PORTLAND, Ore — Officials in Oregon reported four more COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, bringing the state’s death toll up to 134.
The Oregon Health Authority released the following information on the people who died:
- A 91-year-old man in Polk County, who tested positive on May 2 and died on May 8 at Salem Hospital. He had underlying medical conditions.
- A 100-year-old woman in Polk County, who tested positive on May 2 and died on May 11 in her residence. She had underlying medical conditions.
- A 90-year-old woman in Polk County, who tested positive on May 1 and died on May 12 at Salem Hospital. She had underlying medical conditions.
- A 91-year-old woman in Washington County, who tested positive on May 11 and died on May 12 at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center. She had underlying medical conditions.
In addition to the new deaths, officials announced 55 new confirmed cases and four new presumptive cases. Those people live in the following counties:
- Clatsop: 3
- Columbia: 1
- Coos: 1
- Hood River: 1
- Linn: 1
- Malheur: 1
- Marion: 23
- Multnomah: 13
- Polk: 1
- Umatilla: 1
- Washington: 13
The new cases are among 4,314 tests newly reported by the Oregon Health Authority on Wednesday, meaning 1% of tests came back positive.
The proportion of positive test results has been declining as the number of tests completed have increased in Oregon. The OHA said 3.1% of people tested the week of May 2-8 tested positive for the coronavirus, the lowest during the pandemic.
Oregon has had a total of 3,416 coronavirus cases, including presumptive cases, as of Wednesday morning. It’s not clear how many of those cases are active infections.
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.
The four deaths reported on Wednesday is the most reported in a single day since May 7. There have been four days this month in which the OHA reported no new deaths.
