Aug. 16, 2020
PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 388, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today.
Oregon Health Authority reported 252 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today, bringing the state total to 23,262.
The new cases are in the following counties: Clackamas (26), Clatsop (1), Columbia (4), Deschutes (4), Hood River (2), Jackson (18), Jefferson (3), Josephine ( 1), Klamath (2), Lane (4), Lincoln (1), Linn (5), Malheur (12), Marion (40), Morrow (7), Multnomah (67), Polk (7), Umatilla (15), Wasco (1), Washington (29) and Yamhill (3).
Oregon’s 387th COVID-19 death is an 86-year-old woman in Clackamas County who tested positive on August 12 and died on August 13, at Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 388th COVID-19 death is a 52-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on August 5 and died on August 14 at Providence Portland Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.
There is updated information on Oregon’s 384th COVID-19 death. The death was a 73-year-old woman in Lane County who tested positive on July 25 and died on August 12 at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.
Due to a script error some negative test results from early in the day Saturday were reported on Saturday. That may result in an unusually low positive test rate Saturday and a higher one today. This did not affect positive cases.
See table below for total cases, deaths and negative tests by county.
County | Cases1 | Total deaths2 | Negative tests3 |
Baker | 53 | 0 | 1170 |
Benton | 186 | 6 | 9371 |
Clackamas | 1689 | 50 | 45213 |
Clatsop | 91 | 0 | 4095 |
Columbia | 110 | 1 | 5082 |
Coos | 93 | 0 | 4388 |
Crook | 52 | 1 | 1953 |
Curry | 19 | 0 | 1150 |
Deschutes | 639 | 11 | 20611 |
Douglas | 160 | 1 | 9051 |
Gilliam | 4 | 0 | 208 |
Grant | 4 | 0 | 601 |
Harney | 11 | 0 | 622 |
Hood River | 218 | 0 | 4099 |
Jackson | 559 | 2 | 21468 |
Jefferson | 411 | 5 | 3760 |
Josephine | 139 | 2 | 7615 |
Klamath | 210 | 2 | 7943 |
Lake | 32 | 0 | 586 |
Lane | 625 | 4 | 47173 |
Lincoln | 438 | 9 | 7185 |
Linn | 333 | 11 | 12025 |
Malheur | 905 | 15 | 3685 |
Marion | 3204 | 73 | 34830 |
Morrow | 407 | 3 | 1343 |
Multnomah | 5330 | 102 | 104501 |
Polk | 364 | 12 | 6032 |
Sherman | 16 | 0 | 284 |
Tillamook | 35 | 0 | 2302 |
Umatilla | 2450 | 32 | 10223 |
Union | 398 | 2 | 2731 |
Wallowa | 21 | 1 | 742 |
Wasco | 202 | 3 | 4008 |
Washington | 3337 | 27 | 67314 |
Wheeler | 0 | 0 | 143 |
Yamhill | 517 | 13 | 12028 |
Total | 23,262 | 388 | 465,535 |
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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