November 22, 2020 1:40 p.m.

On Sunday, the Oregon Health Authority reported the highest daily number of cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic, for the third day in a row.

1,517 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 were announced, along with 1 more death. That raises the state’s death toll to 820 and brings the state case total to 65,170.

OHA Director Patrick Allen said, “Oregon is on a steep and stark slope of rising Coronavirus cases”. Allen said local health officials in every part of the state have investigated outbreaks that started with get-togethers that “…seemed innocent at the time, but led to many people getting sick, and in some cases, hospitalizations and deaths”. Allen ask residents to cancel any plans they have to celebrate Thanksgiving indoors with large groups of family and friends. He said, “The safest, wisest and most caring way to protect the people you love is to keep your Thanksgiving dinner small and limited to no more that one other household beside your own”. Allen said residents should, “Keep the holidays a time to remember, not a time to regret”.

The new cases include:

*516 in Multnomah County

*207 in Clackamas County

*183 in Marion County

*128 in Washington County

*64 in Lane County

*55 in Jackson County

*53 in Klamath County

*47 in Umatilla County

*38 in Deschutes County

*35 in Yamhill County

*27 in Linn County

*26 in Polk County

*16 in Malheur County

*15 in Grant County

*14 in Josephine County

*12 in Douglas County

*11 in Wasco County

*9 in Coos County

*8 each in Columbia and Jefferson counties

*7 each in Benton, Clatsop and Morrow counties

*6 each in Crook, Hood River and Lake counties

5 in Union County

*1 in Lincoln County

Oregon’s 820th COVID-19 death is a 65-year old man in Multnomah County. He tested positive on November 15th and died the same day.

Go to: https://govstatus.egov.com/OR-OHA-COVID-19 for more statewide information about COVID-19.