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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.
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A COVID-19 outbreak at a Corvallis care facility for dementia patients continues to grow, according to the latest information from the Oregon Health Authority.
As of Sunday, there were 15 cases of the disease associated with Willamette Springs Memory Care, according to a weekly update released on Wednesday by OHA. That number was up two from the previous week.
Outbreaks at congregate care facilities can involve residents, staff, members of their households or other close contacts.
There were a total of about 409,000 reported COVID cases in the U.S. last week. That drop came after cases jumped up earlier this month, Deaths are down, too under 5,000 last week.That s the first time we ve dropped below 5,000 deaths in a week since October.The big key in all of this is more people getting vaccinated. More than 95 million Americans are now fully vaccinated and more than 140 million people have gotten at least their first shot of a vaccine.