PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed 24 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,027, the Oregon Health Authority reported at today, December 5th.
Oregon Health Authority reported 1,847 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 bringing the state total to 83,243.
The new cases are in the following counties: Baker (9), Benton (21), Clackamas (80), Clatsop (7), Columbia (25), Coos (18), Crook (14), Curry (1), Deschutes (78), Douglas (23), Harney (2), Hood River (14), Jackson (86), Jefferson (20), Josephine (34), Klamath (84), Lake (4), Lane (135), Lincoln (11), Linn (62), Malheur (43), Marion (193), Morrow (8), Multnomah (400), Polk (33), Tillamook (6), Umatilla (47), Union (11), Wasco (27), Washington (312), Wheeler (1), and Yamhill (38).
|
County |
Cases1 |
Total deaths2 |
|
Baker |
325 |
4 |
|
Benton |
896 |
7 |
|
Clackamas |
7091 |
87 |
|
Clatsop |
403 |
0 |
|
Columbia |
578 |
6 |
|
Coos |
505 |
3 |
|
Crook |
282 |
6 |
|
Curry |
160 |
2 |
|
Deschutes |
2761 |
15 |
|
Douglas |
1050 |
23 |
|
Gilliam |
24 |
0 |
|
Grant |
142 |
1 |
|
Harney |
110 |
1 |
|
Hood River |
473 |
3 |
|
Jackson |
4287 |
41 |
|
Jefferson |
932 |
11 |
|
Josephine |
650 |
6 |
|
Klamath |
1127 |
8 |
|
Lake |
149 |
1 |
|
Lane |
4838 |
52 |
|
Lincoln |
688 |
16 |
|
Linn |
1764 |
24 |
|
Malheur |
2550 |
45 |
|
Marion |
10118 |
161 |
|
Morrow |
700 |
7 |
|
Multnomah |
19209 |
269 |
|
Polk |
1412 |
22 |
|
Sherman |
24 |
0 |
|
Tillamook |
158 |
0 |
|
Umatilla |
4622 |
50 |
|
Union |
844 |
8 |
|
Wallowa |
72 |
3 |
|
Wasco |
602 |
19 |
|
Washington |
11801 |
108 |
|
Wheeler |
7 |
0 |
|
Yamhill |
1889 |
18 |
|
Total |
83243 |
1027 |
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.
COVID-19 hospitalizations
The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients across Oregon decreased by 1, to 556. There are 118 COVID-19 patients in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds, three more than yesterday.
The total number of patients in hospital beds may fluctuate between report times. The numbers do not reflect admissions per day, nor the length of hospital stay. Staffing limitations are not captured in this data and may further limit bed capacity.
More information about hospital capacity can be found here.
Stay informed about COVID-19:
Oregon response: The Oregon Health Authority leads 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.
