August 23, 2021 1:50 p.m. 

COVID-19 has claimed 24 more lives, raising the state’s death toll to 3,036, as of Monday.

An update from the Oregon Health Authority reported 4,701 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19, bringing the state total to 257,644. This included new infections reported by counties for the 3-day period between Friday and Sunday.

OHA said the number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 937, which is 37 more than on Sunday. There are 253 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit beds, which is 22 more than on Sunday. Both those numbers are record highs for the pandemic.

The new cases include:

*659 in Lane County

*582 in Multnomah County

*401 in Washington County

*398 in Douglas County

*366 in Clackamas County

*365 in Deschutes County

*308 in Jackson County

*234 in Josephine County

*195 in Marion County

*186 in Linn County

*113 in Polk County

*82 in Yamhill County

*80 in Columbia County

*78 in Union County

*71 in Klamath County

*66 in Coos County

*61 each in Benton, Curry and Umatilla counties

*49 in Tillamook County

*41 in Lincoln County

*34 in Jefferson County

*29 each in Baker and Morrow counties

*24 in Malheur County

*23 in Wasco County

*19 each in Clatsop and Crook counties

*16 in Wallowa County

*10 in Grant County

*14 each in Harney and Hood River counties

*5 in Gilliam County

The new deaths ranged in age from 48 to 90. 5 each lived in Douglas and Lane counties. 4 lived in Jackson County. 2 lived in Umatilla County. 1 each lived in Curry, Clackamas, Deschutes, Josephine, Multnomah, Marion, Lincoln and Tillamook counties.

OHA reported that 4,491 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry. Of that total, 672 were initial doses and 363 were second doses administered on Sunday. 3,367 were administered on previous days, but were entered into the vaccine registry on Sunday.

To learn more about the COVID-19 vaccination situation in Oregon, go to: https://covidvaccine.oregon.gov/