PENDLETON — Umatilla County reported two COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday, Nov. 2, raising the county’s pandemic death toll to 155, according to a press release from the health department.

One of the victims was 29 years old, health officials reported. He fought the virus for more than two-and-a-half months before his death in late October. 

The disclosure comes as the county reports 38 new cases, according to the health department. The county’s daily case counts have been on the decline for more than a month. As of Tuesday, Nov. 2, the county’s average daily total was 24 cases, marking the lowest level since July 19.

The county’s 154th victim is a 29-year-old man who tested positive on Aug. 3 and died Oct. 21 at Good Shepherd Medical Center, Hermiston. He had unspecified underlying health conditions.

The county’s 155th victim is a 79-year-old man who tested positive Oct. 29 and died Oct. 29 at Good Shepherd. He had unspecified underlying health conditions.

The county has reported 14,727 confirmed and presumptive cases since the pandemic started.