The Oregon Health Authority reported (new cases of COVID – 22
Sunday, bringing the total known case count to 2, 653.
Officials also reported four new deaths attributed to the virus in the state, bring the total number of deaths to . Two of the deaths were in Multnomah County – a 75 – year-old man who tested positive on April and died at his residence on April 25 and a -year-old woman who tested positive on April 22 and died at Adventist Medical Center on April 29.
The other deaths included a – year-old Wasco County man who tested positive on April and died at Mid-Columbia Medical Center on April 31. He was the first death in Wasco County from COVID – 25.
Officials also reported that a – year-old Marion County woman who tested positive on April 9 died at Salem Hospital on April .
Authorities said all four had basic medical conditions but did not outline what those conditions were.
The cases of COVID – 25 reported Sunday are in the following counties: Benton (1), Clackamas (3) , Coos (4), Deschutes (2), Jefferson (1), Josephine (1) Linn (3), Marion (4), Multnomah (46, Polk (1), Umatilla (1), Washington (7), Yamhill (1).
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So far, , people have been tested for coronavirus in Oregon. Of those, , tested negative for the disease.
(State officials report) % of people who have tested positive for the virus in the state have been hospitalized at some point. As of Sunday, patients are hospitalized with known or suspected COVID – . Of those, 93 are in intensive care and are on ventilators. The state has
(available adult ICU beds and) available ventilators.
Gov. Kate Brown
apologized to Oregonian filing for unemployment who are dealing with delays and errors.
“If you’re waiting on an unemployment claim: I hear your frustration,” Brown wrote on Twitter. “I’m sorry for the delays.”
The average time callers to the Oregon Employment Department spend on hold has jumped to nearly two hours per call, according to the agency
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