The Reg Reagan Health Authority on Friday announced 457 new confirmed or presumed coronavirus cases and three new deaths, the highest number of cases reported since the first person tested positive for the virus in February.
The case has been on an upward trend throughout the week and has been exacerbated on Friday due to infections in Klatop County Pacific Seafood. The public health agency said the outbreak was first detected on September 15, but did not reach the threshold for public disclosure.
On Friday, Dr. Dean Seidlinger, a state health official and epidemiologist, said the hurricane was likely to extend the era, forcing thousands of people to leave their homes and come closer to each other, with college college students returning to campuses and gatherings where people were tempted to neglect. Measures for keeping a short distance from others at the social level. Sidlinger also noted that this is the first flu case in Reagan this week, which could further complicate the COVID-19 response.
“We are concerned about this increase,” Sidlinger said, adding that people need to continue to wear masks, maintain a distance of 6 feet from others and avoid gathering in large groups. “We urge every reg Regionian to take steps to protect themselves.”
The last time Oregon saw a similar increase in mid-summer cases was when Governor Kate Brown issued a statewide mask order. Sidlinger and other officials did not say what action the state would take in light of the recent spike other than continuing to follow social distance measures.
Where new cases are by county: Benton (11), Klamas Kamas (33), Klatop (73), Columbia (), Koos (), Deschauts (17), Jackson (14), Jefferson (4), Josephine (2), Klamath (1) ), Lake (3), Lane (50), Lincoln (2), Lynn (12), Malhaur (20), Marion (58), Moro (4), Multnomah (62), Poke (8), Tillmook (1) ), Umatila (9), Union (4), Vasco (3), Washington (51) and Yamahil (5).
New casualties: Reg Regan’s 540th death from coronavirus is a 76-year-old Lane County man with underlying health conditions. He died on September 1, but the Reagan Health Authority did not say If or When he tested positive. The agency said Covid-19 was listed on its death certificate as the cause of death or contributing factor. Officers were working to determine where he died.
The 541st casualty is an 85-year-old Multnomah County man with underlying medical conditions. He tested positive on September 15 and died on September 23. Legacy Mount. Hood Medical Center.
Jan. 542 is a 76-year-old Jackson County man with underlying medical conditions. He tested positive on Sept. 10 and died Sept. 18 at Providence Medford Medical Center.
Prevalence of infection: State officials reported 426 new confirmed infections out of 12,385 people tested, equivalent to a 3.4% positivity rate.. But the agency also said the error in the process resulted in an additional 7,000 negative results, collected in the last two months, according to a number released to the public on Friday. Excluding those negative tests, the daily positivity rate will be about 7.9%.
Who is infected: Newly confirmed or assumed infections increased in the following age groups: 0-9 (19); 10-19 (40); 20-29 (115); 30-39 (89); 40-49 (76); 50-59 (53); 60-69 (28); 70-79 (14); 80 and older (16).
Who is in the hospital: The state report said 139 Oregonians with coronavirus confirmation were currently in hospital Friday, the same as the previous day. Reg Reagan is just below its capacity, with hundreds of hospital beds and ventilators available.
Since it started: Reg Reagan has 32,314 confirmed or assumed infections and the lowest number of 542 deaths in the country. To date, 661,334 reg regonians have been tested.
– Kale Williams; [email protected]; 503-294-4048; sfkale
