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We’ll update this story throughout the day with the latest news about coronavirus and its effects in Oregon on Saturday, June 19.
Oregon reports three new deaths, 289 new COVID-19 cases
As of 12:01 a.m. Saturday, the Oregon Health Authority had reported 289 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and three new COVID-19 related deaths.
The new cases bring Oregon’s total cases of COVID-19 to 206,578.
Thirty-four of the new cases were reported in Marion County. Polk County reported 12 new COVID-19 cases.
The number of cases reported by other counties was: Baker (1), Benton (5), Clackamas (32), Clatsop (6), Columbia (7), Crook (2), Curry (5), Deschutes (16), Douglas (15), Gilliam (4), Grant (2), Harney (1), Jackson (15), Jefferson (4), Josephine (13), Klamath (1), Lane (15), Lincoln (3), Linn (22), Malheur (4), Multnomah (36), Umatilla (4), Union (3), Wasco (5), Washington (20) and Yamhill (2).
The state’s new COVID-19 deaths bring its total death count to 2,753. The new deaths reported Saturday by OHA were:
- An 80-year-old Polk County man who tested positive on June 14 and died on June 18 at Salem Hospital. He had underlying conditions.
- A 96-year-old Lane County woman with underlying conditions who tested positive on June 14 and died on June 18 at her residence.
- A 73-year-old Douglas County woman who tested positive on June 13 and died on June 17 at Mercy Medical Center. She also had underlying conditions.
Six fewer people were hospitalized with COVID-19 on Saturday. 144 patients remain in hospitals across Oregon with COVID-19. There were 31 people in COVID-19 intensive care units, also six fewer than Friday.
As of Friday, 51,616 more people still need to get at least one vaccine dose for Oregon to reach a statewide vaccination goal of 70%.
On Saturday, the state’s weekly vaccination average was 13,855 doses per day. OHA said 2,349,356 people have now received at least one dose of the COVID-19 as of Saturday.
The state administered 7,469 new doses of COVID-19 vaccines Friday and entered 6,201 doses into the registry that had been administered on previous days.
COVID-19 by the numbers
Here’s the most recent data from the Oregon Health Authority, as of Saturday, June 19.
- 2,753: Deaths from COVID-19.
- 206,578: Total cases.
- 144: Patients hospitalized.
Oregon COVID-19 cases by county
Here are the number of cases, both tested positive and presumptive, and deaths as of Saturday, June 19.
- Baker: 1,010 cases, 15 deaths.
- Benton: 3,259 cases, 22 deaths.
- Clackamas: 18,905 cases, 235 deaths.
- Clatsop: 1,050 cases, 9 deaths.
- Columbia: 1,915 cases, 29 deaths.
- Coos: 2,166 cases, 37 deaths.
- Crook: 1,291 cases, 23 deaths.
- Curry: 705 cases, 11 deaths.
- Deschutes: 10,002 cases, 82 deaths.
- Douglas: 3,873 cases, 82 deaths.
- Gilliam: 80 cases.1 death.
- Grant: 550 cases, 7 deaths.
- Harney: 431 cases, 9 deaths.
- Hood River: 1,216 cases, 33 deaths.
- Jackson: 11,529 cases, 146 deaths.
- Jefferson: 2,367 cases, 39 deaths.
- Josephine: 3,588 cases, 72 deaths.
- Klamath: 4,775 cases, 78 deaths.
- Lake: 467 cases, 8 deaths.
- Lane: 13,877 cases, 163 deaths.
- Lincoln: 1,430 cases, 21 deaths.
- Linn: 5,594 cases, 80 deaths.
- Malheur: 3,614 cases, 63 deaths.
- Marion: 23,404 cases, 323 deaths.
- Morrow: 1,153 cases, 16 deaths.
- Multnomah: 40,316 cases, 614 deaths.
- Polk: 3,989 cases, 56 deaths.
- Sherman: 67 cases, 1 death.
- Tillamook: 660 cases, 4 deaths.
- Umatilla: 8,593 cases, 87 deaths.
- Union: 1,495 cases, 24 deaths.
- Wallowa: 194 cases, 5 deaths.
- Wasco: 1,443 cases, 30 deaths.
- Washington: 26,760 cases, 248 deaths.
- Wheeler: 35 cases, 1 death.
- Yamhill: 4,775 cases, 79 deaths.
Source: Oregon Health Authority
