March 11, 2020 1:30 p.m. 
Officials with the Oregon Health Authority announced Wednesday afternoon that there are 4 new presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 in the state.
That means 19 residents have now been diagnosed with the virus since February 28th.
OHA confirmed one new case each in Polk, Marion, Umatilla and Deschutes counties. None of the new cases involved travel to a county where the virus is actively responding. The cases in Polk, Marion, and Deschutes counties had no known close contacts with confirmed cases, so they are considered community-spread. The Umatilla County case is a close contact with that county’s first case.
The OHA release said their agency along with officials in all 4 counties are working to identify and isolate any individuals who may have been in close contacts with the cases in the last 14 days.
Dr. Dean Sidelinger, health office and state epidemiologist, said more active community spread of COVID-19 has been expected.