OHA reports 294 new cases, including 18 in Central Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – COVID-19 has claimed eight lives in Oregon, bringing the state’s death to 383, including the 11th death of Deschutes County – the eighth among Mt. Bachelor Memory Care in Bend, the Oregon Health Authority reported Thursday.
OHA also reported 294 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 p.m. Thursday, bringing the state to a total of 22,300 cases and 444,963 negative test results.
The new cases are in the following counties: Baker (3), Benton (5), Clackamas (14), Columbia (1), Crook (1), Deschutes (4), Hood River (2), Jackson (16) , Jefferson (13), Josephine (2), Klamath (2), Lane (7), Lincoln (7), Linn (4), Malheur (12), Marion (35), Morrow (6), Multnomah (84) , Polk (6), Tillamook (1), Umatilla (20), Union (2), Wasco (2), Washington (36), and Yamhill (9).
Deschutes County now has 11 COVID-19 deaths, 621 deaths and 19,876 negative test results. Crook County has had one death, 51 cases and 1,857 negative test results. Jefferson County has had four deaths, 392 cases and 3,671 negative test results.
OHA reported an 85-year-old Deschutes County resident tested positive on July 12 and died last Sunday at his residence. He had underlying conditions, the agency said.
He was the eighth resident to die in hospice care at Mt. Bachelor Memory Care in Bend, where an outbreak in recent weeks has led to 66 confirmed COVID-19 cases.
As of Thursday, 43 residents and 23 staff have tested positive for the virus, Dganutes County Health Services spokesman Morgan Emerson said.
Emerson noted that the majority of employees who tested positive became symptomatic. She said two weeks with no new positive cases would be needed to explain the outbreak.
Mallory DaCosta, regional vice president of Frontier Management, which manages the facility, delivered a statement to NewsChannel 21 on Thursday:
“We are saddened to confirm the passing of one of our residents over the weekend,” the facility said. “This resident was in hospice prior to the pandemic and has tested positive for COVID-19.
“We continue to implement practices instituted by the CDC, as we have been since the beginning of this unusual global event. We are pleased to report that a large majority of cases remain asymptomatic, or are the crucial 20- and 30-day mark. passed on. “
St. Charles Health System reported 10 COVID-19 patients as of 7:30 a.m. Thursday, two of whom were in the ICU on ventilators.
Oregon’s 376th COVID-19 death is an 83-year-old woman in Malheur County who tested positive on Aug. 5 and died Aug. 10 at her residence. She had underlying circumstances.
Oregon’s 377th COVID-19 death is a 75-year-old man in Multnomah County who died on July 16 and died on August 8, at Kaiser Westside Medical Center. He had underlying circumstances.
Oregon’s 378th COVID-19 death is an 80-year-old woman in Clackamas County who tested positive on August 2 and died on August 9. More information on presence of underlying circumstances and location of death is confirmed.
Oregon’s 379th COVID-19 death is an 81-year-old man in Clackamas County who tested positive on Aug. 5 and died Aug. 11 in Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. He had underlying circumstances.
380. COVID-19 Death of Oregon is an 85-year-old man in Deschutes County who died on July 12 and died on August 9 in his residence. He had underlying circumstances.
Oregon’s 381st COVID-19 death is a 55-year-old man in Columbia County who tested positive on Aug. 7 and died on Aug. 9 at Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is confirmed.
Oregon’s 382nd COVID-19 death is a 78-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Aug. 6 and died on Aug. 7 at Providence Portland Medical Center. She had underlying circumstances.
Oregon’s 383rd COVID-19 death is an 84-year-old man in Multnomah County who died on July 30 and died on August 9 at Providence Portland Medical Center. He had underlying circumstances.
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