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COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 526, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today. Oregon Health Authority reported 208 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today bringing the state total to 30,801.

The new cases are in the following counties: Benton (7), Clackamas (18), Clatsop (4), Columbia (3), Coos (2), Deschutes (9), Douglas (2), Gilliam (1), Hood River (4), Jackson (5), Jefferson (2), Klamath (1), Lane (23), Linn (7), Malheur (15), Marion (21), Morrow (3), Multnomah (41), Polk (1), Umatilla (8), Washington (28), and Yamhill (3).

Oregon’s 526th COVID-19 death is a 73-year-old woman in Marion County who tested positive on Sept. 1 and died on Sept.18, at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.

See table below for total cases, deaths, and negative tests by county.

 

 

County	Cases1	Total deaths2	Negative tests3
Baker	90	2	1,533
Benton	285	6	12,143
Clackamas	2,256	61	56,853
Clatsop	117	0	5,304
Columbia	154	1	6,608
Coos	138	0	6,445
Crook	60	1	2,470
Curry	27	0	1,705
Deschutes	769	12	28,147
Douglas	209	3	12,176
Gilliam	8	0	265
Grant	8	0	862
Harney	12	0	764
Hood River	245	0	4,772
Jackson	1,039	4	31,732
Jefferson	513	8	4,499
Josephine	183	2	11,311
Klamath	273	2	9,844
Lake	28	0	853
Lane	964	15	60,349
Lincoln	472	13	8,406
Linn	466	13	15,580
Malheur	1,527	23	4,819
Marion	4,447	90	45,305
Morrow	488	6	1,682
Multnomah	6,818	130	133,456
Polk	502	15	8,442
Sherman	18	0	327
Tillamook	48	0	2,915
Umatilla	2,913	41	12,629
Union	435	2	3,409
Wallowa	28	1	930
Wasco	234	3	4,709
Washington	4,289	58	87,468
Wheeler	0	0	159
Yamhill	738	14	16,397
Total	30,801	526	605,268

This includes cases confirmed by diagnostic testing and presumptive cases. Presumptive cases are those without a positive diagnostic test who present COVID-19-like symptoms and had close contact with a confirmed case. County of residence for cases may change as new information becomes available. If changes occur, we will update our counts accordingly.

2For additional details on individuals who have died from COVID-19 in Oregon, please refer to our press releases.

3This includes cases who test negative and are not epi-linked to a confirmed case.

Stay informed about COVID-19:

Oregon response: The Oregon Health Authority and Oregon Office of Emergency Management lead the state response.

United States response: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention leads the U.S. response.

Global response: The World Health Organization guides the global response.