June 9, 2022 3:50 a.m.

One more person has died related to COVID-19 in Douglas County, with the number of cases up by fifty-seven percent in the past week.

On Wednesday, the Douglas County COVID-19 Weekly Recap reported 245 cases of COVID-19.  That is compared to 156 last week. 234 are people who have received positive test results, and 11 are presumptive. The new death is a 53-year old woman who was diagnosed with COVID-19 on February 2nd and passed away on May 23rd. County health officials were notified by hospice on June 3rd. She was not vaccinated.

Since the pandemic began, 402 people in the county have died related to COVID-19. 20,769 cases have been reported. 13 residents are currently hospitalized for COVID-19 in the county. 11 of those are not fully vaccinated.

Go to: https://douglascounty-oregon.us/708/COVID-19 for more local information about COVID-19.