Information Update for Saturday April 4th

COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll from 22 to 26, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 8 a.m. today. Oregon Health Authority also reported 100 new cases of COVID-19 as of 8 a.m. today, bringing the statewide total to 999. Most of the new cases are all up in the Portland area. Oregon’s 23rd COVID-19 death is a 65-year-old man in Marion County, who tested positive on March 26, 2020, and died on April 2, 2020, at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center. He had underlying medical conditions. Oregon’s 24th COVID-19 death is a 59-year-old man in Multnomah County, who tested positive on March 24, 2020, and died on April 3, 2020, at his residence. He had underlying medical conditions. Oregon’s 25th COVID-19 death is a 77-year-old woman in Multnomah County, who tested positive on March 30, 2020, and died on April 2, 2020, at her residence. She had underlying medical conditions. Oregon’s 26th COVID-19 death is a 64-year-old woman in Multnomah County, who tested positive on March 23, 2020, and died on April 1, 2020, at Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center. She had underlying medical conditions. Douglas County recorded one new coronavirus case on Saturday, for a total of 11. Here is a breakdown of today’s coronavirus numbers locally, in the state of Oregon and nationally. Douglas County Today Total cases - 11 (1 new) Total recovered - 1 Total deaths - 0 Oregon Today Total cases - 999 (100 new) Total deaths - 26 (4 new) United States Today Total cases - 311,357 (34,196 new) Total deaths -8,452 (1,331 new) Total recovered - 14,825 New York Today Total cases - 114,174 (11,016 new) Total deaths - 3,565 (814 new) The Feed it Forward campaign delivered food to the Mercy Medical Center ER today https://roseburg.jointracker.com/posts/5e8905aa0e56cd0004ea8dd6 If you haven’t seen it yet, local first responders had a procession through the Mercy Medical Center area yesterday evening showing their support for the hospital and its staff. ❤️ https://youtu.be/Y_itMICdSH4 Have a great night everyone!