The Oregon Health Authority on Monday reported 435 new confirmed or presumed cases of coronavirus and two more deaths, as cases and hospitalizations continued with a slow downward trend.
The case count marks the lowest single-day count since late October, even when the state diagnosed its third case of the most contagious coronavirus variant. The first two patients had no known travel history, suggesting that the virus is probably circulating in the state.
However, the health authority said the third case, a patient from Washington County, traveled outside the country during the exposure period; did not specify where.
Where new cases are by county: Baker (1), Benton (4), Clackamas (46), Columbia (1), Coos (11), Crook (1), Deschutes (21), Douglas (12), Harney (1), Hood River (1) , Jackson (25), Josephine (10), Lake (4), Lane (36), Lincoln (5), Linn (7), Marion (48), Morrow (1), Multnomah (105), Polk (6) , Tillamook (1), Umatilla (20), Union (3), Wasco (6), Washington (50) and Yamhill (9).
New deaths: Oregon’s 1,881th coronavirus-related death was an 81-year-old man from Linn County who tested positive on December 20 and died on January 23 at the Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center.
The 1,882th fatality is a 90-year-old woman from Yamhill County who tested positive on January 14 and died on January 23 at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center.
Each person had underlying health conditions or state officials were working to determine whether the person had underlying medical conditions.
The prevalence of infections: On Monday, the state reported 1,878 new positive tests out of 37,602 tests performed, equaling a positive rate of 5%.
Who was infected: New confirmed or suspected infections increased among the following age groups: 0-9 (83); 10-19 (200); 20-29 (377); 30-39 (267); 40-49 (251); 50-59 (219); 60-69 (171); 70-79 (104); 80 and older (77).
Who is in the hospital: The state reported that 320 Oregon residents with confirmed coronavirus infections were in the hospital on Monday, 10 more than Sunday. Of these, 75 patients with coronavirus were in intensive care units, five fewer than on Sunday.
Vaccines administered: Oregon administered 308,051 doses of 492,450 received, more than 62% of its supply.
Since it started: Oregon reported 138,587 confirmed or suspected infections and 1,882 deaths, among the lowest totals in the country. To date, the state has reported 3,081,394 test lab reports.
– Kale Williams; [email protected]; 503-294-4048; @sfkale