrow | 771 | 7 |
| Multnomah | 22,973 | 365 |
| Polk | 1,726 | 24 |
| Sherman | 29 | 0 |
| Tillamook | 253 | 0 |
| Umatilla | 5,121 | 54 |
| Union | 943 | 13 |
| Wallowa | 76 | 3 |
| Wasco | 768 | 20 |
| Washington | 14,362 | 134 |
| Wheeler | 12 | 0 |
| Yamhill | 2,363 | 31 |
| Total | 101,814 | 1,340 |
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.
ELRs (Electronic Lab REports) Received 12/18
| County | Negative ELRs | Positive ELRs | Total ELRs | Percent Positivity |
| Baker | 40 | 0 | 40 | 0.0% |
| Benton | 1,071 | 32 | 1,103 | 2.9% |
| Clackamas | 1,693 | 81 | 1,774 | 4.6% |
| Clatsop | 104 | 0 | 104 | 0.0% |
| Columbia | 340 | 11 | 351 | 3.1% |
| Coos | 197 | 6 | 203 | 3.0% |
| Crook | 68 | 15 | 83 | 18.1% |
| Curry | 63 | 2 | 65 | 3.1% |
| Deschutes | 932 | 43 | 975 | 4.4% |
| Douglas | 202 | 9 | 211 | 4.3% |
| Gilliam | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0.0% |
| Grant | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Harney | 6 | 1 | 7 | 14.3% |
| Hood River | 181 | 15 | 196 | 7.7% |
| Jackson | 1,273 | 111 | 1,384 | 8.0% |
| Jefferson | 151 | 16 | 167 | 9.6% |
| Josephine | 356 | 29 | 385 | 7.5% |
| Klamath | 426 | 81 | 507 | 16.0% |
| Lake | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0% |
| Lane | 1,731 | 120 | 1,851 | 6.5% |
| Lincoln | 130 | 2 | 132 | 1.5% |
| Linn | 579 | 35 | 614 | 5.7% |
| Malheur | 68 | 8 | 76 | 10.5% |
| Marion | 1,766 | 236 | 2,002 | 11.8% |
| Morrow | 51 | 7 | 58 | 12.1% |
| Multnomah | 4,702 | 259 | 4,961 | 5.2% |
| Polk | 399 | 31 | 430 | 7.2% |
| Sherman | 11 | 1 | 12 | 8.3% |
| Tillamook | 120 | 11 | 131 | 8.4% |
| Umatilla | 388 | 48 | 436 | 11.0% |
| Union | 67 | 0 | 67 | 0.0% |
| Wallowa | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0% |
| Wasco | 181 | 10 | 191 | 5.2% |
| Washington | 2,311 | 208 | 2,519 | 8.3% |
| Yamhill | 612 | 38 | 650 | 5.8% |
| Statewide | 20,242 | 1,466 | 21,708 | 6.8% |
Total ELRs Received
| County | Negative ELRs | Positive ELRs | Total ELRs | Percent Positivity |
| Baker | 4,710 | 1,314 | 6,024 | 21.8% |
| Benton | 67,836 | 2,029 | 69,865 | 2.9% |
| Clackamas | 242,760 | 13,279 | 256,039 | 5.2% |
| Clatsop | 19,582 | 925 | 20,507 | 4.5% |
| Columbia | 23,139 | 990 | 24,129 | 4.1% |
| Coos | 20,342 | 681 | 21,023 | 3.2% |
| Crook | 8,538 | 612 | 9,150 | 6.7% |
| Curry | 4,796 | 175 | 4,971 | 3.5% |
| Deschutes | 87,201 | 5,205 | 92,406 | 5.6% |
| Douglas | 35,558 | 1,090 | 36,648 | 3.0% |
| Gilliam | 651 | 22 | 673 | 3.3% |
| Grant | 2,317 | 155 | 2,472 | 6.3% |
| Harney | 1,985 | 142 | 2,127 | 6.7% |
| Hood River | 18,019 | 927 | 18,946 | 4.9% |
| Jackson | 110,389 | 6,604 | 116,993 | 5.6% |
| Jefferson | 10,413 | 1,185 | 11,598 | 10.2% |
| Josephine | 28,432 | 932 | 29,364 | 3.2% |
| Klamath | 26,167 | 1,770 | 27,937 | 6.3% |
| Lake | 1,529 | 243 | 1,772 | 13.7% |
| Lane | 208,798 | 6,182 | 214,980 | 2.9% |
| Lincoln | 26,421 | 1,723 | 28,144 | 6.1% |
| Linn | 68,615 | 4,658 | 73,273 | 6.4% |
| Malheur | 13,327 | 4,136 | 17,463 | 23.7% |
| Marion | 180,573 | 17,907 | 198,480 | 9.0% |
| Morrow | 4,081 | 913 | 4,994 | 18.3% |
| Multnomah | 553,869 | 33,327 | 587,196 | 5.7% |
| Polk | 35,816 | 2,224 | 38,040 | 5.8% |
| Sherman | 819 | 38 | 857 | 4.4% |
| Tillamook | 8,299 | 236 | 8,535 | 2.8% |
| Umatilla | 36,649 | 5,530 | 42,179 | 13.1% |
| Union | 6,690 | 764 | 7,454 | 10.2% |
| Wallowa | 1,445 | 50 | 1,495 | 3.3% |
| Wasco | 16,591 | 917 | 17,508 | 5.2% |
| Washington | 351,547 | 21,301 | 372,848 | 5.7% |
| Wheeler | 256 | 13 | 269 | 4.8% |
| Yamhill | 67,731 | 3,422 | 71,153 | 4.8% |
| Statewide | 2,295,891 | 141,621 | 2,437,512 | 5.8% |
Mental and emotional resources for difficult times:
- Mental and emotional health resources are available on OHA's Safe + Strong website.
- Or call the Safe + Strong Helpline at 800-923-4357 (800-923-HELP). The line offers free, 24-7 emotional support and resource referral to anyone who needs it — not only those experiencing a mental health crisis.
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.
