(Portland, OR)  --  Health officials are confirming about half a dozen new deaths from COVID-19 in Oregon.  The Oregon Health Authority announced five new deaths yesterday, raising the state's death toll to 83.  All five patients had underlying medical conditions and ranged in age from 70 to 94.  Officials also confirmed 68 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing Oregon's tally of cases to two-thousand-127.