104th COVID-19 death, 69 new cases reported in Oregon

Once the curve is flat, tell them to start tracking the estimated cases in the next week

(Update: OHA fixes death toll)

Portland, Oregon (KTVZ) -COVID-19 claimed another life in Oregon and increased state death to 104, the Oregon Health Department reported Friday.

The OHA also reported 69 new cases of COVID-19 at 8:00 am on Friday, bringing the state-wide to 2,579 cases, with a negative test result of 55,597.

The new cases of COVID-19 reported on Friday were Benton (2), Clackamas (8), Kratosop (1), Coos (1), Douglas (1), Josephine (1), Klamath (1), Phosphorus (1). ), Malheur (2), Marion (17), Morrow (2), Multnomah (13), Polk (3), Umatilla (7), Washington (9).

To see more case and county level data, visit the Oregon Health Authority website, which is updated once a day by OHA. www.healthoregon.org/coronavirus.

The 105th COVID-19 death in Oregon was a 73-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on 14 April and died Wednesday at home. He had an underlying illness.

There are 76 cases in Deschutes County with 1,936 negative results. Also report 54 cases recovered. There was one case in Crook County with 225 negative results. There are 10 cases in Jefferson County with 275 negative results.

Of the 104 deaths, 48 ​​were over the age of 80, 30 were in their 70s, 20 were in their 60s, and 3 were in their 40s and 50s, respectively.

Modeling shows reduced transmission of COIV-19

On Friday, the OHA released a statewide modeling update, showing that statewide mitigation efforts are working to flatten the curve.

This week’s report models three scenarios from May 4th to June 4th and envisions interventions with varying levels of effectiveness in reducing infections. By comparison, the epidemic is clearly very sensitive to policy changes and public adherence to community mitigation strategies.

Scenario modeling underscores the need to keep very careful monitoring of results over the long term. It shows that gradual changes are needed to mitigate community mitigation strategies without significantly increasing infections. It also requires changes with other interventions to keep the infection level low. Other interventions include improved testing capabilities, detailed contact tracking, and quarantine of infected individuals.

Read Click here for full weekly modeling updates.

Oregon begins tracking estimated cases

Starting today, the OHA will begin tracking daily putative COVID-19 cases, consistent with recently revised guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The presumed case is a person who is not PCR positive and is a test to confirm whether it is COVID-19, but there is symptom and it is in close contact with the confirmed case. If they later test positive by PCR, they will be reclassified as confirmed cases.

The first results of that revised tracking will be reported in the daily report starting Monday.

The number of new estimated cases is reported along with the number of confirmed cases. Clinical and demographic characteristics of confirmed and estimated cases are included together in the daily report. We report the total number of confirmed and estimated deaths.

If there are no positive PCR test results, the case remains an estimated case. Estimated cases, like confirmed cases, will be investigated by local public health authorities. Probable cases are required to follow the same self-isolation protocol as confirmed cases.

In rare cases, putative cases are later diagnosed with another illness, which better explains the illness. In such cases, the putative COVID-19 cases will be reclassified and no longer reported as COVID-19 cases.

Get the latest information about COVID-19:

Oregon’s reaction: The Oregon Department of Health and the Oregon Emergency Management Department are leading the state response.

US response: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is leading the way in the United States.

Global response: The World Health Organization is leading the global response.