UPDATE: Oregon had its first confirmed fatality connected to COVID-19 on Saturday. A 70-year-old man died at the Portland Veterans’ Affairs Medical Center.

The number of presumptive positive cases of coronavirus increased again in Oregon on Saturday, climbing to 36 statewide.

Nine of the cases, including one new one, are at a nursing home for veterans in Lebanon.

The statewide figure likely sharply undercounts the actual number of cases. Testing has been limited to only the sickest people, a result of the federal government’s missteps in ensuring ample supplies of the vital control measure.

The increase came as a result of four new cases in Washington and Linn counties.

The new Linn County case was found at the Edward C. Allsorth Veterans’ Home in Lebanon, where eight other seniors have tested positive.

"Our concerns and efforts remain laser focused on our nine honored veteran residents who are presumptive positive for COVID-19,” Kelly Fitzpatrick, Oregon’s Veterans’ Affairs director, said in a news release.

While leaders in Spain and France announced sweeping measures to restrict movement throughout their countries on Saturday, large groups were still congregating across the United States.

In Oregon, where Gov. Kate Brown instituted 250-person limits on gatherings and closed schools, a spokesman for Brown said she had “no immediate plans” to expand the order.

“We are continually monitoring this situation and looking to the best-available science from the CDC, feedback from local officials, and the advice of our public health experts,” Brown’s spokesman, Charles Boyle, said. “We will do our best to notify the press and public as quickly as possible if we plan to implement additional measures.”

Oregon reported its first coronavirus-related death Saturday.

While Oregonians continue to clear out grocery stores of toilet paper and other household goods, not everyone is staying at home.

Ladd Taphouse, a popular sports bar in Southeast Portland, is still seeing good crowds despite the absence of sports on the nation’s calendar.

Estelle Morley, a bartender there, said a Friday concert drew a busier than expected night. Roughly 50 people attended, she said, and the bar was hosting youth concerts on Saturday as well.

“We have no plans to cancel any of our events,” Morley said, mentioning upcoming comedy nights and a drag show.

“Our event coordinator isn’t going to be cancelling those events,” she said, adding that she hoped the regulars would “keep showing up.”

Testing has lagged in Oregon and across the nation. Oregon has been able to conduct 80 tests a day, far fewer tests than neighboring Washington and California. Brown on Friday called the federal response “extremely inadequate and absolutely unacceptable.” While capacity is increasing, the United States is lagging other developed countries.

Five hospitals in the state are working to increase testing capacity, but it is unclear exactly when they will come online because of supply chain problems, the governor’s chief of staff said Friday. The two cases announced Friday in Deschutes County came from tests not performed by the state health department.

Medical experts have said a rapid ramp up in testing is essential to control the spreading virus.

Presumptive positive cases have been found in 11 counties in Oregon. Most of the state’s cases have been found in adults older than 55.

Here’s the breakdown.

Washington: 13

Linn: 9

Deschutes: 3

Marion, Jackson, Umatilla: 2 each

Clackamas, Douglas, Klamath, Multnomah, Polk: 1 each.

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