Oregon has 252 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, the Oregon Health Authority announced Sunday, and two additional people have died of the virus.
Over the weekend, Oregon surpassed 23,000 confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases.
Where the new cases are by county: Clackamas (26), Clatsop (1), Columbia (4), Deschutes (4), Hood River (2), Jackson (18), Jefferson (3), Josephine ( 1), Klamath (2), Lane (4), Lincoln (1), Linn (5), Malheur (12), Marion (40), Morrow (7), Multnomah (67), Polk (7), Umatilla (15), Wasco (1), Washington (29) and Yamhill (3).
New fatalities: An 86-year-old woman in Clackamas County with underlying conditions died Aug. 13. She tested positive Aug. 12 and is Oregon’s 387th COVID-19 death.
A 52-year-old woman died Aug. 14 at Providence Portland Medical Center, marking the state’s 388th COVID-19 death. She had underlying conditions and tested positive Aug. 5.
The state health authority also gave additional information on the state’s 384th COVID-19 death, a 73-year-old Lane County woman who had underlying conditions. She tested positive July 25 and died Aug. 12 at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center.
Since it began: OHA has reported 23,262 confirmed and presumptive cases and 388 deaths since the coronavirus pandemic began. OHA also reported that 465,535 people have been tested to date.
— Ryan Nguyen; rnguyen@oregonian.com; @ryanjjnguyen