PORTLAND, Oregon. (KTVZ) – There are two new COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, increasing the state’s death toll to 2,324, the Oregon Health Authority reported on Monday.
The Oregon Health Authority reported 178 new confirmed and presumed cases of COVID-19 at 12:01 am on Monday, bringing the state total to 159,788.
Vaccinations in Oregon
The OHA reported that 24,077 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added on Monday to the state’s immunization registry. Of that total, 13,529 doses were administered on Sunday and 10,548 on the previous days, but entered the vaccine registry on March 14.
Cumulative daily totals can take several days to complete because providers have 72 hours to report administered doses and technical challenges have caused many providers to delay reporting. OHA has provided technical support to vaccination sites to improve the opportunity for their data entry into the state’s ALERT Immunization Information System (IIS).
Oregon has already administered a cumulative total of 1,346,090 first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccines. To date, 1,642,505 doses of the vaccine have been delivered to locations throughout Oregon.
These data are preliminary and are subject to change. OHA panels provide regularly updated vaccination data, and the Oregon panel was updated on Monday.
The St. Charles Health System reported 32,383 COVID-19 vaccinations given Monday morning.
COVID-19 Hospitalizations
The number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 across Oregon is 118, 18 more than on Sunday. There are 23 patients with COVID-19 in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, that is, two more than on Sunday.
The total number of patients in hospital beds may fluctuate between reporting times. The figures do not reflect hospitalizations per day, nor the length of hospital stay. Personnel limitations are not captured in this data and can further limit the capacity of beds.
St. Charles Bend reported nine patients with COVID-19 until 4 am on Monday, one in the ICU and on a ventilator.
More information about the hospital’s capacity can be found here.
Cases and deaths
The new confirmed and presumed COVID-19 cases reported on Monday are in the following counties: Baker (1), Benton (5), Clackamas (20), Coos (13), Curry (1), Deschutes (2), Douglas (5), Harney (1), Jackson (22), Jefferson (2), Josephine (3), Klamath (11), Lane (10), Lincoln (1), Linn (1), Marion (7), Multnomah (36), Polk (4), Washington (32) and Yamhill (1).
COVID-19’s 2,323th death in Oregon was a 69-year-old woman in Columbia County, who tested positive on February 19 and died on March 2. The place of death is being confirmed. She had underlying conditions.
The 2,324th death of COVID-19 in Oregon is an 85-year-old woman in Columbia County, whose test was positive on February 19 and died on February 27.
Learn more about COVID-19 vaccines
To learn more about the status of the COVID-19 vaccine in Oregon, visit the OHA website, which contains an analysis of the distribution and other useful information.