Surge in coronavirus cases, deaths continues across Oregon
State officials report 844 new, confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, along with eight new deaths.
There are eight new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state s death toll to 2,522, the Oregon Health Authority reported Friday, May 7.
The Oregon Health Authority also reported 844 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Friday, bringing the state total to 189,986.
As in past weeks, the tri-county metro area is the heaviest hit.
The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported Friday include hotspots in Multnomah County (with 146 cases) Clackamas County (104) and Washington County (94).
Oregon reports 8 more COVID-19 related deaths, including Jefferson County’s 34th; 844 new cases
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) There are eight new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including Jefferson County s 34th death, raising the state’s death toll to 2,522, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today.
Oregon Health Authority reported 844 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today, bringing the state total to 189,986.
Dr. Sidelinger highlights COVID-19 trends
On Friday,, Dr. Dean Sidelinger, State Health Officer and State Epidemiologist, recorded a brief video segment updating the COVID-19 situation in Oregon. Confronted with new and highly transmissible variants, he is calling on all eligible Oregonians to get vaccinated. You can watch the full recording here.
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Oregon reports eight new deaths, including one in Marion County
Oregon has reported 844 new cases of COVID-19, and eight new deaths.
That brings the state’s cumulative case count to 189,986, and the death toll to 2,522, according to the Oregon Health Authority.
Marion County reported 80 new cases, while Polk County reported 12.
Other counties’ new cases were: Baker (2), Benton (16), Clackamas (104), Clatsop (3), Columbia (10), Coos (4), Crook (12), Deschutes (87), Douglas (11), Gilliam (1), Grant (5), Harney (3), Hood River (4), Jackson (36), Jefferson (12), Josephine (7), KIamath (42), Lake (1), Lane (71), Lincoln (2), Linn (44), Malheur (1), Morrow (1), Multnomah (146), Tillamook (1), Umatilla (10), Union (4), Wasco (2), Washington (94), Wheeler (2) and Yamhill (14).
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