COVID-19 CLAIMS 42 MORE LIVES, STATE DEATH TOLL AT 7,115, AS OF TUESDAY

March 29, 2022 2:00 p.m. 

COVID-19 has claimed 42 more lives, raising the state’s death toll to 7,115, as of Tuesday.

An update from the Oregon Health Authority reported 351 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19, bringing the state total to 703,465.

OHA said the total number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 111, which is 7 fewer than on Monday. There are 18 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit beds, which is 1 fewer than on Monday.

The new cases include:

*108 in Multnomah County

*52 in Clackamas County

*35 in Lane County

*27 in Washington County

Locally OHA said there were 11 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 2,684 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry on Monday. Learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine situation in Oregon at: https://covidvaccine.oregon.gov/