The Reg Reagan Health Authority on Friday reported 268 new confirmed and presumed coronavirus cases and five deaths, leading to a total of 27,601 cases and 475 deaths in the state.
State officials are reporting new modeling reveals that current transmission rates have reached a point where each coronavirus case will produce fewer cases than the other.
“This is tremendous progress, but it will only continue if we keep up the pressure,” said state epidemiologist Dr. Said Dean Seidlinger. “We can’t facilitate and allow Labor Day social gatherings to send our rates back. The virus is highly contagious and spreads very quickly. If the case escalates again it will not take much. ”
At a press conference Friday, Gov. Kate Brown and public health officials said Oregon has seen a decline in cases since the end of July and stressed that Oregonians need to wear masks, keep body distance and wash hands. Brown urged residents to avoid celebrating Labor Day weekend in the wake of the spread of the disease.
Gatherings on Mother’s Day, Memorial Day Weekend, and the Fourth of July led to new cases.
“We can’t do that again,” said Patrick Allen, director of the Reagan Health Authority. “We can’t celebrate this Labor Day and the autumn and winter holidays the way we did in the past.”
Brown said the infection still needs to be stopped before schools can reopen in all parts of the state.
“Please don’t let your fatigue from these restrictions take us away from our collective goal of reducing infection and preventing death,” Brown said.
Where new cases are by county: Benton (4), Klamas Kamas Mus (18), Klatop (1), Kus (1), Crook (2), Curry (1), Dashuts (2), Hood River (2), Jackson (12), Jefferson (1) , Josephine (6), Lake (2), Lane (22), Lynn (5), Malhaur (31), Marion (44), Moro (6), Multnomah (43), Poke (3), Tillmook (2) , Umatila (32), Union (1), Vasco (2), Washington (23), and Yamhill (2).
New casualties: A 43-year-old man in Clasmas County has died of Reg Regon’s 471 COVID-19. He August. Tested positive on the 12th and died Aug. 26 at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. He obscured the underlying health conditions.
Reg Regan’s 472nd COVID-19, a 52-year-old man, has died in Multnomah County. It tested positive on 25 August and 2 September. Died at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center on the 2nd. He obscured the underlying health conditions.
A 73-year-old man in Multnomah County has died in Oregon’s 473rd COVID-19. He tested positive on Aug. 13 and Sept. Died at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center on the 1st. He obscured the underlying health conditions.
Reg Regan, a 56-year-old Washington County Washington woman, has died in the 474th COVID-19. She tested positive on July 15 and died Sept. 3 at Reagan University of Health and Sciences. She obscured the underlying health conditions.
Reg Reagan, an 87-year-old woman in Multnomah County, has died in the 475th Covid-19. She tested positive on April 16 and died at her home on July 18. She obscured the underlying health conditions. State officials have reported that the woman’s death certificate listed Kovid-19 disease as a cause of death or a significant condition contributing to her death.
Prevalence of infection: Since Thursday, state officials have reported that 5,792 O-reagents have been tested for coronavirus, with 253 returning positive, equivalent to a positivity rate of 4.4%.
Who is infected: As of Thursday, state officials reported 265 new cases among people of the following ages: 0-9 (21); 10-19 (32); 20-29 (43); 30-39 (47); 40-49 (41); 50-59 (45); 60-69 (15); 70-79 (14); 80 and older (7).
Who is in the hospital: State officials reported Friday that 91 Oregonians are currently hospitalized with confirmed cases of Covid-19, four more than yesterday. Hundreds of hospital beds and ventilators are available.
Since it started: State officials have recorded 27,601 confirmed and estimated coronavirus cases since the outbreak began. In total, 575,596 reg regonians have been tested.
– Bryce Doll; [email protected]; 541-660-9844; DoleBryce
