Politics & Government
Oregon New COVID-19 Cases Below 1,000 A Day For 3 Straight Days
The Oregon Health Authority reports that 2,125 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the state from Friday through Sunday..
OREGON CITY, OR — It's too early for a celebration but the Oregon Health Authority did report three straight days of fewer than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 a day. The count was 913 new cases on Friday, 735 new cases on Saturday, and 477 on Sunday.
Officials tell Patch that people should use some caution in approaching the numbers as weekend numbers are often depressed.
OHA added that there were a total of 58 deaths reported over the three-day period.
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The new numbers bring Oregon's totals to 4,620 deaths and 374,253 total cases.
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Here's the three-day county by county breakdown of new cases:
Baker (7), Benton (43), Clackamas (205), Clatsop (17), Columbia (28), Coos (38), Crook (10), Curry (1), Deschutes (249), Douglas (61), Grant (2), Hood River (12), Jackson (85), Jefferson (36), Josephine (50), Klamath (21), Lane (169), Lincoln (22), Linn (97), Malheur (7), Marion (159), Morrow (12), Multnomah (366), Polk (31), Tillamook (29), Umatilla (29), Union (6), Wallowa (2), Wasco (14), Washington (250) and Yamhill (67).
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