(Update: Adding weekly report: decline in cases, increase in deaths)
Vaccinations given top 253K across the state
PORTLAND, Oregon. (KTVZ) – There are 11 new COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, increasing the number of deaths in the state to 1,843, the Oregon Health Authority reported on Thursday.
The OHA also reported 849 new confirmed and presumed cases of COVID-19 at 0:01 am on Thursday, bringing the state total to 135,973.
Vaccinations in Oregon
On Thursday, OHA reported that 14,951 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state’s immunization registry. Of that total, 8,699 doses of vaccine were administered on Wednesday and 6,252 were administered in previous days, but entered the vaccine register on Wednesday.
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 timeliness of their data entry into the state’s ALERT Immunization Information System (IIS).
Oregon has administered a cumulative total of 253,711 first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccines. All vaccines were administered by Oregon hospitals, long-term care facilities, emergency medical service agencies (EMS), urgent care facilities and Local Public Health Authorities (LPHAs).
To date, 479,325 doses of the vaccine have been delivered to locations in Oregon.
These data are preliminary and are subject to change. OHA panels provide regularly updated vaccination data and the Oregon panel was updated on Thursday.
The St. Charles Health System reported that 8,058 COVID-19 vaccinations were given on Thursday.
COVID-19 Hospitalizations
The number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 across Oregon is 329, seven fewer than on Wednesday. There are 87 patients with COVID-19 in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, three fewer than on Wednesday.
The total number of patients in hospital beds can fluctuate between reporting times. The figures 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 23 patients with COVID-19 by 4 am Thursday, three of whom were in the ICU, all using ventilators.
Weekly COVID-19 cases decrease, increase in deaths
The OHA Weekly COVID-19 Report was released Thursday and showed a slight decline in daily cases and a sharp decline in positive tests.
The OHA reported 7,860 new daily cases during the week from Monday, January 11, to Sunday, January 17, a 4% reduction from the previous week.
There were 332 people hospitalized for COVID-19.
COVID-19-related deaths rose to 195, the highest weekly death toll to date, after an earlier high pandemic the week before.
There were 129,723 tests for COVID-19 for the week from January 10 to January 16. The percentage of positive tests dropped to 5.9%.
People aged 20 to 49 years are responsible for 54% of cases of COVID-19, while people aged 70 and over are responsible for 77% of deaths associated with the virus.
Friday’s COVID-19 outbreak report shows 208 active COVID-19 outbreaks in elderly communities and living environments, with three or more confirmed cases and one or more COVID-19-related deaths.
Pediatric report released
On Thursday, OHA released a report analyzing data from pediatric COVID-19 cases in Oregon since the pandemic began.
As of January 5, there were 119,488 confirmed and presumed cases of COVID-19 in Oregon. Pediatric patients – defined as under 18 – accounted for 13,328, or 11.2%, of the total number of cases. There were seven cases of Multisystemic Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C).
There was a dramatic increase in daily pediatric cases of COVID-19 in late October and mid-November, with cases leveling off somewhat in late 2020.
The report indicates that, although the pediatric case count has increased, pediatric patients remain much less likely than adults to develop severe cases of COVID-19.
Only 0.9% of pediatric patients were hospitalized at some point during their COVID-19 illness. Comparatively, 6.2% of adults with COVID-19 were hospitalized.
Cases and deaths
The new confirmed and presumed COVID-19 cases reported on Saturday are in the following counties: Baker (4), Benton (24), Clackamas (71), Clatsop (7), Columbia (1), Coos (10), Crook (2 ), Deschutes (32), Douglas (22), Gilliam (1), Harney (1), Hood River (8), Jackson (42), Jefferson (6), Josephine (21), Klamath (18), Lake ( 1), Lane (97), Lincoln (11), Linn (23), Malheur (18), Marion (87), Morrow (11), Multnomah (123), Polk (18), Tillamook (1), Umatilla ( 35), Union (6), Wallowa (1), Wasco (11), Washington (110), Yamhill (26).
The 1,833th death of COVID-19 in Oregon was a 78-year-old woman in Clackamas County who tested positive on January 6 and died on January 14 at her home. She had underlying conditions.
The death of 1,834th COVID-19 in Oregon is a 94-year-old woman in Jackson County, who died on December 28 at her home. The death certificate listed COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2 as the cause of death or a significant condition that contributes to death. She had underlying conditions.
COVID-19’s 1,835th death in Oregon was a 90-year-old man in Jackson County who died on January 3 at his home. The death certificate listed COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2 as the cause of death or a significant condition that contributes to death. He had underlying conditions.
COVID-19’s 1,836th death in Oregon was a 79-year-old woman in Jackson County who tested positive on December 26 and died on January 17 at her home. She had underlying conditions.
COVID-19’s 1,837th death in Oregon was a 77-year-old man in Jackson County who tested positive on December 28 and died on December 31 at his home. He had underlying conditions.
The 1,838th death of COVID-19 in Oregon is a 100-year-old woman in Jackson County who tested positive on December 22 and died on January 10 at her home. She had underlying conditions.
COVID-19’s 1,839th death in Oregon was a 90-year-old woman in Lane County who tested positive on December 21 and died on January 17 at the PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center – Riverbend. She had underlying conditions.
The death of 1,840th COVID-19 in Oregon was a 69-year-old man in Lane County, who tested positive on December 9 and died on January 17 at McKenzie Willamette Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.
The death of 1,841st COVID-19 in Oregon was a 65-year-old man in Lane County, who tested positive on December 6 and died on January 20 at Oregon Health Science University. He had underlying conditions.
The death of 1,842th COVID-19 in Oregon was a 52-year-old woman in Washington County who tested positive on January 3 and died on January 6 at Hillsboro Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.
The 1843 death of COVID-19 in Oregon is a 66-year-old woman in Yamhill County, whose test was positive on January 6 and died on January 17 at her home. She had underlying conditions.
Learn more about COVID-19 vaccines
To learn more about the status of the COVID-19 vaccine in Oregon, visit the OHA website, which contains an analysis of distribution and other useful information.