Coronavirus in Oregon: 540 new cases, 1 death as Washington County indoor dining restrictions become likely
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The Oregon Health Authority on Monday reported one new COVID-19 death and 540 coronavirus cases, with cases plateauing over the past week.
After more than a month of steady gains, Oregon reported a 3% decrease in cases last week. But hospitalizations, which trail cases, are still increasing.
Gov. Kate Brown, in an effort to slow hospital admissions, is poised to extend business restrictions this week on counties with the highest per capita case rates. Those limitation are now expected to apply to Washington County.
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SALEM â Oregon could see 176 more COVID-19 deaths by the end of summer â with most of them concentrated in the next five weeks â if itâs unable to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
That was among the more sobering details to emerge Friday, April 30, from a news conference conducted by Gov. Kate Brown and her top health care advisers.
It marked the governorâs first news conference since she announced both the extreme-risk restrictions and the extension of Oregonâs COVID-19 emergency order through June 28.
The governor said her decision was informed by concerning trends that have emerged in recent weeks: a doubling of Oregonâs hospitalization rate for COVID-19 patients and a rising percentage of serious cases involving younger Oregonians with no underlying health conditions.
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We ll update this story throughout the day with the latest news about coronavirus and its effects in Oregon on Saturday, May 1.
Oregon reports 794 news cases of COVID-19 and three deaths
The Oregon Health Authority on Saturday reported 794 new COVID-19 cases across the state and three additional deaths.
That brings the state s cumulative case count to 185,606 and the death toll to 2,498.
Marion County reported 60 new cases while Polk County reported five.
Other counties with new cases reported Saturday were: Baker (4), Benton (10), Clackamas (96), Clatsop (7), Columbia (15), Coos (4), Crook (6), Deschutes (88), Douglas (9), Grant (2), Harney (2), Hood River (2), Jackson (33), Jefferson (5), Josephine (9), Klamath (55), Lake (2), Lane (66), Lincoln (8), Linn (38), Malheur (5), Multnomah (115), Tillamook (1), Umatilla (9), Union (3), Wallowa (3), Wasco (4), Washington (106), Yamhill (22).