May 17, 2021 4:40 p.m.
COVID-19 has claimed 3 more lives, raising the state’s death toll to 2,590, as of Monday.
An update from the Oregon Health Authority reported 310 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19, bringing the state total to 195,882. The new cases include:
*68 in Multnomah County
*58 in Clackamas County
*39 in Deschutes County
*35 in Marion County
*27 in Lane County
*17 in Linn County
*12 in Douglas County
*9 in Coos County
*7 each in Benton and Yamhill counties
*6 each in Jackson and Polk counties
*3 each in Josephine and Wasco counties
*2 each in Crook, Jefferson, Lincoln and Morrow counties
*1 each in Baker, Clatsop, Columbia, Curry, and Harney counties
The new deaths ranged in age from 63 to 91. 1 each lived in Deschutes, Jackson and Marion counties.
OHA said the total number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 342, which is 3 more than on Sunday. There are 81 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit beds, which is 1 fewer than on Sunday.
OHA reported that 23,929 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry. Of that total, 16,088 doses were administered on Sunday. 7,841 were administered on previous days, but were entered into the vaccine registry on Sunday.
To learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine situation in Oregon, go to: https://covidvaccine.oregon.gov/

