The Oregon Health Authority announced on Tuesday 267 new cases of coronavirus and 22 deaths.
Where new cases are by county: Benton (3), Clackamas (28), Coos (3), Crook (2), Curry (5), Deschutes (15), Douglas (13), Harney (1), Jackson (18), Jefferson (2), Josephine (13), Klamath (7), Lake (2), Lane (12), Lincoln (3), Linn (5), Marion (34), Multnomah (50), Polk (4), Tillamook (3), Umatilla (18), Union (3), Wasco (1), Washington (20) and Yamhill (2).
Who died: The state has not yet released information on the 22 deaths recorded on Tuesday.
The prevalence of infections: On Tuesday, the state reported 486 new positive tests out of 18,600 tests carried out, equaling a positivity rate of 2.6%.
Who was infected: New confirmed or presumed infections grew between the following age groups: 0-9 (7); 10-19 (31); 20-29 (51); 30-39 (47); 40-49 (37); 50-59 (45); 60-69 (25); 70-79 (12); 80 and older (7).
Who is in the hospital: The state reported that 119 people were hospitalized with a confirmed case of COVID-19, which is one more than Monday’s number. There were 25 patients with COVID-19 in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, two more than in similar care on Monday.
Vaccines administered: The state said it could not provide updated vaccination data describing how many first and second doses were administered across the state on Tuesday because of a server failure. The next few days could be distorted due to the disruption, the state warned. 1,731,755 doses have already been delivered to the state by Tuesday. According to Monday’s figures, 1,346,090 doses were administered.
Since it started: Oregon reported 160,050 confirmed or suspected infections and 2,346 deaths, among the lowest per capita numbers in the country. To date, the state has reported 3,989,307 test lab reports.
– Andrew Theen; 503-294-4026; @andrewtheen[email protected]
– Andrew Theen; [email protected]; 503-294-4026; @andrewtheen