The Oregon Health Authority announced 528 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday. The state also recorded eight deaths.
The news came when Governor Kate Brown changed coronavirus risk levels in several counties, including two of Oregon’s largest. Clackamas and Washington counties will move to the “moderate” risk category on Friday. The change means that restaurants and gyms will be able to allow people within their businesses with 50% capacity. Multnomah County, the largest in the state, is still at high risk and can only have 25% capacity in restaurants and gyms.
Ten other counties are now at “moderate” risk level, including Linn County, which has been moved from the high risk category. The state has a complete list of updated county risk levels.
Where the new cases are by municipality: Baker (5), Benton (17), Clackamas (47), Clatsop (4), Columbia (12), Coos (11), Crook (6), Curry (3), Deschutes (34), Douglas (29), Grant (1), Harney (4), Hood River (2), Jackson (46), Jefferson (9), Josephine (17), Klamath (11), Lane (40), Lincoln (3), Linn (8) , Malheur (5), Marion (37), Morrow (4), Multnomah (55), Polk (12), Tillamook (2), Umatilla (20), Union (5), Washington (64) and Yamhill (15) .
Who died:
The death of 2,155 COVID-19 is from a 92-year-old man from Clackamas County who tested positive on November 11 and died on December 21 at Providence Portland Medical Center.
COVID-19’s 2,156th death is from a 74-year-old man from Josephine County, who tested positive on February 18 and died on February 21 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center.
2,157th COVID-19 is a 47-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive on January 22 and died on February 19 at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center.
The death of 2,158 COVID-19 is that of a 76-year-old man from Lincoln County, who tested positive on February 6 and died on February 22 at the Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center.
The death of 2,159 COVID-19 is a 77-year-old man from Marion County who tested positive on January 28 and died on February 20 at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center.
The death of 2,160 COVID-19 was a 93-year-old woman from Marion County, who tested positive on February 16 and died on February 18 at her home.
The death of 2,161º COVID-19 is an 82-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive on February 16 and died on February 22 at the Legacy Emanuel Medical Center.
2,162 COVID-19 were killed by a 63-year-old woman from Umatilla County who tested positive on December 17 and died on January 2 at her home.
Unless noted above, each person who died had underlying health problems or state officials were working to determine whether the person had underlying health problems.
The COVID-19 deaths of 1,450 and 1,509 in Oregon, reported on December 30, 2020 and January 5, 2021, are the same person. Because of this error, the state renumbered reported deaths beginning with 2,155 on Tuesday.
Prevalence of infections: The state reported 407 new positive cases on Tuesday, out of 12,526 tests performed. This is a positivity rate of 3.2%.
Who was infected: New or resumed infections increased among the following age groups: 0-9 (32); 10-19 (68); 20-29 (104); 30-39 (68); 40-49 (79); 50-59 (72); 60-69 (44); 70-79 (21); 80 and older (24).
Who is in the hospital: Across Oregon, there are 165 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, two fewer than on Monday. There are currently 44 patients in intensive care for coronavirus, which is three fewer than the day before.
Vaccines administered: On Tuesday, Oregon added 14,917 new doses of the coronavirus vaccine to its immunization record. Of that total, 9,235 were administered on Monday and 5,682 were administered some time earlier, but entered the registry on Monday.
Since it started: Oregon reported 153,645 confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19 and 2,162 deaths, among the lowest per capita rates in the country. To date, the state has reported administering 3,510,691 tests.
—Jayati Ramakrishnan; 503-221-4320; [email protected]; @JRamakrishnanOR