COVID-19 CLAIMS 5 MORE LIVES, STATE DEATH TOLL AT 2,303, AS OF TUESDAY

March 9, 2021 2:00 p.m.

COVID-19 has claimed 5 more lives, raising the state’s death toll to 2,303, as of Tuesday.

An update from the Oregon Health Authority reported 517 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19, bringing the state total to 158,007. The new cases include:

*76 in Multnomah County

*61 in Marion County

*56 in Washington County

*49 in Jackson County

*47 in Clackamas County

*29 in Josephine County

*27 in Coos County

*17 each in Lane and Umatilla counties

*15 each in Douglas and Klamath counties

*14 each in Deschutes and Linn counties

*12 in Benton County

*11 in Curry County

*10 in Yamhill County

*8 each in Polk and Tillamook counties

*7 in Union County

*5 in Columbia County

*4 each in Baker, Jefferson and Lincoln counties

*2 each in Lake and Malheur counties

*1 each in Crook, Hood River, and Morrow counties

The new deaths ranged in age from 43 to 83. 1 each lived in Jackson, Marion, Baker, Multnomah and Washington counties.

OHA said the number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 134, which is 15 more than on Monday. There are 31 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit beds, which is 2 fewer than on Monday.

OHA reported that 15,945 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry. Of that total, 8,760 doses were administered on Monday. 7,185 were administered on previous days but were entered into the vaccine registry on Monday.

OHA has now administered a cumulative total of 1,179,510 first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccines. To date, 1,418,455 doses of vaccine have been delivered to sites across Oregon.