1 MORE DEATH, 10 NEW POSITIVE TEST RESULTS, 2 NEW PRESUMPTIVE CASES OF COVID-19

March 7, 2020 1:20 p.m.

1 more person in Douglas County has died of COVID-19, 10 more people have received new positive test results, and there 2 new presumptive cases, as of Sunday.

County Public Health Officer Dr. Bob Dannenhoffer said the 56th death was a 75-year old resident who tested positive on February 19th and passed away on Wednesday.

An update from the Douglas County COVID-19 Response Team said the total number of cases is now at 2,615. Of those, 2,486 are people that have received positive test results and 129 are presumptive. 14 Douglas County COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, 10 locally and 4 outside the area. 191 people are in isolation. 553 people are in quarantine. That means the staff with the Douglas Public Health Network are supporting 744 people that are in isolation or quarantine. That is a drop of 16 people since Saturday.

The next drive through testing clinic with DPHN will be Friday in Roseburg.

Go to www.douglaspublichealth.org for more local information about COVID-19.