Oregon coronavirus updates, April 1: 368 new cases, 3 deaths

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We'll update this story throughout the day with the latest news about coronavirus and its effects in Oregon on Friday, April 1.

368 new cases, 3 deaths

The Oregon Health Authority reported an additional 368 cases of COVID-19 on Friday, along with three deaths.

Marion County accounted for 22 cases, while Polk County's daily total was not listed.

No deaths were reported in either Marion or Polk counties.

Hospitals statewide are treating 109 patients with COVID-19, including 20 in intensive care unit beds. The state's adult ICU bed capacity is 84% and non-ICU bed capacity is 91%.

Change in COVID-19 data release frequency

The Oregon Health Authority will no longer be publishing daily media releases about the changes in Oregon's coronavirus cases, hospitalizations or deaths as of next week.

The information will still be available on the OHA's website, data dashboards and social media platforms.

Friday's release was the last daily release, the agency said, but news releases will still be distributed when there is information that merits widespread distribution.

The daily media releases — which the Statesman Journal and many other news organizations used to help readers track the day-to-day changes of COVID-19 in Oregon — started after it became clear early in the pandemic how quickly the situation could evolve, OHA said.

The change is happening now due to cases and hospitalizations being at low levels and information about protecting oneself from the coronavirus being widely known.

Following similar logic, the Statesman Journal will cease publishing a daily coronavirus blog, and instead will track and report COVID-19 in the state through the various reports OHA will continue to publish weekly, semi-monthly and monthly.

COVID-19 by the numbers statewide

Here's the most recent data from the Oregon Health Authority, as of Friday, April 1:

  • 7,147: People who have died from COVID-19.

  • 704,515: Total cases of COVID-19.

  • 109: COVID-19 patients in hospitals.

Oregon COVID-19 cases by county

Here are the number of cases, both tested positive and presumptive, and deaths as of Friday, April 1:

  • Baker: 3,204 cases, 46 deaths.

  • Benton: 15,102 cases, 66 deaths.

  • Clackamas: 59,978 cases, 581 deaths.

  • Clatsop: 4,596 cases, 47 deaths.

  • Columbia: 7,554 cases, 92 deaths.

  • Coos: 10,647 cases, 149 deaths.

  • Crook: 6,036 cases, 77 deaths.

  • Curry: 3,340 cases, 52 deaths.

  • Deschutes: 45,881 cases, 266 deaths.

  • Douglas: 19,726 cases, 380 deaths.

  • Gilliam: 283 cases, 5 deaths.

  • Grant: 1,670 cases, 20 deaths.

  • Harney: 1,601 cases, 37 deaths.

  • Hood River: 3,548 cases, 42 deaths.

  • Jackson: 42,608 cases, 511 deaths.

  • Jefferson: 7,214 cases, 88 deaths.

  • Josephine: 16,314 cases, 322 deaths.

  • Klamath: 14,094 cases, 210 deaths.

  • Lake: 1,403 cases, 26 deaths.

  • Lane: 57,237 cases, 502 deaths.

  • Lincoln: 7,000 cases, 81 deaths.

  • Linn: 26,383 cases, 255 deaths.

  • Malheur: 8,203 cases, 108 deaths.

  • Marion: 68,793 cases, 697 deaths.

  • Morrow: 2,950 cases, 33 deaths.

  • Multnomah: 113,186 cases, 1135 deaths.

  • Polk: 15,243 cases, 127 deaths.

  • Sherman: 318 cases, 5 deaths.

  • Tillamook: 3,645 cases, 60 deaths.

  • Umatilla: 22,327 cases, 208 deaths.

  • Union: 5,016 cases, 76 deaths.

  • Wallowa: 1,251 cases, 16 deaths.

  • Wasco: 5,119 cases, 60 deaths.

  • Washington: 85,081 cases, 553 deaths.

  • Wheeler: 242 cases, 3 death.

  • Yamhill: 17,722 cases, 211 deaths.

Source: Oregon Health Authority

This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: COVID-19 updates: 368 new cases, 3 deaths in Oregon

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