OHA released this information about 21 people who died:
Oregon’s 1,383rd COVID-19 death was an 84-year-old man in Clackamas County who tested positive on Dec. 9 and died on Dec.17 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,384th COVID-19 death was an 80-year-old woman in Clackamas County who tested positive on Dec. 4 and died on Nov. 29 at her residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
Oregon’s 1,385th COVID-19 death was an 84-year-old man in Columbia County who tested positive on Nov. 25 and died on Dec. 19 at Oregon Health Science University. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,386th COVID-19 death was an 87-year-old man in Columbia County who tested positive on Dec. 12 and died on Dec. 22 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon reports 21 more COVID-19 deaths, 2 in Jefferson County
(Update: OHA adds 21st death, left out of initial release)
St. Charles Bend reports record 53 COVID-19 patients; statewide, cases, hospitalizations have fallen, but deaths have risen in past week
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) COVID-19 has claimed 21 more lives in Oregon, including two in Jefferson County, raising the state’s death toll to 1,403, the Oregon Health Authority reported Wednesday.
The two Jefferson County men, 67 and 82, who died in their homes in recent days bring the county s death toll to 16, OHA said.
OHA also reported 1,000 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, bringing the state total to 105,970.