Oregon Health Authority reports 1,500th COVID-19 death, 1,421 new cases

Jefferson County reports 65 cases, Deschutes 37, Jefferson 4

PORTLAND, Oregon. (KTVZ) – COVID-19 claimed eight more lives in Oregon, increasing the state’s death toll to 1,500, the Oregon Health Authority said on Sunday.

OHA also reported 1,421 new confirmed and presumed cases of COVID-19 at 12:01 am on Sunday, bringing the state total to 117,745 cases.

Vaccinations in Oregon

On Sunday, OHA registered 3,430 doses of vaccine administered, bringing the total number of first doses of vaccine administered to 48,725. This figure is based on preliminary reports of 1,717 doses administered on Saturday, as well as 1,713 administered on previous days that had not been registered.

All vaccinations took place in Oregon hospitals, long-term care facilities, emergency medical service agencies (EMS), urgent care facilities and Local Public Health Authorities (LPHAs).

To date, 190,500 doses of the vaccine have been delivered to locations across Oregon.

COVID-19 Hospitalizations

The number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 across Oregon is 483, 15 more than on Saturday. There are 109 patients with COVID-19 in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, unchanged since Saturday.

The total number of patients in hospital beds can fluctuate between reporting times. The figures do not reflect hospitalizations per day, nor the length of stay. Personnel limitations are not captured in this data and can further limit the capacity of beds.

More information about the hospital’s capacity can be found here

Cases and Deaths

The new confirmed and presumed COVID-19 cases reported on Sunday are in the following counties: Baker (3), Benton (9), Clackamas (202), Clatsop (6), Columbia (14), Coos (20), Crook (4 ), Curry (6), Deschutes (37), Douglas (3), Harney (2), Hood River (5), Jackson (115), Jefferson (65), Josephine (30), Lane (58), Lincoln ( 1), Linn (11), Malheur (2), Marion (221), Morrow (9), Multnomah (189), Polk (31), Tillamook (7), Umatilla (91), Union (6), Wallowa ( 2), Wasco (1), Washington (212) and Yamhill (59).

The death of 1,493th COVID-19 in Oregon was that of an 82-year-old man in Coos County, whose test was positive on December 21 and died on December 31 at his home. He had underlying conditions.

The death of 1,494th COVID-19 in Oregon was a 76-year-old man in Marion County, whose test was positive on November 28 and died on January 1 at Salem Hospital. He had underlying conditions.

The death of 1,495th COVID-19 in Oregon was an 88-year-old woman in Marion County, whose test was positive on December 1 and died on January 1 at Salem Hospital. She had underlying conditions.

The death of 1,496th COVID-19 in Oregon was a 77-year-old woman in Polk County who tested positive on November 13 and died on December 12 at her home. She had underlying conditions.

The death of 1,497th COVID-19 in Oregon was an 81-year-old man in Polk County, who tested positive on November 30 and died on December 15 at his home. He had underlying conditions.

The death of 1,498th COVID-19 in Oregon was a 79-year-old woman in Polk County, who tested positive on December 15 and died on December 28 at West Valley Hospital. She had underlying conditions.

The death of 1,499th COVID-19 in Oregon was a 77-year-old woman from Union County who tested positive on December 10 and died on January 1 at Grand Ronde Hospital. She had underlying conditions.

COVID-19’s 1,500th death in Oregon was an 88-year-old woman in Washington County who tested positive on December 18 and died on January 1; his place of death is being confirmed. She had underlying conditions.

County Cases 1 Total deaths two
Baker 488 5
Folded up 1394 11
Clackamas 10340 112
Clatsop 586 3
Columbia 882 15
Coos 789 11
Cheater 471 7
Curry 293 3
Deschutes 4168 22
Douglas 1439 40
Gilliam 39 1
Grant 170 1
Harney 141 two
Hood river 843 17
Jackson 6069 72
Jefferson 1534 18
Josephine 1298 22
Klamath 1991 18
Lake 200 4
banner 7170 93
Lincoln 908 17
Linn 2731 32
Malheur 2926 50
Marion 14483 215
Tomorrow 839 8
Multnomah 25943 393
Polk 2066 33
Sherman 31 0
Tillamook 325 0
Umatilla 5840 57
Unity 988 15
Wallowa 80 3
Wasco 928 22
Washington 16595 143
Wheeler 17 1
Yamhill 2740 34
Total 117,745 1,500

1 Includes cases confirmed by diagnostic tests and presumed cases. Presumed cases are those without a positive diagnostic test that show symptoms similar to those of COVID-19 and have had close contact with a confirmed case. The county of residence for cases may change as new information becomes available. If changes occur, we will update our counts accordingly.

2 For additional details on individuals who died of COVID-19 in Oregon, see our press releases.

ELRs (electronic laboratory reports) received 1/2

County Negative ELRs Positive ELRs Total ELRs Percent positivity
Baker 20 1 21 4.8%
Folded up 166 5 171 2.9%
Clackamas 866 86 952 9.0%
Clatsop 78 6 84 7.1%
Columbia 102 10 112 8.9%
Coos 73 16 89 18.0%
Cheater 22 4 26 15.4%
Curry 29 6 35 17.1%
Deschutes 342 22 364 6.0%
Douglas 180 5 185 2.7%
Grant 21 0 21 0.0%
Harney 1 1 two 50.0%
Hood river 34 3 37 8.1%
Jackson 517 50 567 8.8%
Jefferson 25 7 32 21.9%
Josephine 174 15 189 7.9%
Klamath 108 21 129 16.3%
Lake two 0 two 0.0%
banner 681 60 741 8.1%
Lincoln 18 4 22 18.2%
Linn 169 15 184 8.2%
Malheur 115 1 116 0.9%
Marion 749 102 851 12.0%
Tomorrow 13 6 19 31.6%
Multnomah 2122 163 2285 7.1%
Polk 178 22 200 11.0%
Sherman 1 0 1 0.0%
Tillamook 38 4 42 9.5%
Umatilla 76 25 101 24.8%
Unity 40 9 49 18.4%
Wallowa 5 0 5 0.0%
Wasco 42 1 43 2.3%
Washington 1312 138 1450 9.5%
Yamhill 375 25 400 6.3%
Statewide 8,694 833 9,527 8.7%

Total ELRs received

County Negative ELRs Positive ELRs Total ELRs Percent positivity
Baker 5544 1404 6948 20.2%
Folded up 73756 2264 76020 3.0%
Clackamas 269485 15007 284492 5.3%
Clatsop 21145 1036 22181 4.7%
Columbia 25522 1171 26693 4.4%
Coos 22274 942 23216 4.1%
Cheater 9365 716 10081 7.1%
Curry 5665 238 5903 4.0%
Deschutes 101073 6134 107207 5.7%
Douglas 38909 1282 40191 3.2%
Gilliam 691 24 715 3.4%
Grant 2670 162 2832 5.7%
Harney 2092 156 2248 6.9%
Hood river 19353 1073 20426 5.3%
Jackson 122374 7611 129985 5.9%
Jefferson 11531 1382 12913 10.7%
Josephine 31713 1250 32963 3.8%
Klamath 29134 2130 31264 6.8%
Lake 1620 249 1869 13.3%
banner 235107 7485 242592 3.1%
Lincoln 28661 1854 30515 6.1%
Linn 76967 5261 82228 6.4%
Malheur 14374 4283 18657 23.0%
Marion 202244 20759 223003 9.3%
Tomorrow 4406 988 5394 18.3%
Multnomah 614771 37022 651793 5.7%
Polk 40769 2696 43465 6.2%
Sherman 912 40 952 4.2%
Tillamook 8985 292 9277 3.1%
Umatilla 40259 6246 46505 13.4%
Unity 7568 798 8366 9.5%
Wallowa 1562 51 1613 3.2%
Wasco 19508 1035 20543 5.0%
Washington 387332 24133 411465 5.9%
Wheeler 269 16 285 5.6%
Yamhill 74595 3862 78457 4.9%
Statewide 2,552,205 161,052 2,713,257 5.9%

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