Oregon reports 360 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 8 new deaths

Oct. 3, 2020

PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed eight more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 571, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today.

Oregon Health Authority reported 360 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today bringing the state total to 34,511. The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Baker (1), Benton (7), Clackamas (20), Clatsop (1), Columbia (7), Coos (6), Deschutes (18), Douglas (2), Hood River (1), Jackson (17), Jefferson (3), Josephine (3), Klamath (5), Lane (81), Lincoln (2), Linn (9), Malheur (5), Marion (39), Morrow (3), Multnomah (58), Polk (6), Tillamook (1), Umatilla (21), Union (1), Wasco (2), Washington (36), and Yamhill (5).

Oregon’s 564th COVID-19 death is a 79-year-old man in Umatilla County who tested positive on Sept. 30 and died on Sept. 30 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland, Washington. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 565th COVID-19 death is a 78-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on May 26 and died on Aug. 28 in her residence. The death certificate listed COVID-19 disease or SARS-CoV-2 as a cause of death or a significant condition contributing to death. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 566th COVID-19 death is a 92-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Sept. 8 and died on Sept. 11 in her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 567th COVID-19 death is an 89-year-old man in Marion County who tested positive on Sept. 16 and died on Oct. 1 in his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 568th COVID-19 death is an 85-year-old man in Lane County who tested positive on Sept. 23 and died on Sept. 27. Place of death is being confirmed. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 569th COVID-19 death is a 64-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Sept. 2 and died on Sept. 18 in her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 570th COVID-19 death is a 92-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Aug. 24 and died on Sept. 11 in her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 571st COVID-19 death is a 91-year-old woman in Washington County who tested positive on Aug. 10 and died on Sept. 5 in her residence. She had underlying conditions.

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

County	Cases¹	Total deaths²	Negative tests³
Baker	101	2	1957
Benton	348	6	14709
Clackamas	2526	63	65395
Clatsop	225	0	6080
Columbia	198	1	7495
Coos	173	0	7418
Crook	63	1	2714
Curry	32	0	1914
Deschutes	898	12	32339
Douglas	253	4	13494
Gilliam	8	0	290
Grant	10	0	923
Harney	12	0	833
Hood River	254	0	5108
Jackson	1245	6	35046
Jefferson	558	8	4961
Josephine	215	2	12373
Klamath	300	3	10482
Lake	33	0	927
Lane	1440	19	66824
Lincoln	484	13	8940
Linn	562	13	17287
Malheur	1677	30	5455
Marion	4887	98	49952
Morrow	519	6	1833
Multnomah	7455	144	147126
Polk	549	15	9584
Sherman	18	0	345
Tillamook	54	0	3154
Umatilla	3084	42	13570
Union	446	2	4535
Wallowa	33	1	1025
Wasco	305	5	5211
Washington	4746	61	94974
Wheeler	0	0	164
Yamhill	800	14	17648
Total	34,511	571	667,392

¹This 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.

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