(Portland, OR)  --  Oregon has nearly 300 new coronavirus cases along with seven new deaths.  The Oregon Health Authority confirmed 299 new cases yesterday, raising the state's total number of cases so far to 15-thousand-139.  The seven new deaths raise Oregon's death toll from the pandemic to 269.  Statewide, 237 people are hospitalized for COVID-19.  That's an increase of four since Monday.