Several workplace coronavirus outbreaks and instances where schools have COVID-19 cases were reported in Linn and Benton counties, per the Oregon Health Authority’s weekly data, released Wednesday.
Several workplace coronavirus outbreaks and instances where schools have COVID-19 cases were reported in Linn and Benton counties, per the Oregon Health Authority’s weekly data, released Wednesday.
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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.