Weekly report: Fewer positive test results, slight increase in deaths
PORTLAND, Oregon (KTVZ) – COVID-19 has claimed eight more lives in Oregon, bringing the state’s death toll to 311, along with 304 new cases, 24 of them in central Oregon, the Authority on Wednesday reported. Oregon Health.
The Oregon Health Authority reported 304 new confirmed and suspected cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 am Wednesday, bringing the state total to 17,721 cases, along with 376,434 negative test results.
New confirmed cases are found in the following counties: Benton (3), Clackamas (28), Clatsop (1), Crook (3), Deschutes (16), Douglas (2), Hood River (7), Jackson (13 ), Jefferson (5), Josephine (4), Klamath (2), Lane (13), Lincoln (2), Linn (1), Malheur (20), Marion (20), Morrow (5), Multnomah (82 ), Polk (4), Umatilla (4), Union (1), Wallowa (1), Wasco (3), Washington (51) and Yamhill (13).
Crook County has had 39 COVID-19 cases, one death, and 1,623 negative test results. Deschutes County has had 494 cases, five deaths, and 16,582 negative test results. Jefferson County has had 281 cases, three deaths, and 2,950 negative results.
The St. Charles Health System reported eight COVID-19 patients as of 7:30 am Wednesday, with two of them in the ICU and on ventilators.
The 304th COVID-19 death in Oregon is a 72-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on July 10 and died on July 23 at his residence. It had underlying conditions.
The 305th death of Oregon COVID-19 is a 90-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on July 23 and died on July 27 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.
COVID-19’s 306th death in Oregon is a 94-year-old woman in Umatilla County who tested positive on July 22 and died on July 28 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.
The 307th death of Oregon COVID-19 is an 87-year-old woman in Umatilla County who tested positive on July 16 and died on July 27 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s COVID-19 death 308 is an 85-year-old woman in Morrow County who tested positive on July 10 and died on July 21. The location of death and the presence of underlying conditions are being confirmed.
The 309th death of Oregon COVID-19 is a 65-year-old man in Jackson County who tested positive on June 29 and died on July 25 at Providence Portland Medical Center. It had underlying conditions.
COVID-19’s 310th death in Oregon is a 79-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on July 27 and died on July 28 at Providence Portland Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.
The 311st death of Oregon COVID-19 is a 73-year-old woman in Umatilla County who tested positive on June 21 and died on July 19. The location of the death is being confirmed. She had underlying conditions.
Countywide Expanded Dashboard Posted
OHA today released a new expanded version of the Oregon “COVID-19 Tests and Results by County” panel.
The dashboard now includes additional information on weekly trends in the percentage of COVID-19 tests that have been positive by county and weekly trends in the total number of people tested for COVID-19 by county.
These trends help us understand the changes in COVID-19 burden in communities across Oregon.
The weekly report shows a daily increase and less positivity for COVID-19
Today, OHA released its Weekly Report, which showed that during the week of July 20-26, 42,452 people were screened for COVID-19 in Oregon, and 5.1 percent of them tested positive, compared to 6.6 percent. last week.
During that week, the OHA recorded 2,241 new cases of COVID-19 infection, an increase from the previous week. Additionally, 27 Oregon residents were reported to have died, representing a slight increase from the previous week.
Large outbreaks have contributed to a declining proportion of recent cases, and sporadic cases (those not related to another case) have increased, according to the spread of the community.
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