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Updated: 4:04 PM PST February 13, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore. Forty-three more Oregonians have died of complications from COVID-19, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) said in its daily update Saturday. It s the most COVID-19 deaths reported since Jan. 12, when the state tied its record with 54 deaths in a single day.
The statewide death toll during the pandemic is now 2,137 people.
OHA also reported 474 more COVID-19 cases Saturday, bringing the state s total case count to 150,034 cases.
Multnomah County had the most new cases with 74 followed by Lane County with 52. Here s a county-by-county breakdown of the new cases:
Baker (1), Benton (19), Clackamas (25), Columbia (10), Coos (20), Crook (3), Curry (1), Deschutes (22), Douglas (25), Hood River (2), Jackson (33), Jefferson (5), Josephine (19), Klamath (3), Lake (4), Lane (52), Lincoln (1), Linn (13), Malheur (3), Marion (30), Morrow (4), Multnomah (74), Polk (16), Tillamook (2), Umatilla (15), Union (5), Wallow
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