Oct. 7, 2020
We know you have questions about OHA’s workplace outbreak reporting, and we have answers.
An outbreak is defined as two or more cases linked to the same worksite who have disease onset in the same 14-day period. OHA’s COVID-19 Weekly Report names businesses that have 30 or more workers total and five or more people who have COVID-19.
These people may be employees, or close contacts and family members of employees. Close contact means being within six feet of someone who has COVID-19 for at least 15 minutes cumulatively.
When a workplace outbreak reaches 20 or more cases, OHA reports it in the next daily press release, posted on OHA’s COVID-19 News page, as well as in this newsletter.
Today, OHA reported outbreaks at four workplaces. At each facility, the case count includes all persons linked to the outbreak, which may include household members and other close contacts to an employee. State and county public health officials are working with the businesses and facilities to address the outbreak and protect the health of workers.
- An outbreak of 20 cases of COVID-19 has been reported at New Season Foods Company in Washington County. The outbreak investigation started on Sept. 23, but the initial case count was below the threshold for public disclosure.
- An outbreak of 20 cases of COVID-19 has been reported at Oregon State Hospital in Marion County. The outbreak investigation started on July 13, but the initial case count was below the threshold for public disclosure.
- An outbreak of 21 cases of COVID-19 has been reported at McDonald’s (245 Barnett Road, Medford) in Jackson County. The outbreak investigation started on Sept.6, but the initial case count was below the threshold for public disclosure.
- An outbreak of 41 cases of COVID-19 has been reported at Oregon State Correctional Institution in Marion County. The outbreak investigation started on Sept. 28, but the initial case count was below the threshold for public disclosure.
OHA’s Weekly Report, released today, shows that during the week of Monday, Sept. 28 through Sunday, Oct. 4, 2,055 new cases of COVID-19 infection were reported – up 3 percent from last week’s tally of 1,999.
The number of newly tested people decreased by 7 percent to 22,548, while the percentage of positive tests increased slightly to 6.3 percent. Twenty-five Oregon residents were reported to have died in association with COVID-19 – up from 18 the previous week.
The number hospitalized was 119, down from 143 the previous week.
COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 583, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today.
OHA also reported 305 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today, bringing the state total to 35,634.
The new cases are in the following counties: Baker (3), Benton (4), Clackamas (22), Columbia (7), Coos (6), Crook (1), Deschutes (11), Douglas (3), Jackson (21), Jefferson (1), Josephine (6), Klamath (2), Lake (1), Lane (53), Lincoln (1), Linn (31), Malheur (5), Marion (25), Morrow (1), Multnomah (43), Polk (3), Tillamook (5), Umatilla (13), Wallowa (2), Wasco (4), Washington (26) and Yamhill (5).
Oregon’s 582nd COVID-19 death is an 86-year-old man in Washington County who tested positive on Sept. 24 and died on Oct. 5 in his residence. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 583rd COVID-19 death is a 69-year-old woman in Deschutes County who tested positive on Aug. 26 and died Oct. 5 at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend. She had underlying conditions.
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