The Oregon Health Authority announced 553 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday and 10 new deaths.
The new figures came at a time when a large number of elderly people who were trying to make appointments for vaccines faced technical problems on the state website, which failed on Thursday for some users. The websites used to schedule vaccines also failed three days earlier.
After Monday’s scheduling problems, clinic operators said their websites were moving slowly due to the large number of visitors. The Oregon Health Authority did not immediately clarify what caused Thursday’s problems.
Where the new cases are by municipality: Baker (2), Benton (12), Clackamas (46), Columbia (4), Coos (26), Crook (2), Curry (5), Deschutes (10), Douglas (27), Harney (1), Hood River (2), Jackson (75), Jefferson (9), Josephine (13), Klamath (6), Lane (51), Lincoln (3), Linn (16), Malheur (4), Marion (58) , Morrow (3), Multnomah (66), Polk (12), Tillamook (3), Umatilla (17), Union (4), Wasco (1), Washington (61) and Yamhill (14).
Who died: The death of 2,195 COVID-19 was a 96-year-old woman from Deschutes County, who tested positive on February 8 and died on February 18 at her home.
The death of 2,196 COVID-19 was a 71-year-old woman from Douglas County, who tested positive on February 8 and died on February 23 at her home.
The death of 2,197 COVID-19 is that of a 94-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive on December 29 and died on February 13 at his home.
The death of 2,198 COVID-19 was a 63-year-old woman from Jefferson County, who tested positive on December 18 and died on February 5 at St. Charles Bend Hospital. She had no underlying conditions.
The death of 2,199 COVID-19 is a 71-year-old man from Klamath County who tested positive on February 7 and died on February 23 at Sky Lakes Medical Center.
COVID-19’s 2,200th death was an 88-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive on December 1 and died on December 13 at his home.
The death of 2,201º COVID-19 was an 87-year-old man from Lane County, who tested positive on February 16 and died on February 23 at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center.
COVID-19’s 2,202nd death was an 88-year-old man from Marion County who tested positive on December 19 and died on February 23 at his home.
COVID-19’s 2,203rd death was a 68-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive on December 7 and died on December 5 at her home.
The death of 2,204th COVID-19 was a 59-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive on February 5 and died on February 15 at Adventist Health Portland.
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.
Prevalence of infections: The state reported 492 new cases in 20,101 tests performed. This is a positivity rate of 2.4%.
Who was infected: New or suspected infections increased among the following age groups: 0-9 (23); 10-19 (75); 20-29 (114); 30-39 (75); 40-49 (59); 50-59 (72); 60-69 (47); 70-79 (11); 80 and older (18).
Who is in the hospital: The state notified 156 patients at the hospital with COVID-19 on Thursday, six fewer than the day before. There are 38 patients with COVID-19 in intensive care, eight fewer than on Wednesday.
Vaccines administered: The state reported 22,841 new doses of vaccine added to the state’s immunization record on Thursday. Of that total, 15,684 doses were administered on Wednesday, and 7,157 were administered in the previous days, but entered the registry on Wednesday. As of Thursday, the state had administered 881,206 first and second doses of the vaccine, or 75% of its total stockpile.
Since it started: Oregon reported 154,554 confirmed or suspected positive cases of the virus and 2,204 deaths, among the lowest positivity rates in the country. The state said it administered 3,546,317 tests.
—Jayati Ramakrishnan; 503-221-4320; [email protected]; @JRamakrishnanOR