PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon health officials on Tuesday reported seven new deaths of COVID-19, the most the state has reported in a single day so far.
Oregon’s COVID-19 death toll is now 99 people.
The Oregon Health Authority released the following information about the people who died:
- Oregon’s 93rd COVID-19 death is a 93-year-old woman in Clackamas County, who tested positive on April 17 and died on April 27 in her residence. She had underlying medical conditions.
- Oregon’s 94th COVID-19 death is a 73-year-old man in Marion County, who tested positive on March 30 and died on April 26 at Salem hospital. He had underlying medical conditions.
- Oregon’s 95th COVID-19 death is a 92-year-old man in Marion County, who tested positive on April 20 and died on April 25 at Salem hospital. He had underlying medical conditions.
- Oregon’s 96th COVID-19 death is a 93-year-old woman in Multnomah County, who tested positive on April 17 and died on April 26 at Legacy Mt. Hood Medical Center. She had underlying medical conditions.
- Oregon’s 97th COVID-19 death is a 69-year-old woman in Multnomah County, who tested positive on April 17 and died on April 23 at Adventist Medical Center. She had underlying medical conditions.
- Oregon’s 98th COVID-19 death is a 72-year-old man in Multnomah County, who tested positive on April 24 and died on April 26 at Legacy Mt. Hood Medical Center. He had underlying medical conditions.
- Oregon’s 99th COVID-19 death is a 91-year-old man in Yamhill County, who tested positive on April 25 and died on April 26 at Providence Newberg Medical Center. He had underlying medical conditions.
The state also announced 31 new known cases of the coronavirus, bringing Oregon’s total to 2,385 cases. The amount of active infections is unclear.
The new cases were found in the following counties:
- Clackamas: 1
- Coos: 1
- Harney: 1
- Klamath: 1
- Linn: 2
- Marion: 9
- Morrow: 1
- Multnomah: 13
- Umatilla: 1
- Wasco: 1
- Yamhill: 1
A total of 52,242 people have been tested with 49,857 tests (95%) coming back negative.
A case originally reported as a Washington County case was later determined to be a Multnomah County case. The case count in Multnomah county includes the case to reflect the change.
Before Tuesday's seven reported deaths, the high for a single day in Oregon was six, which happened three times on April 9, April 16 and April 17.