The Oregon Health Authority on Monday reported one new death from the novel coronavirus as confirmed cases climbed to 1,956.
The agency said a 45-year-old Marion County man was the latest known patient to succumb to the illness, bringing the pandemic’s death toll statewide to 75. The man, who is Oregon’s second-youngest person to die from COVID-19 complications, had underlying medical conditions, health officials said, though they didn’t specify what the conditions were.
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Additionally, 49 residents — in Marion (13), Clackamas (10), Washington (9), Multnomah (6), Benton (1), Linn (2), Douglas (1), Klamath (1), Lincoln (1), Polk (1), Umatilla (1) and Yamhill (1) counties — tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours, the health officials said.
During that time, about 1,000 new people received coronavirus test results, down from 1,455 the previous day, according to figures published on the health authority’s website.
More than 40,000 Oregonians have been tested for the illness since the state confirmed its first case on Feb. 28.
Scroll over the graphic below to see the number of coronavirus tests, known cases and reported deaths by county.
The latest figures continue to reflect a plateau in new confirmed coronavirus cases across Oregon. Health officials are using estimates that show there could currently be as many as 7,600 active COVID-19 infections in the state, though less than a quarter have been found due to limited testing.
Meanwhile, the pandemic’s economic devastation continues to deepen. The Oregon Employment Department reported last week that nearly 300,000 workers in the state — more than 1 in 7 — have lost their jobs in the last four weeks.
There are now known coronavirus cases linked to 31 of Oregon’s 36 counties. The five counties that have yet to document a single case — Baker, Gilliam, Harney, Lake and Wheeler — are all located in the central and eastern parts of the state and have a combined population of just under 34,000.
Of the state’s known cases, 932 people, or 48%, are under age 50, state figures show. Another 333, or 17%, are over 70.
At least 465 of the state’s COVID-19 patients, or 24%, have been hospitalized at some point during their illness, according to the Oregon Health Authority. Twenty-six of them are currently on ventilators.
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Health officials have reported 74 previous COVID-19 deaths in the state, including residents from Benton, Clackamas, Josephine, Lane, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Washington and Yamhill and counties.
Their ages ranged from 41 to 98. The average age is 78. All but one had an underlying medical condition at the time of their death, according to state health officials.
At least 39 of the state’s coronavirus deaths have been people associated with senior care homes in Oregon, according to state officials.
Nationwide, nearly 781,000 Americans have tested positive for COVID-19 while the number of deaths surpassed 41,000, including at least 643 in Washington. At least 42 states as well as Washington, D.C., have reported 1,000 or more coronavirus cases.
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