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Sept. 20, 2020
PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 526, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today.
Oregon Health Authority reported 208 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today bringing the state total to 30,801.
The new cases are in the following counties: Benton (7), Clackamas (18), Clatsop (4), Columbia (3), Coos (2), Deschutes (9), Douglas (2), Gilliam (1), Hood River (4), Jackson (5), Jefferson (2), Klamath (1), Lane (23), Linn (7), Malheur (15), Marion (21), Morrow (3), Multnomah (41), Polk (1), Umatilla (8), Washington (28), and Yamhill (3).
Oregon’s 526th COVID-19 death is a 73-year-old woman in Marion County who tested positive on Sept. 1 and died on Sept.18, at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.
See table below for total cases, deaths, and negative tests by county.
|
County |
Cases1 |
Total deaths2 |
Negative tests3 |
|
Baker |
90 |
2 |
1,533 |
|
Benton |
285 |
6 |
12,143 |
|
Clackamas |
2,256 |
61 |
56,853 |
|
Clatsop |
117 |
0 |
5,304 |
|
Columbia |
154 |
1 |
6,608 |
|
Coos |
138 |
0 |
6,445 |
|
Crook |
60 |
1 |
2,470 |
|
Curry |
27 |
0 |
1,705 |
|
Deschutes |
769 |
12 |
28,147 |
|
Douglas |
209 |
3 |
12,176 |
|
Gilliam |
8 |
0 |
265 |
|
Grant |
8 |
0 |
862 |
|
Harney |
12 |
0 |
764 |
|
Hood River |
245 |
0 |
4,772 |
|
Jackson |
1,039 |
4 |
31,732 |
|
Jefferson |
513 |
8 |
4,499 |
|
Josephine |
183 |
2 |
11,311 |
|
Klamath |
273 |
2 |
9,844 |
|
Lake |
28 |
0 |
853 |
|
Lane |
964 |
15 |
60,349 |
|
Lincoln |
472 |
13 |
8,406 |
|
Linn |
466 |
13 |
15,580 |
|
Malheur |
1,527 |
23 |
4,819 |
|
Marion |
4,447 |
90 |
45,305 |
|
Morrow |
488 |
6 |
1,682 |
|
Multnomah |
6,818 |
130 |
133,456 |
|
Polk |
502 |
15 |
8,442 |
|
Sherman |
18 |
0 |
327 |
|
Tillamook |
48 |
0 |
2,915 |
|
Umatilla |
2,913 |
41 |
12,629 |
|
Union |
435 |
2 |
3,409 |
|
Wallowa |
28 |
1 |
930 |
|
Wasco |
234 |
3 |
4,709 |
|
Washington |
4,289 |
58 |
87,468 |
|
Wheeler |
0 |
0 |
159 |
|
Yamhill |
738 |
14 |
16,397 |
|
Total |
30,801 |
526 |
605,268 |
1This includes cases confirmed by diagnostic testing and presumptive cases. Presumptive cases are those without a positive diagnostic test who present COVID-19-like symptoms and had close contact with a confirmed case. County of residence for cases may change as new information becomes available. If changes occur, we will update our counts accordingly.
2For additional details on individuals who have died from COVID-19 in Oregon, please refer to our press releases.
3This includes cases who test negative and are not epi-linked to a confirmed case.
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