100 NEW OREGON CASES, DEATH TOLL RISES TO 26

100 NEW OREGON CASES, DEATH TOLL RISES TO 26

Jillian smukler.

The number of covid-19 cases continues to climb tonight.

Oregon is just one case shy of one thousand.

That's after the state recieved reports of 100 new cases today.

Lane county saw a new case tonight for a total of 25 cases.

It's a man in his 60's from the eugene springfield area... who is currently hospitalized in the i- c-u.

Douglas county saw one new case... bringing their total to 11.

Benton county has 2 new cases for a total of 19 there.

Linn county has 42 after they saw 3 new cases.

Coos county is still reporting zero.

Covid-19 has claimed four more lives in oregon...raising the state's death toll to 26.

The latest is a 64 year old woman in multnomah county who had underlying medical conditions.

There are now 999 positive cases.

At least 239 people have needed hospital treatment.