Klamath County finished last week with 109 cases, reports 30 cases, 1 death today

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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Klamath County Public Health (KCPH) officials report 30 new cases and one death. The total number of cases is now 3,103. Deaths number 57.

A 78-year-old man died March 31 at Sky Lakes Medical Center. He had underlying health conditions.

There are 17 cases to date this week.

On Saturday, there were 13 new cases assigned to the county. In the week that concluded Saturday, Klamath County had a total of 109 new COVID-19 cases.

It is anticipated that Klamath County will move to the “extreme risk level” on Friday. Klamath County was allowed to remain in “moderate risk” for a two-week pause, although case numbers had increased.

In the last two weeks, Klamath County had 179 cases. High risk is between 68 and 135 cases, with moderate between 34 and 67.

The official news release from Governor Brown is expected on Tuesday.

The increase in cases is directly related to larger households all testing positive. There was one large community event that resulted in positive cases.

Klamath County totals

To protect yourself:

  • Keep your distance by maintaining six feet of social or physical distancing between yourself and others.

  • Wash your hands frequently with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, utilizing hand sanitizer when washing facilities are not available.

  • Sanitize surfaces that are often touched.

  • Avoid gatherings of any size where social or physical distancing is not possible.

To protect others around you:

  • Cover coughs and sneezes.

  • Stay home when sick.

  • Wear a clean mask in public spaces, including outdoors when six feet of social distance cannot be maintained.

KCPH provides a weekly news release on Mondays, allowing for a recap of the previous week and information about risk levels. Daily updates will continue via Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/KCPublicHealth, and at https://www.publichealth.klamathcounty.org/coronavirus.

Information from Oregon Health Authority can be found at https://www.oregon.gov/oha/erd/pages/covid-19-news.aspx and https://public.tableau.com/profile/oregon.health.authority.covid.19#!/#!%2F.