COVID-19 CLAIMS 39 MORE LIVES, STATE DEATH TOLL AT 7,074, AS OF MONDAY

March 28, 2022 1:30 p.m.

COVID-19 has claimed 39 more lives, raising the state’s death toll to 7,074, as of Monday.

An update from the Oregon Health Authority reported 541 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19, bringing the state total to 703,132. OHA said the new data is for cases between Friday and Sunday.

OHA said the number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 118, which is 15 fewer than on Sunday. There are 19 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit beds, which is three more than on Sunday.

The new cases include:

*167 in Multnomah County

*79 in Washington County

*62 in Lane County

*39 in Clackamas County

Locally OHA said there were 9 new cases in Douglas County. County by county data is linked: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/erd/pages/covid-19-news.aspx

OHA reported that 539 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry on Sunday. Learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine situation in Oregon, by going to: https://covidvaccine.oregon.gov/