Oregon Reports First Death From New Coronavirus

Oregon Reports First Death From New Coronavirus
A lab technician begins semi-automated testing for COVID-19 at Northwell Health Labs in Lake Success, New York on March 11, 2020. Andrew Theodorakis/Getty Images
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A man in his 70s has become the first person in Oregon to die from the new coronavirus.

The Oregon Health Authority said the Multonomah County man was hospitalized at the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center and died Saturday.