OHA release – PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 183, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, June 17. Oregon Health Authority reported 122 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Wednesday bringing the state total to 6,218. The new cases reported are in the following counties: Benton (3), Clackamas (17), Deschutes (2), Jackson (2) Josephine (2), Klamath (3), Lake (1), Lincoln (3), Marion (17), Morrow (1), Multnomah (34), Polk (1), Umatilla (12), Union (2), Washington (22). Oregon’s 183rd COVID-19 death is a 95-year-old woman in Clackamas County, who tested positive on June 4 and died on June 11. Her place of death is being confirmed. She had underlying medical conditions. Notes: One case previously reported in Linn County was determined not to be a case; the county case count has been adjusted appropriately. One case previously reported in Hood River County was determined not to be a case; the county case count has been adjusted appropriately.
