Infant boy among latest Oregon COVID-19 deaths reported

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Health Authority reported Thursday that an infant boy in Oregon had tested positive for COVID-19 and died the same day. This is Oregon’s youngest and only reported infant death related to COVID-19. Health officials described the death as extremely rare. The infant’s death was among the six coronavirus-related deaths reported by the Oregon Health Authority on Thursday, bringing the state’s death toll to 2,149. In addition, 466 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases were reported, bringing the state total to 151,713.