COVID-19 CLAIMS 24 LIVES, STATE DEATH TOLL AT 4,185, AS OF MONDAY

October 18, 2021 4:00 p.m.   

COVID-19 has claimed 24 more lives, raising the state’s death toll to 4,185, as of Monday.

An update from the Oregon Health Authority reported 3,276 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19, bringing the state total to 352,026.

OHA said the number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 561, which is 11 more than on Sunday. There are 140 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit beds, which is 2 fewer than on Sunday.

The new cases include:

*515 in Multnomah County

*340 in Lane County

*334 in Washington County

*311 in Deschutes County

*256 in Clackamas County

*240 in Linn County

*149 in Jackson County

*124 in Douglas County

*87 in Benton County

*67 in Yamhill County

*61 in Josephine County

*55 in Klamath County

*49 in Jefferson County

*47 in Umatilla County

*45 in Polk County

*44 in Columbia County

*31 each in Coos and Union counties

*29 in Crook County

*28 in Lincoln County

*18 each in Harney and Hood River counties

*16 in Tillamook County

*14 in Morrow County

*12 each in Baker, Clatsop and Malheur counties

*11 in Wasco County

*7 in Lake County

*6 in Curry County

*4 each in Grant and Wheeler counties

*3 in Wallowa County

The new deaths ranged in age from 44 to 92.

OHA reported that 4,376 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry on Sunday. To learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine situation in Oregon, go to: https://covidvaccine.oregon.gov/