Insider Index: COVID-19 special edition
Published 7:00 am Thursday, March 19, 2020
- COURTESY CDC -
Here are 10 numbers from the Oregon Health Authority related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
1,854: The number of patients tested for the COVID-19 virus in Oregon since Jan. 24.
88: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Oregon since Jan. 24 as of Thursday.
1,329: The number of patients who tested negative for the virus.
437: The number of patients whose test results are still pending.
3: The number of deaths attributed to the virus in Oregon as of Thursday.
6.2: The number of days the Oregon Health Authority says it takes for the number of cases to double.
250: The number of beds in a temporary hospital installed at the Oregon State Fair and Expo Center on Thursday.
$7.2 million: The amount of a grant given by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help support Oregon’s efforts to fight the spread of the virus.
8: The number of executive orders Gov. Kate Brown has issued in relation to the outbreak.
256: Minimum number of instruction days mandated for Oregon K-12 students. That mandate is being waived due to the closure of the schools.