Oregon reports 2 new COVID-19 deaths, 64 new COVID-19 cases, Total cases at 1,131; Tillamook County remains at 3 cases
Editor April 6, 2020 Breaking News, COVID-19, Health Care, Healthcare, Oregon Health Authority
PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state's death toll to 29, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 8 a.m. today, Monday April 6th. Tillamook County has tested 110, and remains at 3 cases; there are 4 cases each in neighboring Clatsop and Lincoln counties.
Oregon Health Authority also reported 64 new cases of COVID-19 as of 8 a.m. today. Monday April 6th, total cases at 1,131. The new COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Benton (2), Clackamas (6), Columbia (2), Curry (2), Deschutes (1), Douglas (1), Jackson (6), Josephine (3), Klamath (3), Lane (2), Linn (1), Marion (11), Multnomah (10), Polk (2), Umatilla (1), Washington (12).
Oregon's 28th COVID-19 death is a 93-year-old male in Washington County, who tested positive on March 30 and died April 4, at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. He had underlying medical conditions.
Oregon's 29th COVID-19 death is a 70-year-old female in Marion county, who tested positive on April 1 and died April 2, in her residence. She had underlying medical conditions.
Update: The COVID-19 case data OHA publishes once a day on its website and shares once a day with the media are provisional and subject to change. A case reported yesterday as a Yamhill County case was later determined to be a Washington County case. The total number of new cases in Washington County is 12 to reflect this change. However, the case that moved from Yamhill County to Washington County is not reflected in the total of new cases statewide for today.
New dashboard to help visualize COVID-19 data in Oregon
OHA today unveiled a new dashboard to help visualize COVID-19 data and trends in Oregon. The two graphs show Oregon's epidemiological curve and the number of Oregonians who have been tested for COVID-19.
These data are provisional. Our team of epidemiologists continues to review and verify data, so our reported numbers will change. As we get more information, we update the data from previous days.
You can find a link to our data dashboard on OHA's main COVID-19 web page at http://healthoregon.org/coronavirus.
Watch this video for an overview of the dashboard.
Oregon Health Authority reports new cases once a day on its website: www.healthoregon.org/coronavirus.
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