Tally includes 18 new cases in central Oregon; Umatilla County has 88
PORTLAND, Oregon (KTVZ) – The Oregon Health Authority reported 375 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, eclipsing the old daily record by nearly 100, while Klamath County’s first reported death increased the state’s death toll. to 209.
OHA reported 375 new confirmed and suspected cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 am Thursday, bringing the state total to 9,294 cases, along with 241,760 negative test results.
New cases reported Thursday are in the following counties: Clackamas (22), Columbia (1), Crook (1), Deschutes (9), Douglas (2), Jackson (15), Jefferson (8), Josephine (8 ), Lane (15), Lincoln (3), Linn (3), Malheur (16), Marion (32), Morrow (8), Multnomah (64), Tillamook (1), Umatilla (88), Union (5 ), Wasco (2), Washington (67) and Yamhill (5).
Deschutes County has had 192 COVID-19 cases and 10,744 negative results, OHA said. Crook County has had 11 cases and 1,070 negative test results. Jefferson County has had 126 cases and 1,992 negative results.
Oregon’s COVID-19 death number 209 is a 73-year-old woman in Klamath County who tested positive on June 20 and died on June 30. Her place of death is being confirmed. She had underlying medical conditions.
Thursday’s case count is the largest single-day total in Oregon since the start of the pandemic, following the previous record high on Wednesday of 281 new cases.
“Oregon has experienced a five-week growth in cases,” OHA said, “and cases are increasing faster in our rural communities and in central and eastern Oregon. The highest county case count on Thursday was in the Umatilla County, with 88 new cases attributed to outbreaks and spread in the Community. “
Earlier this week, Gov. Kate Brown ordered her face covered in all closed public places across the state. Masks and facial linings, along with maintaining 6-foot spacing between people, have been shown to contain the spread of COVID-19.
Slight change of data to public health indicator panel
Due to technical issues in processing negative COVID-19 tests this week, many negative tests reported on June 25 were processed in subsequent days, leading to an increase in the percent positivity metric for that day on the Scoreboard public health.
OHA said this week’s trends in positive test percentages should be interpreted with more caution. To present more accurate information, the total percentage for the last seven days is provided in parentheses.
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