Oregon reports 28 more COVID-19 deaths, including 3 in Deschutes County
County now has reported 27 deaths; one-third of state vaccine doses given
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) COVID-19 has claimed 28 more lives in Oregon, including three Deschutes County residents, raising the state’s death toll to 1,603 and the county s to 27, the Oregon Health Authority reported Saturday.
The three Deschutes County deaths added Saturday were men ages 78 to 89 who died Tuesday and Wednesday at their homes. All had underlying conditions, the OHA said.
State health officials also added 1,643 new cases and 13,448 new vaccinations to the state’s totals.
In addition, state health officials have updated the December 30 Weekly Report to correct a reporting error.
Lane County reported one death and 84 new confirmed or presumptive cases of COVID-19 on its website Sunday, raising the countywide total to cases to 7,748 and the death toll to 97.