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Linn County had 103 cases of COVID-19 as of Monday morning, an increase from 97 one week earlier and 78 the week prior, according to information provided by the Oregon Health Authority.

OHA reported one death in Linn County during the previous week, a total of eight linked to COVID-19.

Oregon's 126th COVID-19 and Linn County's eighth death was an 81-year-old man, who tested positive on April 19 and died on May 2 at Samaritan Albany General Hospital. He had underlying medical conditions.

The total number of cases includes "presumptive cases," which are those where a person is showing COVID...