Oregon reports 4 COVID-19 deaths, 408 cases; Warm Springs boss’s wife dies

PORTLAND, Oregon (KTVZ) – COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, bringing the state’s death toll to 286, along with 408 new cases, including 29 in central Oregon, the Health Authority reported Saturday. from Oregon.

OHA reported 408 new confirmed and suspected cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 am Saturday, bringing the state total to 16,492 cases, along with 357,518 negative test results.

Meanwhile, the Confederate Tribes of Warm Springs released more details on Friday night of the reserve’s first COVID-19-related death.

Shirley Stayhi Heath, the wife of veteran Warm Springs chief Delvis Heath Sr. and a member of the Yakama tribe, passed away Thursday, according to a press release saying COVID-19 was the cause of his death.

“She was a beloved mother, grandmother and adviser to her husband,” the tribes said. “She spent her youth at Celilo Village and (she) moved to the Warm Springs Preserve after marrying Mr. Delvis Heath. The Warm Springs community was blessed with her care and love for her tribal people.”

The couple married 60 years ago, according to a biography of Delvis Heath. For many years, the family ran Chief Heath’s horse stables at Kah-Nee-Ta High Desert Resort and Casino. They also raised and ran thoroughbreds and horse quarters, and ran several heads of cattle in the reserve range.

Warm Springs reported 152 cases of COVID-19 as of Friday and 1,568 negative test results and 92 cases recovered.

New cases are found in the following counties: Baker (2), Benton (1), Clackamas (30), Columbia (1), Coos (3), Crook (1), Deschutes (19), Douglas (6), Harney (1), Hood River (5), Jackson (7), Jefferson (9), Josephine (5), Klamath (3), Lane (5), Lincoln (2), Linn (3), Malheur (11) , Marion (52), Morrow (10), Multnomah (73), Polk (11), Umatilla (80), Wasco (2), Washington (58) and Yamhill (8).

Oregon’s COVID-19 death number 283 is a 66-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on June 14 and died on July 14 at the Adventist Medical Center. It had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s COVID-19 death number 284 is an 88-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on July 10 and died on July 21 at his residence. It had underlying conditions.

The 285th death of Oregon COVID-19 is an 87-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on July 7 and died on July 17. His place of death and the underlying conditions are being confirmed.

The 286th death of Oregon COVID-19 is an 85-year-old man in Umatilla County who tested positive on July 14 and died on July 24. His place of death and the underlying conditions are being confirmed.

Please refer to the table below for total cases, deaths, and negative tests by county.

1 This includes cases confirmed by diagnostic tests and presumptive cases. Suspected cases are those without a positive diagnostic test who have symptoms similar to COVID-19 and had close contact with a confirmed case. The 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 people who have died from COVID-19 in Oregon, see our press releases.

3 This includes cases that are negative and are not linked by epi to a confirmed case.

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