Sept. 19, 2020
PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 525, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today.
Oregon Health Authority reported 266 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today bringing the state total to 30,599. The new cases reported today are in the following counties: Benton (27), Clackamas (14), Clatsop (3), Columbia (2), Curry (1), Deschutes (16), Douglas (6), Jackson (13), Jefferson (6), Josephine (3), Klamath (4), Lane (11), Lincoln (2), Linn (4), Malheur (22), Marion (40), Morrow (1), Multnomah (40), Polk (8), Umatilla (10), Wasco (1), Washington (23), and Yamhill (9).
Note: OHA double counted a death on Sept. 4 that was originally recorded on July 24. The duplication occurred because of an incorrectly reported date of birth. Because of this error we are renumbering our reported deaths starting with 521 today.
Oregon’s 521st COVID-19 death is a 93-year-old woman in Lane County who tested positive on Aug. 26 and died on Sept. 17, in her residence. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 522nd COVID-19 death is a 72-year-old woman in Jackson County who tested positive on Aug. 28 and died on Sept. 15, at Providence Medford Medical Center. She had underlying medical conditions.
Oregon’s 523rd COVID-19 death is an 81-year-old man in Morrow County who tested positive on Sept. 4 and died on Sept.14. Location of death is being confirmed. He had underlying medical conditions.
Oregon’s 524th COVID-19 death is a 97-year-old-woman in Marion County who died on May 10. The death certificate listed COVID-19 disease or SARS-CoV-2 as a cause of death or a significant condition contributing to death. She had underlying medical conditions.
Oregon’s 525th COVID-19 death is an 86-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on Aug. 16 and died on Sept.16 in his residence. He had underlying medical conditions.
See table below for total cases, deaths, and negative tests by county.
County | Cases1 | Total deaths2 | Negative tests3 |
Baker | 90 | 2 | 1,532 |
Benton | 279 | 6 | 12,096 |
Clackamas | 2,237 | 61 | 56,699 |
Clatsop | 113 | 0 | 5,281 |
Columbia | 150 | 1 | 6,599 |
Coos | 136 | 0 | 6,385 |
Crook | 60 | 1 | 2,460 |
Curry | 27 | 0 | 1,689 |
Deschutes | 760 | 12 | 27,956 |
Douglas | 206 | 3 | 12,126 |
Gilliam | 7 | 0 | 264 |
Grant | 8 | 0 | 857 |
Harney | 12 | 0 | 759 |
Hood River | 241 | 0 | 4,758 |
Jackson | 1,034 | 4 | 31,655 |
Jefferson | 511 | 8 | 4,490 |
Josephine | 183 | 2 | 11,263 |
Klamath | 272 | 2 | 9,806 |
Lake | 28 | 0 | 855 |
Lane | 944 | 15 | 60,022 |
Lincoln | 472 | 13 | 8,409 |
Linn | 458 | 13 | 15,566 |
Malheur | 1,512 | 23 | 4,790 |
Marion | 4,427 | 89 | 45,143 |
Morrow | 485 | 6 | 1,678 |
Multnomah | 6,779 | 130 | 133,105 |
Polk | 501 | 15 | 8,399 |
Sherman | 18 | 0 | 326 |
Tillamook | 48 | 0 | 2,904 |
Umatilla | 2,905 | 41 | 12,651 |
Union | 435 | 2 | 3,416 |
Wallowa | 28 | 1 | 927 |
Wasco | 234 | 3 | 4,701 |
Washington | 4,264 | 58 | 87,235 |
Wheeler | 0 | 0 | 159 |
Yamhill | 735 | 14 | 16,350 |
Total | 30,599 | 525 | 603,311 |
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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