December 30, 2020 1:30 p.m.

1 more person has died of COVID-19 in Douglas County, 12 people have received new positive test results, and there is 1 new presumptive case, as of Wednesday.

County Public Health Officer Dr. Bob Dannenhoffer said the 39th death is a 72-year old man who was diagnosed with COVID on November 20th and passed away on December 29th.

Dannenhoffer said while the pandemic remains very active throughout the world, including in the United States, it has been relatively quiet in Oregon, and even more so in Douglas County. Dannenhoffer said he believes that as of Tuesday, “…Douglas County had the lowest rate of infection for a county over 100,000 population in the entire country”.

An update from the Douglas County COVID-19 Response Team said the total number of cases is now at 1,367. Of those, 1,287 are people that have received positive test results, and 80 are presumptive. There are 10 Douglas County COVID-19 patients that are hospitalized, 9 locally and 1 outside the area. 94 people are in isolation. 186 people are in quarantine. That means the staff with the Douglas Public Health Network are supporting 280 people that are either in isolation or quarantine.

The next drive through testing clinic with DPHN is Tuesday in Roseburg.

Go to www.douglaspublichealthnetwork.org for more local information about COVID-19.