PORTLAND, Oregon. (KTVZ) – There are no new COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon and the death toll in the state remains at 2,385, the Oregon Health Authority reported on Friday.
The OHA also reported 499 new confirmed and presumed cases of COVID-19 at 0:01 AM on Friday, bringing the state total to 166,013.
Here are the slides, a link to the recording and a link to Friday’s media briefing discussion points by Governor Kate Brown and OHA.
Vaccinations in Oregon
The OHA reported that 46,154 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added on Friday to the state’s immunization registry. Of that total, 29,325 doses were administered on Thursday and 16,829 in previous days, but entered the vaccine register on Thursday.
Oregon has administered a total of 962,741 first and second doses of Pfizer, 890,157 first and second doses of Moderna and 45,256 single doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines.
Cumulative daily totals can take several days to complete because providers have 72 hours to report administered doses and technical challenges have caused many providers to delay reporting. OHA has provided technical support to vaccination sites to improve the opportunity for their data entry into the state’s ALERT Immunization Information System (IIS).
To date, 1,203,345 doses of Pfizer, 1,102,200 doses of Moderna and 101,300 doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines have been delivered to locations throughout Oregon.
These data are preliminary and are subject to change.
OHA panels provide regularly updated vaccination data, and the Oregon panel was updated on Friday.
COVID-19 Hospitalizations
The number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 across Oregon is 157, two more than on Thursday. There are 42 patients with COVID-19 in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, that is, three more than Thursday.
The total number of patients in hospital beds can fluctuate between reporting times. The numbers do not reflect hospitalizations per day, nor the length of stay. Personnel limitations are not captured in this data and can further limit the capacity of beds.
More information about the hospital’s capacity can be found here.
St. Charles Bend reported six patients with COVID-19 as of 4 am Friday morning, two of whom were in the ICU, and one on a ventilator.
Cases and deaths
The new confirmed and presumed COVID-19 cases reported on Friday are in the following counties: Baker (8), Benton (5), Clackamas (26), Clatsop (2), Columbia (13), Coos (12), Crook (5), Curry (7), Deschutes (24), Douglas (14), Harney (5), Jackson (29), Jefferson (3), Josephine (10), Klamath (19), Lake (1), Lane (43), Lincoln (10), Linn (14), Malheur (1), Marion (39), Multnomah (111), Polk (16), Tillamook (3), Umatilla (7), Union (6), Wallowa (1), Washington (52) and Yamhill (13).
For the latest daily case counts across the state and by county: https://public.tableau.com/profile/oregon.health.authority.covid.19#!/vizhome/OregonCOVID-19Update/DailyDataUpdate
New model COVID-19 launched
On Friday, OHA released its latest COVID-19 forecast, which showed the highest transmission of the virus until mid-March.
According to the model, the effective reproduction rate – the expected number of secondary cases generated by a single case – was estimated at 1.12 by March 17.
At this level of transmission, daily cases for the two-week period between 7 and 20 April would increase to 130 per 100,000 people, leading to an estimated average of 390 daily cases and 17 new daily hospitalizations.
If transmission increases by 20% in the same period, new cases will reach 195 per 100,000, resulting in an estimated average of 585 daily cases, with 27 more daily admissions.
If transmission drops 20%, new cases will drop to 86 per 100,000 and daily cases will drop to an average of 260 daily cases, with a corresponding decline in daily hospitalizations to 11.
As access to the vaccine gradually expands across the state, projections about the spread of the virus emphasize the importance of continuing to practice preventive measures that can slow the spread of the disease.
- Keep physical distance.
- Use a face mask or mask.
- Avoid encounters with unfamiliar members.
- Practice good hand hygiene.
Learn more about COVID-19 vaccines?
To learn more about the status of the COVID-19 vaccine in Oregon, visit the OHA website (English or Spanish), which contains details on distribution and other information.