(Update: Adding details of Wednesday's reported deaths, 1 in Deschutes County) PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- There are 27 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including Deschutes County's 61st death, raising the state’s death toll to 2,252, the Oregon Health Authority reported Wednesday. OHA also reported 276 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, bringing the state total to 156,287. Note: A large volume of backlogged electronic laboratory reports (ELRs) were received Tuesday. As a result, Wednesday’s test counts are higher than anticipated. Test results were from Jan. 1 to March 1. Approximately 99% of these test results were negative results, and Wednesday's percent positivity is lower than anticipated.