HIGHEST DAILY CASE COUNT FOR COVID-19 IN OREGON

July 9, 2020 2:30 p.m.

The Oregon Health Authority reported the highest daily case count since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, on Thursday.

The recent increase is attributed to workplace counts and community spread, according to OHA.

389 new cases bring the state total to 11,188. The virus has claimed 6 more lives, with Oregon’s death toll at 230.

The new cases include:

*86 in Multnomah County

*55 in Umatilla County

*47 in Marion County

*46 in Washington County

*31 in Malheur County

*20 in Clackamas County

*18 in Lane and Yamhill counties

*15 in Lincoln County

*12 in Morrow County

*8 in Jefferson County

*7 in Jackson County

*5 each in Deschutes and Wasco counties

*4 each in Coos and Union counties

*3 each in Linn and Crook counties

*2 each in Columbia, Josephine, Lake, and Polk counties

*1 each in Benton, Clatsop, Wallowa and Hood River counties

The newly reported deaths range in age from 63 to 90. 3 were women and 3 were men. 2 lived in Clackamas County, 2 lived in Marion County with 1 each in Crook and Umatilla counties.