Klickitat County Reports COVID-19 Death; Wasco & Hood River Counties Report New Cases

Klickitat County officials have reported the fatality in the Mid-Columbia region resulting from COVID-19.   The County’s Emergency Management and Public Health Department made the announcement Saturday night, saying the individual had tested positive and then treated outside of Klickitat County.  There have been seven COVID-19 cases reported in Klickitat County.  Also on Saturday evening, Hood River County reported its second case of COVID-19.  Hood River County Health Department Director Patricia Elliott says that person is self-isolating at home.  Health officials have notified close contacts of the infected person, and there have been minimal contacts in the community.  Earlier Saturday, two more cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Wasco County, bringing the total number to four.  A statement from the unified command team for Wasco, Sherman, and Gilliam counties indicated both individuals have been in isolation at home.  Infection appears to be from community transmission.  The Oregon Health Authority today reported 65 new cases of COVID-19 statewide, bringing the state total to 479.  On Friday, OHA senior health advisor Dawn Mautner said the number of confirmed cases is rising, but added that was expected with increased testing, and the key numbers are hospitalizations.   Statistics from the OHA today showed 117 of the confirmed cases have required hospitalization, but 96 of the 479 had not reported whether hospitalization was required or not.  31 of the patients are on a ventilator, and the state has 746 available.   The 13th COVID-19 death in Oregon was reported Saturday, a 93-year-old man in Yamhill County with underlying medical conditions.   Washington has reported 3,700 cases, with 147 deaths, 125 of those in King County.

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