October 16, 2020 1:50 p.m.
COVID-19 has claimed 6 more lives, raising that state death toll to 617, as of Friday.
An update from the Oregon Health Authority reported 418 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19, bringing the state total to 38,935. The new cases include:
*86 in Multnomah county
*58 in Washington County
*53 in Lane County
*45 in Clackamas County
*35 in Marion County
*18 each in Jackson and Deschutes counties
*17 each in Malheur and Umatilla counties
*14 in Yamhill County
*13 in Polk County
*12 in Linn County
*5 each in Coos, Douglas, and Morrow counties
*3 each in Columbia, Jefferson, and Tillamook counties
*2 each in Benton, Klamath, and Wasco counties
*1 in Curry County
The new deaths ranged in age from 50 to 94. 2 lived in Washington County with 1 each in Jefferson, Curry, Hood River and Multnomah counties. All had underlying conditions, according to the OHA.