April 18, 2002 3:45 p.m.
COVID-19 has claimed 2 more lives in Oregon, with 66 new cases reported on Sunday.
An update from the Oregon Health Authority said that brings the total number of cases to 1,910. The new cases include:
*23 in Marion County
*21 in Multnomah County
*12 in Washington County
*7 in Clackamas County
*2 in Lane County
*1 case each in Deschutes and Umatilla counties
A previously reported Klamath County case was determined to be a Washington State case, reducing the number of new cases by 1 to 66. The total number of cases in Klamath County has been reduced to 30 to reflect that change.
*Oregon’s 73th COVID-19 death is a 64-year old man in Benton County who tested positive on March 26th and died Saturday at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center.
*Oregon’s 74th COVID-19 death is a 68-year old man in Washington County, who tested positive on March 23rd and died April 11th at Oregon Health and Science University.
Both had underlying health conditions, according to OHA.