The Oregon Health Authority announced 492 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday.
No new deaths were reported. However, more details emerged about a baby who died the same day he tested positive for COVID-19 last month, making him the youngest victim of the deadly coronavirus in Oregon.
David James Wadley Jr. is the first Oregon child aged nine or less to die from COVID-19. He was born prematurely in Pendleton after his mother tested positive for the virus.
He died on January 17, moments after his COVID-19 test was positive.
Children are less likely than adults to develop severe cases of the virus, state epidemiologist Dr. Dean Sidelinger said in a statement, and infant deaths from COVID-19 are “extremely rare”.
Where the new cases are by municipality:
Baker (2), Benton (25), Clackamas (27), Columbia (12), Coos (26), Curry (8), Deschutes (11), Douglas (21), Harney (3), Hood River (2) , Jackson (52), Jefferson (5), Josephine (23), Klamath (10), Lake (3), Lane (38), Lincoln (1), Linn (8), Malheur (6), Marion (42) , Morrow (5), Multnomah (61), Polk (15), Tillamook (1), Umatilla (12), Union (4), Wallowa (2), Wasco (1), Washington (54) and Yamhill (12) .
Who died: No new deaths were reported on Friday.
Prevalence of infections: The state reported 487 new positive tests out of 16,461 tests performed. This is a positive rate of 2.9%.
Who was infected: New confirmed or suspected infections increased among the following age groups: 0-9 (30); 10-19 (73); 20-29 (114); 30-39 (77); 40-49 (51); 50-59 (61); 60-69 (34); 70-79 (21); 80 and older (14).
Who is in the hospital: The state said Friday that there are 176 people hospitalized across the state with COVID-19, six more than on Thursday. Forty-nine of these people are in intensive care unit beds, three fewer than the day before.
Vaccines: The state reported that 25,866 new doses of the coronavirus vaccine were added to the state registry on Friday. Of that total, 18,710 were administered on Thursday and 7,156 were administered in the previous days, but entered the register on Thursday. The state has administered 755,657 first and second doses of the vaccine, or about 81% of its supply.
Since it started: Oregon has reported 152,190 confirmed or presumed positive cases and 2,149 deaths since the start of the pandemic, among the lowest per capita rates in the country. To date, the state has reported results from 3,465,787 COVID-19 tests.
-Jayati Ramakrishnan; 503-221-4320; [email protected]; @JRamakrishnanOR