The county also announced three new deaths of people with COVID-19 during that time period.
Umatilla Countyâs 59th death with COVID-19 was a 56-year-old male who tested positive Dec. 30, 2020, and died Jan. 2 while incarcerated. He had underlying medical conditions, according to the news release.
The countyâs 60th death was a 50-year-old man who tested positive on Dec. 27, 2020, and died on Jan. 5 at Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston. He had underlying conditions.
The 61st death announced by the county was a 63-year-old woman who was a presumptive case of COVID-19 at the time of her death and died Dec. 27 at her residence. The death certificate listed COVID-19 as a contributing cause of death, according to Umatilla County Public Health.
Oregon reports 7 more COVID-19 deaths, 1,755 new cases
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) COVID-19 has claimed seven more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,575, the Oregon Health Authority reported Friday.
OHA also reported 1,755 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Friday, bringing the state total to 122,847.
Vaccinations in Oregon
On Friday, OHA recorded 7,994 doses of vaccine administered including 578 second doses raising the state s total number of doses administered to 74,914. This figure is based on preliminary reports of 5,706 doses administered Thursday, as well as 2,288 doses administered on prior days that had not been recorded. OHA s daily media updates provide information that is preliminary and subject to change. OHA s dashboards provide more updated vaccination data.