Dec 16, 2020
Oregon has 54 COVID-19 related deaths on Tuesday which is a new daily record. The Oregon Health Authority reported 1,129 new cases.
Since the pandemic began, there have been 1,214 deaths and 96,092 confirmed cases.
"Today’s record-high death toll tragically reminds us that the pandemic is far from over despite the arrival of vaccines in Oregon," said Patrick Allen, director of the Oregon Health Authority. "These Oregonians and the ones who passed before them were loved ones who will be dearly missed by their families, for whom we express our sincerest condolences.”
Oregonians can continue to work together to prevent more lives being lost to the virus by doing the following: