The Oregon Health Authority announced 373 new confirmed or presumptive cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, as the daily case count remained elevated during Oregon’s second peak of the virus.
Weekly averages have exceeded 300 new cases a day since Oct. 7.
On Thursday, 11 more deaths from associated with COVID-19 were announced, bringing the total from the virus to 646.
It was the fourth day since the beginning of the pandemic with 11 reported deaths. Only one day — July 28, when 13 deaths were announced — had more.
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New cases were reported in 25 counties: Benton (6), Clackamas (25), Clatsop (3), Columbia (1), Coos (2), Crook (6), Deschutes (13), Douglas (8), Harney (3), Hood River (1), Jackson (31), Jefferson (2), Josephine (3), Klamath (3), Lane (29), Linn (6), Malheur (18), Marion (37), Multnomah (81), Polk (3), Umatilla (13), Union (6), Wasco (10), Washington (59), and Yamhill (4).
New fatalities: Oregon’s 636th coronavirus death was an 83-year-old man in Baker County with underlying conditions who tested positive on Oct. 4 and died on Oct. 18, at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Idaho.
The state’s 637th death due to the virus was a 74-year-old man with underlying conditions in Malheur County who tested positive on Aug. 26 and died Oct. 13 at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center on Oct. 13.
The 638th COVID-19 death was a 77-year-old man in Malheur County who tested positive on Sept. 15 and died on Oct. 6, also at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center. State officials are determining if he had underlying conditions.
An 87-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Sept. 24 and died on Oct. 11 was the state’s 639th COVID-19 death. She had underlying conditions and died in her residence.
The state’s 640th coronavirus death was a 94-year-old woman in Lane County who tested positive on Sept. 24 and died on Oct.4. OHA is still confirming her place of death and the presence of underlying conditions.
A 96-year-old woman in Washington County who tested positive on Oct. 6 and died on Oct. 20 in her residence is Oregon’s 641st death due to the virus. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 642nd coronavirus death was an 84-year-old woman with underlying conditions in Linn County who tested positive on Oct.12 and died on Oct. 15 in her residence.
The state’s 643rd COVID-19 death was a 53-year-old man in Umatilla County who tested positive on Sept. 27 and died on Oct. 19 at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center.
A 57-year-old man in Malheur County with underlying conditions who tested positive on Sept. 16 and died on Oct. 17 at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center was Oregon’s 644th COVID-19 death.
The 645th coronavirus death was a 64-year-old man in Douglas County who tested positive on Oct. 19 and died in his residence on Oct. 17.
The state’s 646th COVID-19 death is a 75-year-old woman in Multnomah County with underlying conditions who tested positive on Oct. 11 and died on Oct. 18 at Kaiser Westside Medical Center.
The Oregon Health Authority also announced Wednesday that five new coronavirus cases were detected at schools offering in-person instruction last week.
The prevalence of infections: State officials reported 335 new confirmed infections out of 6,034 people tested, equaling a 5.6% positivity rate.
Who got infected: New confirmed or presumed infections grew among the following age groups: 0-9 (29); 10-19 (42); 20-29 (84); 30-39 (69); 40-49 (51); 50-59 (45); 60-69 (27); 70-79 (3); 80 and older (16).
Who’s in the hospital: The state Wednesday reported 140 Oregonians with confirmed coronavirus infections are currently in the hospital, up from 121 on Wednesday.
Of those patients, 38 were in ICUs and 18 were on ventilators.
Oregon still remains below its capacity, however.
Since it began: Oregon has reported 40,810 confirmed or presumed infections and 646 deaths, among the lowest totals in the nation. To date, 803,932 Oregonians have been tested.
— Lizzy Acker
503-221-8052, lacker@oregonian.com, @lizzzyacker