County reports three new virus deaths
Published 2:17 pm Wednesday, September 8, 2021
- Clatsop County has recorded 11 deaths from the coronavirus.
Clatsop County has reported three new coronavirus deaths.
A 49-year-old man died Friday at a Portland hospital.
An 83-year-old woman died Sept. 2 at her residence.
An 87-year-old man died Aug. 26 at a local hospital.
The county has recorded 24 virus deaths since the pandemic began. A dozen of those deaths were reported over the past few months, as the delta variant has caused a surge of new virus cases and hospitalizations.
The Oregon Health Authority reported 27 new virus cases for Clatsop County over the weekend.
Since the pandemic began, the county had recorded 1,940 virus cases as of early Tuesday.
As of Friday, the county said 23,998 residents — 60.8% — had been fully vaccinated against the virus. The county has set a goal of having 27,533 residents — 70% — vaccinated to try to achieve herd immunity.