The Oregon Health Authority on Thursday reported more than a dozen new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the number of confirmed COVID-19 patients in the state to 88.
Residents from Linn (2), Marion (5), Multnomah (4) and Washington (2) counties tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours, state health officials said.
There are now known coronavirus cases linked to 14 of Oregon’s 36 counties: 25 in Washington County; 18 in Linn County; 13 in Marion County; seven in Multnomah County; six each in Clackamas and Deschutes counties; two each in Benton, Jackson, Lane, Umatilla and Yamhill counties, and; one each in Douglas, Klamath and Polk counties.
People older than 55 account for 54 of the confirmed cases in Oregon, 23 are between 35 and 54, three is between 25 and 34, four are between the age of 18 and 24 and four others are under 17.
Those infected with the virus have included public school students, a janitor, a casino worker, nursing home patients and staff, among others.
Three people have also died from the virus in Oregon. All of them, who have not been publicly identified, had underlying medical conditions, state health officials said.
In the last day, 211 more people in Oregon have tested negative for coronavirus, while another 361 are awaiting results, according to figures published on the health authority’s website. To date, 1,854 people in Oregon have undergone testing, up from 1,554 on Wednesday.
This is a developing news story. Please check back for updates.
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