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@OHAOregon
October 18, 2020
Oregon reports 220 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 0 new deaths
PORTLAND, Ore. — The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from Saturday, Oct. 17, and remains at 620, Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today.
OHA reported 220 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today, bringing the state total to 39,532. The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Benton (3), Clackamas (8), Columbia (4), Coos (4), Deschutes (6), Douglas (2), Jackson (21), Josephine (1), Klamath (2), Lane (33), Lincoln (1), Linn (7), Malheur (2), Marion (33), Morrow (1), Multnomah (58), Polk (2), Umatilla (3), Wallowa (1), Washington (22), and Yamhill (6).
County |
Cases1 |
Total deaths2 |
Negative tests3 |
Baker |
112 |
2 |
2097 |
Benton |
416 |
6 |
16678 |
Clackamas |
2918 |
65 |
70862 |
Clatsop |
235 |
0 |
6432 |
Columbia |
247 |
1 |
8127 |
Coos |
214 |
0 |
8243 |
Crook |
81 |
1 |
2930 |
Curry |
56 |
1 |
2181 |
Deschutes |
1047 |
13 |
35847 |
Douglas |
314 |
4 |
14593 |
Gilliam |
11 |
0 |
346 |
Grant |
10 |
0 |
1001 |
Harney |
13 |
0 |
907 |
Hood River |
268 |
1 |
5651 |
Jackson |
1492 |
6 |
39034 |
Jefferson |
593 |
9 |
5380 |
Josephine |
256 |
2 |
13687 |
Klamath |
397 |
3 |
11378 |
Lake |
35 |
0 |
1024 |
Lane |
2091 |
22 |
74361 |
Lincoln |
508 |
13 |
9496 |
Linn |
741 |
14 |
19308 |
Malheur |
1842 |
33 |
5970 |
Marion |
5470 |
105 |
55897 |
Morrow |
540 |
6 |
1972 |
Multnomah |
8520 |
152 |
165350 |
Polk |
628 |
15 |
10884 |
Sherman |
18 |
0 |
379 |
Tillamook |
69 |
0 |
3429 |
Umatilla |
3258 |
43 |
14651 |
Union |
456 |
2 |
4854 |
Wallowa |
40 |
2 |
1122 |
Wasco |
332 |
15 |
5671 |
Washington |
5365 |
69 |
105775 |
Wheeler |
1 |
0 |
180 |
Yamhill |
938 |
15 |
19875 |
Total |
39,532 |
620 |
745,572 |
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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