COVID-19 CLAIMS 4 MORE LIVES, STATE DEATH TOLL AT 6,652, AS OF WEDNESDAY

March 2, 2022 5:00 p.m.

COVID-19 has claimed 4 more lives, raising the state’s death toll to 6,652, as of Wednesday.

An update from the Oregon Health Authority reported 696 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19, bringing the state total to 695,323.

OHA said the total number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 424, which is 36 fewer than on Tuesday. There are 71 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit beds, which is 3 fewer than on Tuesday.

The new cases include:

*121 in Multnomah County

*89 in Washington County

*77 in Marion County

*59 in Jackson County

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

OHA reported that 6,044 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry on Tuesday. Learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine situation in Oregon by going to: https://covidvaccine.oregon.gov/