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Oregon reports 2 more COVID-19 related deaths, 521 new cases
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) There are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,385, the Oregon Health Authority reported Thursday.
OHA also reported 521 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Thursday, bringing the state total to 165,524.
Additional counties approved for expanding vaccinations
OHA announced Thursday that 23 Oregon counties have now submitted attestation letters signaling their intention to immediately offer COVID-19 vaccinations to expanded eligibility groups. The newest counties added are: Baker, Clatsop and Gilliam.
The counties are: Baker, Benton, Coos, Clatsop, Crook, Deschutes, Douglas, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Jefferson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake, Lane, Lincoln, Malheur, Marion, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union and Wheeler.
Oregon reports 22 more COVID-19 related deaths, 3 in Central Oregon
(Update: Details of newly reported deaths released)
Multi-state server outage stalls vaccination data updates
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) There are 22 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, three of them in Central Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,346, the Oregon Health Authority reported Tuesday.
Two of the deaths involved Deschutes County residents, raising the county s total to 72, while one was in Jefferson County, its 32nd COVID-19 related death.
OHA also reported 267 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, bringing the state total to 160,050.
Note: Due to a delay in laboratory reporting, OHA received a large quantity of approximately 9,000 negative electronic laboratory results (ELRs) on March 15. The tests are from Aug. 1, 2020 through March 10, 2021. As a result, daily ELR totals are higher than usual for March 15 and percent positivity is lower than anticipat