PENDLETON — Umatilla County reported two new COVID-19 deaths on Thursday, Sept. 17, raising the county’s pandemic death toll to 125, according to a press release from the health department.

The newly reported deaths come as the county reported a slight decline in weekly cases, reporting 350 cases after seven consecutive weeks with more than 400.

Six Umatilla County residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died so far this month. Last month, at least 21 died, tying the county’s all-time record for reported COVID-19 deaths in a single month.

The county’s 124th victim is a 63-year-old man who tested positive Aug. 29 and died Sept. 10 at CHI St. Anthony Hospital, Pendleton. He had unspecified underlying health conditions.

The county’s 125th victim is a 72-year-old woman who died Sept. 16 at a private residence and tested positive Sept. 18. She, too, had unspecified underlying health conditions.