COVID-19 CLAIMS 3 MORE LIVES, STATES DEATH TOLL AT 7,147, AS OF FRIDAY

April 1, 2022 5:30 p.m.

COVID-19 has claimed 3 more lives, raising the state’s death toll to 7,147, as of Friday.

An update from the Oregon Health Authority reported 368 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19, raising the state total to 704,514.

OHA said the total number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 109, which is 1 more than on Thursday. There are 20 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit beds, which is 3 more than on Thursday.

The new cases include:

*124 in Multnomah County

*45 in Washington County

*41 in Clackamas County

*36 in Lane County

Locally OHA said there are 3 new cases in Douglas County. County by county data is linked: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/erd/pages/covid-19-news.aspx

Friday is the final day OHA will distribute a daily media release about COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths. Information about new COVID-19 cases, current hospitalizations of COVID-19 positive patients and deaths, along with other COVID-19 data will continue to be available daily on the OHA website, data dashboards, and social media platforms.