PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Health Authority on Wednesday reported four more people have died from COVID-19, bringing the state’s death toll up to 144.
The four people who died were:
- A 94-year-old woman in Washington County, who tested positive on May 10 and died May 19 at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. She had underlying medical conditions.
- A 90-year-old man in Washington County, who tested positive on April 4 and died May 14 at his residence. He had underlying medical conditions.
- A 75-year-old woman in Multnomah County, who tested positive on May 9 and died May 18 at the Portland VA Medical Center. She had underlying medical conditions.
- A 58-year-old woman in Multnomah County, who tested positive on May 3 and died May 8 at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center. She had underlying medical conditions.
Wednesday is the third straight day the OHA has reported at least one coronavirus-related death. The four deaths reported Wednesday is the most in a single day since May 13. Seven people in Oregon have died from coronavirus over the last three days. This comes after the OHA reported just eight deaths from the week of May 11-17, a 62% decline from the week before.
The public health agency also reported 65 new confirmed cases and 10 presumptive cases on Wednesday. Those people live in the following counties:
- Benton: 1
- Clatsop: 4
- Deschutes: 9
- Josephine: 2
- Lane: 1
- Linn: 1
- Marion: 24
- Multnomah: 13
- Polk: 1
- Umatilla: 4
- Washington: 14
- Yamhill: 1
The 65 new confirmed cases are among 2,409 newly reported test results on Wednesday, meaning nearly 3% of tests were positive. The proportion of positive test results has been declining as the number of tests completed have increased in Oregon. The OHA said 2.6% of people tested the week of May 9-15 tested positive for the coronavirus, the lowest during the pandemic.
Oregon has had a total of 3,801 coronavirus cases, including presumptive cases, as of Wednesday morning. It’s not clear how many of those cases are active infections. A total of 102,049 people have been tested for COVID-19, with 98,348 people (96%) testing negative.
While people presumed to have the virus have not yet tested positive, they have shown COVID-19 symptoms and had close contact with a confirmed case.
