Had underlying circumstances, died Tuesday in St. Louis. Charles Bend
(Update: OHA weekly report finds cases in decline)
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – COVID-19 has claimed six more lives in Oregon, including a 55-year-old Jefferson County resident who died Tuesday in St. Louis. Charles Bend, which increased the state’s death toll to 433, the Oregon Health Authority reported Wednesday.
OHA also reported 222 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, bringing the state total to 25,571 cases, along with 507,167 negative test results.
The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported today in the following counties: Benton (1), Clackamas (15), Columbia (1), Coos (5), Deschutes (4), Douglas (4 ), Jackson (25)), Josephine (2), Lane (8), Lincoln (3), Linn (1), Malheur (9), Marion (38), Morrow (2), Multnomah (54), Polk ( 1), Umatilla (24), Union (3), Wasco (1), Washington (18), and Yamhill (3).
Crook County has had 54 COVID-19 cases, one death and 2,183 negative test results. Deschutes County has 677 cases, 11 deaths and 22,939 negative test results. Jefferson County has 450 cases, seven deaths and 4,087 negative test results.
As of 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, St. Charles Health System to have two COVID-19 patients, one in the ICU and on a ventilator.
The 428th COVID-19 death of Oregon is a 90-year-old man in Baker County who tested positive on August 11 and died on August 21 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.
The 429th COVID-19 death of Oregon is a 92-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on August 1 and died on August 15 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.
The 430th COVID-19 death of Oregon is a 55-year-old man in Jefferson County who tested positive on June 26 and died on August 25 in St. Louis. Charles Bend. He had underlying conditions.
The 431st COVID-19 death of Oregon is an 82-year-old woman who tested positive on June 25 and died on August 25. More information on place of death is confirmed. She had underlying conditions.
The 432nd COVID-19 death of Oregon is a 55-year-old woman in Marion County who tested positive on May 5 and died on August 15. The death certificate listed COVID-19 disease as SARS-CoV-2 as the cause of death as a major condition contributing to the death.
Oregon’s 433rd COVID-19 death is a 62-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on August 16 and died on August 22 in Adventist Health Portland. He had underlying conditions.
COVID-19 cases dropped last week
The Oregon Health Authority today released its weekly report, which showed a 13% drop in daily cases for the week of August 16 to August 23. OHA registered 1,704 new cases of COVID-19 cases – less than the previous week of 1,963,
Slightly fewer Oregonians were tested for the week, which tested a total of 24,177 people. That includes comprehensive tests performed at all locations, including commercial laboratories, non-hospitals, hospital laboratories and the Oregon State Public Health Laboratory.
The rate of positive testing also dropped, to 5.1% from 5.4%.
The age group most affected by the virus remains 20-29, although the elderly remain the hardest hit age group. COVID-19 hospitalization and death rates increase with age; almost half of the 420 deaths were among persons 80 or older, and 75% among persons 70 and older.
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