COVID-19 CLAIMS 16 MORE LIVES, STATE DEATH TOLL AT 5,243, AS OF FRIDAY

December 3, 2021 4:20 p.m. 

COVID-19 has claimed 16 more lives, raising the state’s death toll to 5,243, as of Friday.

An update from the Oregon Health Authority reported 1,352 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19, bringing the state total to 394,569.

OHA said the number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 397, which is 13 more than on Thursday. There are 94 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit beds, which is 4 more than on Thursday.

The new cases include:

*159 in Washington County

*150 in Multnomah County

*105 in Marion County

*95 in Clackamas County

Locally OHA said there were 45 new cases in Douglas County.

The new deaths ranged in age from 45 to 96.

Complete county by county data is linked: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/erd/pages/covid-19-news.aspx

OHA reported that 29,675 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry on Thursday. Learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine situation in Oregon by going to: https://covidvaccine.oregon.gov/