The Oregon Health Authority reported on Thursday 1,152 new confirmed or suspected cases of coronavirus and 29 additional deaths.
Thursday’s numbers broke a two-day streak when the state recorded more than 40 deaths.
At least 1,737 Oregon residents have died of COVID-19 so far during the pandemic, with nearly a third of deaths in December alone. State officials did not provide details of the deaths reported on Thursday.
Meanwhile, 10,172 doses of the coronavirus vaccine were administered on Wednesday. Another 6,183 doses of vaccine have been used in previous days, but have not yet entered the state system
The state said in a statement that it had reached Governor Kate Brown’s goal of administering 12,000 doses in a single day last week, but health leaders want to “maintain and expand our daily totals”.
As The Oregonian / OregonLive reported on Thursday, several major Portland hospitals are accumulating large stocks of vaccines and the state’s tracking system is riddled with errors.
Where the new cases are by municipality: Baker (7), Benton (23), Clackamas (70), Clatsop (11), Columbia (15), Coos (11), Crook (12), Curry (1), Deschutes (82), Douglas (16), Harney (6), Hood River (9), Jackson (75), Jefferson (12), Josephine (18), Klamath (17), Lake (3), Lane (94), Lincoln (2), Linn (23) , Malheur (14), Marion (137), Morrow (9), Multnomah (185), Polk (13), Umatilla (60), Union (19), Wasco (14), Washington (162), Wheeler (2) and Yamhill (30).
The prevalence of infections: On Thursday, the state reported 1,283 new positive tests out of 21,108 tests performed, equaling a positive rate of 6.1%.
Who was infected: New confirmed or suspected infections increased among the following age groups: 0-9 (65); 10-19 (162); 20-29 (202); 30-39 (194); 40-49 (170); 50-59 (160); 60-69 (95); 70-79 (53); 80 and older (34).
Who is in the hospital: The state reported that 415 Oregon residents with confirmed coronavirus infections were currently in the hospital on Thursday, 19 less than on Wednesday. Of these, 101 patients with coronavirus were in intensive care units, 2 less than on Wednesday.
Vaccines administered: Oregon administered 146,137 doses of COVID-19 vaccines out of 321,425 doses delivered to the state, a usage rate of approximately 45%.