Dec 18, 2020
COVID-19 has claimed 21 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,283, the Oregon Health Authority reported Thursday. There were 1,339 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 bringing the state total to 98,936.
The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 551, which is three fewer than yesterday. There are 113 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is unchanged from yesterday.
The total number of patients in hospital beds may fluctuate between report times. The numbers do not reflect admissions per day, nor the length of hospital stay. Staffing limitations are not captured in this data and may further limit bed capacity.
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. Two more people died from COVID-19 in Josephine County, public health officials said.
On Wednesday, December 16, Josephine County Public Health said the county’s 13th COVID-related death was a 90-year-old woman who tested positive on December 3 and died December 15 at a long-term care facility in Josephine County. She had underlying health conditions.
The county’s 14th COVID-related death was an 80-year-old man who tested positive for COVID-19 on December 8 and died on December 16 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center in Grants Pass. He also had underlying health conditions.
The Oregon Health Authority said there have been 854 cases of COVID-19 reported in Josephine County.
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On Tuesday morning, Josephine County Public Health said the county’s 12
th death was a 94-year-old man who tested positive on December 3 and died on December 14. He passed away while hospitalized at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center in Grants Pass. He reportedly had underlying health conditions.
As of December 15, the Oregon Health Authority said there were 839 COVID-19 cases reported in Josephine County.
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Three local counties reported new coronavirus-related fatalities on Monday.
Posted: Dec 14, 2020 4:57 PM
Updated: Dec 14, 2020 5:30 PM
Posted By: Jamie Parfitt
GRANTS PASS, Ore. Three local counties reported new coronavirus-related fatalities on Monday Josephine, Klamath, and Siskiyou as both Oregon and California begin to distributethe first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Klamath County Public Health reported just after noon that a 74-year-old man had died at his residence. He had underlying conditions. This latest death brought Klamath County s total to 12.
Late in the afternoon, Siskiyou County Public Health reported the area s 8th death attributed to coronavirus, expressing condolences to the patient s family and friends.