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.
Dec 24, 2020
OHA’s COVID-19 weekly report was released today and showed a drop in weekly cases and hospitalizations, but a record high in weekly deaths.
OHA reported 8,745 new daily cases during the week of Monday, Dec. 14 through Sunday, Dec. 20, which represented both a 5% decrease over the previous week and a second straight week of declining cases.
There were 437 persons hospitalized for COVID-19, an 11% decline from the previous week. There were 186 COVID-19 associated deaths, a pandemic high.
There were 167,335 tests for COVID-19 for the week of Dec. 13 through Dec. 19. The percentage of positive tests dipped to 6.3%.
People age 20 to 49 have accounted for 55% of the cases, while people 70 and older have accounted for 76% of the deaths.
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Dec 24, 2020
OHA’s COVID-19 weekly report was released today and showed a drop in weekly cases and hospitalizations, but a record high in weekly deaths.
OHA reported 8,745 new daily cases during the week of Monday, Dec. 14 through Sunday, Dec. 20, which represented both a 5% decrease over the previous week and a second straight week of declining cases.
There were 437 persons hospitalized for COVID-19, an 11% decline from the previous week. There were 186 COVID-19 associated deaths, a pandemic high.
There were 167,335 tests for COVID-19 for the week of Dec. 13 through Dec. 19. The percentage of positive tests dipped to 6.3%.
People age 20 to 49 have accounted for 55% of the cases, while people 70 and older have accounted for 76% of the deaths.