October 20, 2022 3:50 a.m.  

COVID-19 has claimed 23 more lives in the past week, with 3,804 new cases in Oregon, as of Wednesday.

An update from the Oregon Health Authority said 250 people are hospitalized related to the virus with 21 of those in intensive care unit beds.

The new cases include:

*948 in Multnomah County

*431 in Washington County

*407 in Clackamas County

*349 in Marion County

Since the pandemic began in January 2020, 8,645 people in the state have died related to COVID-19. 905,882 cases have been reported. Go to: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/erd/pages/covid-19-news.aspx for more statewide information on COVID-19.