Multnomah County Vacation COVID Tally: 1,363 New Cases

The spread of COVID-19 increased further over Thanksgiving weekend, with the Portland area continuing to record infections at a rate not seen before November.

Multnomah County has reported 1,363 cases to the state in the past three days. The Saturday and Sunday counts – 701 and 648, respectively – were the two highest during the pandemic. But those numbers are misleading, as the county’s health department was closed for Thanksgiving and only reported 14 cases the next morning.

The number of cases in Oregon over the same three days was 4,094.

The Oregon Health Authority reported this morning that the statewide death toll reached 905, with nine more people added on Sunday. All of those whose lives were lost this week were between 69 and 88 years old.

“As we take this grim milestone of 900 deaths in Oregon, we want to express our deepest condolences to all of the families who have lost a loved one to this virus,” state officials wrote. “We must honor them by redoubling our efforts to protect each other: wear a mask, limit social gatherings, keep six feet between you and other people who do not live in your home and wash them often. hands.

The Oregonian reported this afternoon that a quarter of the COVID-19 cases recorded in Oregon since the start of the pandemic had been diagnosed in the past two weeks. National health officials fear cases will rise further, warning of a “surge” as people continue to travel, visit and shop amid an uncontrolled viral spread.