COVID-19 CLAIMS 2 MORE LIVES, STATE DEATH TOLL AT 7,035, AS OF FRIDAY

March 26, 2022 10:40 a.m.

COVID-19 has claimed 2 more lives, raising the state’s death toll to 7,035, as of Friday.

An update from the Oregon Health Authority reported 189 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19, bringing the state total to 702,750.

OHA said the number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 157, which is 4 fewer than on Thursday. There are 26 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit beds, which is 1 more than on Thursday.

The new cases include:

*58 in Multnomah County

*18 in Washington County

*16 in Clackamas County

*12 each in Lane and Marion counties

Locally OHA said there were 10 new cases in Douglas County. County by county cases are linked: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/erd/pages/covid-19-news.aspx

OHA reported that 3,044 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 at: https://covidvaccine.oregon.gov/