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New cases
The number of known COVID-19 cases in Oregon is now up to 193,014.
Multnomah County had the highest number of new cases on Wednesday with 105, followed by Clackamas County with 80 cases.
The new cases are in the following counties: Baker (2), Benton (14), Clackamas (80), Clatsop (1), Columbia (7), Coos (9), Crook (11), Deschutes (63), Douglas (15), Gilliam (1), Grant (2), Hood River (2), Jackson (42), Jefferson (13), Josephine (6), Klamath (15), Lake (2), Lane (49), Lincoln (2), Linn (21), Malheur (6), Marion (53), Multnomah (105), Polk (11), Tillamook (2), Umatilla (20), Union (1), Washington (49), Wheeler (2) and Yamhill (10).
Hospitalizations
Health officials said there are currently 346 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Oregon, which is one more than Tuesday. There are 88 coronavirus patients in intensive care unit beds, which is one fewer than Tuesday.
Linn County has recorded its 68th novel coronavirus death.
According to a report Wednesday by the Oregon Health Authority, a 67-year-old woman from Linn County died Monday at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Corvallis. The woman tested positive April 23, and the presence of underlying conditions still is being determined.
The woman was one of nine deaths in Wednesdayâs OHA report. Two of the deaths were from Jefferson County, with one apiece from Jackson, Crook, Lane, Malheur, Clackamas and Washington. The Jackson fatality was a 25-year-old man, while the Lane individual was 32.
Only 29 of Oregonâs 2,558 deaths have come from individuals younger than 40, according to the OHAâs database. More than 50% of the deaths, 1,318, have come from individuals 80 or older.