The Oregon Health Authority announced 211 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday and no new deaths.
This is well below the daily average reported for the past seven days, although delays in reporting tend to result in lower case counts on weekends. Cases have shown a downward trend across the state since mid-January.
The new numbers come as the vaccination effort continues and problems abound for Oregon senior citizens trying to get the coveted hours to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Formal and informal volunteers across the state are helping to enroll senior citizens who struggle to browse unknown and often problematic sites or those who do not have access to the Internet.
A new lottery-based vaccine waiting list system designed to reduce the stress of signing up for an appointment has been hampered by uncertainty, poor communication and crowded hotlines.
At the Portland International Airport mass vaccination site, people reported waiting hours of several hours on Saturday night to get the vaccine, with some rescheduling their appointments for 8 am Sunday morning.
Connie Amos, leader of the vaccination site, said Saturday was their biggest day at the PDX, with 5,800 vaccination appointments, although that may be too much to handle, she said.
Where new cases are by county: Benton (10), Clackamas (26), Columbia (1), Coos (4), Curry (8), Deschutes (9), Douglas (12), Hood River (1), Jackson (13), Jefferson (3) ), Josephine (5), Klamath (1), Lake (3), Lane (16), Lincoln (1), Linn (7), Malheur (2), Marion (17), Morrow (1), Multnomah (23 ), Polk (8), Tillamook (4), Washington (20) and Yamhill (16).
Who died: The state did not report any deaths on Sunday.
The prevalence of infections: On Sunday, the state registered 338 new positive tests out of 10,090 tests carried out, which is equivalent to a positivity rate of 3.3%.
Who is in the hospital: The state reported that 116 Oregon residents with confirmed coronavirus infections were hospitalized on Sunday, three more than on Saturday. Of these, 34 patients with coronavirus were in intensive care units, five more than on Saturday.
Vaccines administered: Oregon administered 1,142,035 first and second doses of 1,362,535 received, which is about 83.8% of its supply. Oregon reported 26,235 new doses administered, which includes 16,414 on Saturday and the remainder of the previous days.
Since it started: Oregon reported 157,285 confirmed or suspected infections and 2,296 deaths, among the lowest per capita numbers in the country. To date, the state has reported more than 3,869,695 test lab reports.
– Jaimie Ding
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