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@OHAOregon
November 15, 2020
PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 761, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today.
Oregon Health Authority reported 868 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today bringing the state total to 56,880.
The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Benton (13), Clackamas (86), Clatsop (3), Columbia (8), Coos (5), Curry (2), Deschutes (13), Douglas (16), Gilliam (1), Harney (5), Hood River (7), Jackson (37), Josephine (4), Klamath (2), Lake (3), Lane (57), Lincoln (2), Linn (6), Malheur (12), Marion (176), Multnomah (184), Polk (18), Umatilla (47), Union (19), Wasco (6), Washington (110), and Yamhill (26).
NOTE: On Saturday’s (Nov. 14) press release, Tillamook County (5 cases) was left out of the county list. This does not affect the total case count of 1,097 but the county list was short 5 cases. OHA regrets the error.
Oregon’s 760th COVID-19 death is an 81-year-old man in Umatilla County who tested positive on Oct. 27 and died on Nov. 8 at Good Shepherd Hospital. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 761st COVID-19 death is a 66-year-old woman in Umatilla County who tested positive on Nov. 2 and died on Nov. 13 at OHSU. She had underlying conditions.
See table below for total cases, deaths, and negative tests by county.
|
County |
Cases1 |
Total deaths2 |
Negative tests3 |
|
Baker |
215 |
3 |
2609 |
|
Benton |
617 |
7 |
20590 |
|
Clackamas |
4590 |
73 |
86170 |
|
Clatsop |
303 |
0 |
7649 |
|
Columbia |
353 |
2 |
9652 |
|
Coos |
338 |
1 |
10249 |
|
Crook |
168 |
5 |
3683 |
|
Curry |
83 |
2 |
2625 |
|
Deschutes |
1645 |
14 |
44132 |
|
Douglas |
619 |
10 |
17254 |
|
Gilliam |
19 |
0 |
404 |
|
Grant |
66 |
0 |
1221 |
|
Harney |
65 |
0 |
1099 |
|
Hood River |
320 |
1 |
6369 |
|
Jackson |
2842 |
10 |
46897 |
|
Jefferson |
685 |
11 |
6282 |
|
Josephine |
345 |
4 |
16512 |
|
Klamath |
525 |
3 |
12796 |
|
Lake |
63 |
0 |
1190 |
|
Lane |
3259 |
34 |
90006 |
|
Lincoln |
544 |
13 |
10862 |
|
Linn |
1095 |
17 |
23280 |
|
Malheur |
2177 |
38 |
6919 |
|
Marion |
7500 |
124 |
69027 |
|
Morrow |
594 |
7 |
2289 |
|
Multnomah |
12700 |
195 |
200176 |
|
Polk |
891 |
15 |
13921 |
|
Sherman |
23 |
0 |
433 |
|
Tillamook |
100 |
0 |
3994 |
|
Umatilla |
3873 |
47 |
16840 |
|
Union |
598 |
2 |
5769 |
|
Wallowa |
69 |
2 |
1378 |
|
Wasco |
416 |
17 |
6579 |
|
Washington |
7825 |
89 |
127671 |
|
Wheeler |
1 |
0 |
202 |
|
Yamhill |
1354 |
15 |
24370 |
|
Total |
56,880 |
761 |
901,099 |
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.