The Oregon Health Authority on Thursday reported two new deaths from the novel coronavirus as confirmed cases climbed to 2,510.
The agency said a 77-year-old Marion County man and a 69-year-old Multnomah County man were the latest patient to succumb to the illness, bringing the statewide death toll to 103. Both had an underlying medical conditions, health officials said, though they didn’t specify what those conditions were.
In addition, state health officials said 64 residents — in Marion (17,) Multnomah (11), Washington (10), Clackamas (8), Coos (5), Umatilla (5), Linn (4), Benton (1), Deschutes (1), Klamath (1) and Malheur (1) counties — tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours.
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During that time, 1,560 new people received coronavirus test results, according to figures published on the health authority’s website. More than 56,000 Oregonians have been tested for the illness since the state confirmed its first case on Feb. 28.
The number of COVID-19 tests in the state reached record levels in the last week as capacity continued to expand and state health officials relaxed their suggested requirements to get one.
The latest figures continue to reflect a decline in the daily average of new confirmed coronavirus cases across Oregon. Health officials are using estimates that show there could currently be as many as 9,500 active COVID-19 infections in the state, though less than a quarter have been found.
There are now known coronavirus cases linked to 32 of Oregon’s 36 counties. The four counties that have yet to document a single case — Baker, Gilliam, Lake and Wheeler — are all located in the central and eastern parts of the state and have a combined population of just under 27,000.
The four counties with more than 100 reported COVID-19 infections are Multnomah (707), Marion (491), Washington (491) and Clackamas (214).
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Of the state’s known cases, 1,031 people, or 49%, are under age 50, state figures show. Another 416, or 17%, are over 70.
At least 578 of the state’s COVID-19 patients, or 23%, have been hospitalized at some point during their illness, according to the Oregon Health Authority. Twenty-one of them are currently on ventilators.
Health officials have reported 101 previous COVID-19 deaths in the state, including residents from Benton, Clackamas, Josephine, Lane, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Washington, Wasco and Yamhill and counties.
Their ages ranged from 41 to 98. The average age is 77. All but one had an underlying medical condition at the time of their death, according to state health officials.
A state review of Oregon’s coronavirus-related deaths published this week found the most common underlying medical conditions to include cardiovascular disease, neurological conditions, diabetes and lung disease.
Nationwide, more than 1 million Americans have tested positive for COVID-19 while the number of deaths surpassed 62,000 including at least 814 in Washington. At least 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., have reported 1,000 or more coronavirus cases.
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— Shane Dixon Kavanaugh; 503-294-7632
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Follow on Twitter @shanedkavanaugh
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