Coronavirus in Oregon: 4 new deaths reported as total known cases reaches 2,311 – oregonlive.com

The Oregon Health Authority reported 58 new cases of COVID-19 Sunday, bringing the total known case count to 2,311.

Officials also reported four new deaths attributed to the virus in the state, bring the total number of deaths to 91.

Two of the deaths were in Multnomah County — a 70-year-old man who tested positive on April 12 and died at his residence on April 18 and a 75-year-old woman who tested positive on April 18 and died at Adventist Medical Center on April 25.

The other deaths included a 51-year-old Wasco County man who tested positive on April 19 and died at Mid-Columbia Medical Center on April 24. He was the first death in Wasco County from COVID-19.

Officials also reported that a 93-year-old Marion County woman who tested positive on April 9 died at Salem Hospital on April 22.

Authorities said all four had underlying medical conditions but did not outline what those conditions were.

The cases of COVID-19 reported Sunday are in the following counties: Benton (1), Clackamas (3), Coos (4), Deschutes (2), Jefferson (1), Josephine (1) Linn (3), Marion (4), Multnomah (29), Polk (1), Umatilla (1), Washington (7), Yamhill (1).

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So far, 48,964 people have been tested for coronavirus in Oregon. Of those, 46,653 tested negative for the disease.

State officials report 24% of people who have tested positive for the virus in the state have been hospitalized at some point.

As of Sunday, 249 patients are hospitalized with known or suspected COVID-19. Of those, 71 are in intensive care and 31 are on ventilators.

The state has 280 available adult ICU beds and 795 available ventilators.

Gov. Kate Brown apologized to Oregonian filing for unemployment who are dealing with delays and errors.

“If you’re waiting on an unemployment claim: I hear your frustration,” Brown wrote on Twitter. “I’m sorry for the delays.”

The average time callers to the Oregon Employment Department spend on hold has jumped to nearly two hours per call, according to the agency.

This post will be updated.

— Lizzy Acker

503-221-8052, lacker@oregonian.com, @lizzzyacker

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