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Oregon Experiences Highest One-Day Death Toll From COVID-19

Rachael McDonald

COVID-19 has claimed 36 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,080 the Oregon Health Authority reported Tuesday.

This is the largest number of deaths in one day for the state since the pandemic began.
"The news of three dozen lives lost weighs heavily on all Oregonians," said Patrick Allen, director of the Oregon Health Authority. "Today we share an unfortunate milestone since the first case was reported in February that 36 deaths were reported today, the highest single day loss of life to date from COVID-19. All of us are affected, and the families and friends of those lost most of all. These lost lives touch our families, our workplaces, our neighborhoods, and our communities.”
OHA reported 1,341 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 Tuesday bringing the state total to 87,082.
There are 34 new cases in Deschutes County, 27 in Douglas County, 109 in Lane County, 10 in Lincoln County, and 48 in Linn County.
The number of people currently hospitalizedwith COVID-19 statewide is 553. That’s 12 fewer than on Monday. OHA reports there are 127 COVID-19 patients in ICU beds in Oregon.

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Rachael McDonald is KLCC’s host for All Things Considered on weekday afternoons. She also is the editor of the KLCC Extra, the daily digital newspaper. Rachael has a BA in English from the University of Oregon. She started out in public radio as a newsroom volunteer at KLCC in 2000.
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