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Oregon reports 260 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 1 new death

Oct. 4, 2020

PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 572, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today.

Oregon Health Authority reported 260 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today bringing the state total to 34,770. The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Benton (1), Clackamas (16), Columbia (3), Coos (3), Deschutes (8), Douglas (4), Jackson (9), Jefferson (4), Klamath (2), Lane (29), Lincoln (1), Linn (6), Malheur (14), Marion (37), Morrow (2), Multnomah (61), Polk (4), Umatilla (11), Washington (35), and Yamhill (10).

Oregon’s 572nd COVID-19 death is an 80-year-old man in Marion County who tested positive on Sept. 24 and died on Oct. 2 at Salem Hospital. He had underlying conditions.

See table below for total cases, deaths, and negative tests by county.

County

Cases1

Total deaths2

Negative tests3

Baker

101

2

1864

Benton

349

6

14386

Clackamas

2542

63

63057

Clatsop

225

0

5899

Columbia

201

1

7318

Coos

176

0

7331

Crook

63

1

2660

Curry

32

0

1898

Deschutes

906

12

31748

Douglas

257

4

13332

Gilliam

8

0

294

Grant

10

0

924

Harney

12

0

835

Hood River

254

0

5110

Jackson

1254

6

35188

Jefferson

562

8

5000

Josephine

215

2

12447

Klamath

302

3

10527

Lake

33

0

927

Lane

1470

19

67196

Lincoln

485

13

8939

Linn

568

13

17309

Malheur

1691

30

5511

Marion

4924

99

50451

Morrow

521

6

1834

Multnomah

7516

144

147690

Polk

553

15

9628

Sherman

18

0

346

Tillamook

54

0

3161

Umatilla

3095

42

13562

Union

446

2

4529

Wallowa

33

1

1028

Wasco

305

5

5226

Washington

4779

61

95602

Wheeler

0

0

164

Yamhill

810

14

17745

Total

34,770

572

670,666

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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