Coronavirus in Oregon: 252 new cases, 2 deaths


Oregon has 252 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, the Oregon Health Authority announced Sunday, and two additional people have died from the virus.

Over the weekend, Oregon passed 23,000 confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases.

Where the new cases are per province: Clackamas (26), Clatsop (1), Columbia (4), Deschutes (4), Hood River (2), Jackson (18), Jefferson (3), Josephine (1), Klamath (2), Lane (4 )), Lincoln (1), Linn (5), Malheur (12), Marion (40), Morrow (7), Multnomah (67), Polk (7), Umatilla (15), Wasco (1), Washington ( 29)) and Yamhill (3).

New dead: An 86-year-old woman in Clackamas County with underlying conditions died on August 13th. She tested positive August 12th. And is Oregon’s 387th COVID-19 death.

A 52-year-old woman died Aug. 14 at Providence Portland Medical Center, marking the state’s 388th COVID-19 death. She had underlying circumstances and tested positive August 5th.

The state health authority also provided additional information about the 384th death of the state COVID-19, a 73-year-old Lane County woman who had underlying conditions. She tested positive July 25 and died August 12 at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center.

Since it started: OHA has reported 23,262 confirmed and presumptive cases and 388 deaths since the coronavirus pandemic began. OHA also reported that 465,535 people have been tested so far.

– Ryan Nguyen; [email protected]; @ryanjjnguyen