PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon health officials on Thursday reported 1,225 new COVID-19 cases and 20 more deaths connected to the virus. Both are single-day highs in Oregon so far during the pandemic.
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has reported 60,873 total coronavirus cases, including 808 deaths during the pandemic.
As of Thursday, there were 414 people in Oregon hospitalized with COVID-19, also a record-high so far during the pandemic.
“I have heard frequently from those who have refused to believe this pandemic is serious if we aren’t seeing hospitalizations and deaths," said OHA director Patrick Allen. "Those hospitalizations and deaths are here, and are only likely to go up. Please take this seriously, and do what you can to slow the spread: wash your hands, wear a mask, and limit the number of people you come in close contact with.”
There have been at least 1,000 cases reported in Oregon in five of the last eight days. The state is in its second day of a two-week freeze aimed at slowing the spread of the virus through stricter restrictions placed on businesses and gatherings. In Multnomah County, which reported 376 new cases Thursday, the freeze will last at least four weeks.
Here is a county-by-county breakdown of the new cases reported Thursday:
- Baker: 4
- Benton: 16
- Clackamas: 121
- Clatsop: 2
- Columbia: 14
- Coos: 8
- Crook: 6
- Curry: 6
- Deschutes: 31
- Douglas: 21
- Grant: 3
- Harney: 5
- Hood River: 8
- Jackson: 89
- Jefferson: 10
- Josephine: 13
- Klamath: 20
- Lake: 5
- Lane: 130
- Lincoln: 1
- Linn: 11
- Malheur: 21
- Marion: 84
- Morrow: 1
- Multnomah: 376
- Polk: 20
- Umatilla: 20
- Union: 8
- Wasco: 8
- Washington: 127
- Yamhill: 36
The following information was released about the 20 newly reported deaths:
- A 95-year-old man in Wasco County who tested positive on Oct. 25 and died on Nov. 16, in his residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
- A 30-year-old man in Lane County who tested positive on Nov. 8 and died on Nov. 13, in his residence. He had underlying conditions.
- A 94-year-old man in Clackamas County who tested positive on Nov. 3 and died on Nov. 11, at Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.
- An 85-year-old man in Washington County who tested positive on Nov. 13 and died on Nov. 17, at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
- A 40-year-old man in Malheur County who tested positive on Oct. 29 and died on Nov. 7, at West Valley Medical Center in Idaho. He had underlying conditions.
- A 66-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Sept. 14 and died on Nov. 10, in his residence. He had underlying conditions.
- A 62-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Oct. 5 and died on Oct. 30, at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
- A 49-year-old man in Jackson County who tested positive on Nov. 9 and died on Nov. 15, at Providence Medford Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.
- An 83-year-old man in Douglas County who tested positive on Nov. 3 and died on Nov. 18, at Mercy Medical Center in Roseburg. He had underlying conditions.
- A 92-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on Nov. 16 and died on Nov. 18, at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.
- A 91-year-old man in Jackson County who tested positive on Nov. 3 and died on Nov. 13, in his residence. He had underlying conditions.
- An 84-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on Nov. 5 and died on Nov. 11, in his residence. He had underlying conditions.
- A 72-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on Oct. 29 and died on Oct. 29. Place of death and presence of underlying conditions are being confirmed.
- An 89-year-old man in Jackson County who tested positive on Nov. 9 and died on Nov. 11, in his residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
- A 94-year-old woman in Jackson County who tested positive on Nov. 9 and died on Nov. 16, in her residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
- An 86-year-old man in Jackson County who tested positive on Nov. 10 and died on Nov. 14, in his residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
- An 81-year-old woman in Jackson County who tested positive on Nov. 10 and died on Nov. 16, in her residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
- A 77-year-old woman in Jackson County who tested positive on Nov. 6 and died on Nov. 18, in her residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
- An 87-year-old woman in Grant County who tested positive on Oct. 30 and died on Nov.15. Place of death and underlying conditions are being confirmed.
- A 74-year-old woman in Jackson County who tested positive on Nov. 4 and died on Nov. 17, at Providence Medford Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.