UPDATE (11:39 a.m. PT) — The Oregon Health Authority reported no new deaths Sunday.
The number of known coronavirus-related deaths in Oregon remains at 109.
Health officials confirmed 45 new coronavirus diagnoses Sunday, bringing the state’s total to 2,680 known cases.
On Saturday, officials reported five COVID-19 deaths.
The Oregon Health Authority detailed Saturday's the deaths as:
- A 64-year-old man from Polk County who tested positive on March 19 and died on May 1 at Salem Hospital. He had underlying medical conditions.
- A 70-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive on April 20 and died on May 1 at Adventist Medical Center. He had underlying medical conditions.
- A 75-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive on April 27 and died on May 1 at Providence Milwaukie Hospital. He had underlying medical conditions.
- A 91-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive on April 22 and died on April 30 at Salem Hospital. She had underlying medical conditions.
- A 76-year-old woman from Umatilla County who tested positive on April 14 and died on April 30 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center. She had underlying medical conditions.
The number of people known to have died of COVID-19 in Oregon is 109.
Umatilla County becomes a focus of concern in coronavirus infections
Umatilla County is quickly becoming the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in rural Oregon, as reported by the East Oregonian.
The paper reported that over a week's time, the number of reported cases of COVID-19 grew by 78%.
Nonetheless, the county is continuing its plans to begin lifting social restrictions by May 15.
Washington at more than 15,000 confirmed cases
In Southwest Washington, Clark County Public Health Friday reported two new confirmed cases of coronavirus, bringing the county’s total number of known cases to 361.
No new deaths were reported Friday. In total, 21 people are known to have died of COVID-19 in Clark County.
The latest available data from the Washington Department of Health show 15,003 diagnosed cases of the coronavirus and 830 related deaths.
Oregon COVID-19 Map
Jacob Fenton, The Accountability Project at the Investigative Reporting Workshop
Some Washington parks to reopen, but coast, gorge excluded
More than 100 Washington state parks made the cut to reopen for day use beginning Tuesday, but aficionados of Pacific Coast and Columbia River Gorge getaways will have to wait a while longer.
The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission on Saturday published an eagerly awaited list of which state parks will reopen first and which will be kept closed until further notice in deference to the concerns of neighboring communities.