STATE DEATH TOLL REMAINS AT 1,422 FOR COVID-19, AS OF SATURDAY

December 26, 2020 12:55 p.m.

On Saturday the Oregon Health Authority reported that the state’s death toll for COVID-19 remains at 1,422.

No new deaths were reported. 612 new confirmed and presumptive cases were announced, bringing the state total to 108,326. The new cases include:

*271 in Multnomah County

*89 in Lane County

*68 in Deschutes County

*37 in Umatilla County

*33 in Jefferson County

*26 in Linn County

*18 in Benton County

*15 in Columbia County

*14 in Crook County

*9 each in Douglas and Tillamook counties

*7 in Baker County

*6 each in Hood River and Morrow counties

*3 in Marion County

*1 in Harney County

OHA said the number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 472, which is unchanged from Friday. There are 97 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit beds. That is 6 fewer than on Friday.