COVID-19 CLAIMS 44 MORE LIVES, STATES DEATH TOLL AT 3,490, AS OF TUESDAY

September 14, 2021 4:00 p.m. 

COVID-19 has claimed 44 more lives, raising the state’s death toll to 3,490, as of Tuesday.

An update from the Oregon Health Authority reported 2,040 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19, bringing the state total to 303,532.

OHA said the number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 1,082, which is 7 more than on Monday. There are 288 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit beds, which is 14 more than on Monday.

The new cases include:

*205 in Marion County

*160 each in Clackamas and Washington counties

*155 in Multnomah County

*136 in Lane County

*119 in Deschutes County

*117 in Jackson County

*102 in Douglas County

*99 in Malheur County

*86 in Klamath County

*80 in Umatilla County

*72 in Coos County

*69 in Linn County

*64 in Yamhill County

*45 in Crook County

*44 each in Josephine and Polk counties

*36 in Lake County

*35 in Clatsop County

*29 in Benton County

*21 in Columbia County

*20 in Wasco County

*18 in Baker County

*17 each in Curry and Grant counties

*15 each in Harney and Jefferson counties

*13 in Hood River County

*11 in Lincoln County

*9 in Tillamook County

*5 each in Union and Wallowa countries

*2 in Gilliam County

OHA reported that 8,392 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry. To learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine situation in Oregon, go to: https://covidvaccine.oregon.gov/