Woman, 71, with underlying diseases died on January 28 at her home
PORTLAND, Oregon. (KTVZ) – There are 10 new COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, including one in Deschutes County, increasing the state’s death toll to 1,991, the Oregon Health Authority said on Wednesday.
The Oregon Health Authority reported 649 new confirmed and presumed cases of COVID-19 at 12:01 pm on Wednesday, bringing the state total to 144,605.
Vaccinations in Oregon
OHA reported on Wednesday that 17,720 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations have been added to the state’s immunization registry. Of that total, 12,173 doses were administered on Tuesday and 5,547 were administered in the previous days, but entered the vaccine register on Tuesday.
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).
Oregon has administered a cumulative total of 471,966 first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccines. To date, 706,575 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 Wednesday.
The St. Charles Health System reported 22,481 COVID-19 vaccinations given on Wednesday.
COVID-19 Hospitalizations
The number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 across Oregon is 266, four more than on Tuesday. There are 63 patients with COVID-19 in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, that is, two more than Tuesday.
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.
St. Charles Bend reported 15 patients with COVID-19 by 4 am on Wednesday, four of whom were in the ICU, three on ventilators.
More information about the hospital’s capacity can be found here.
COVID-19 variant tracking
Starting on Wednesday, OHA will report on the number of people in Oregon with confirmed variant strains of the virus that causes COVID-19 on the Oregon COVID-19 update panel. New cases of variants will be reported through this panel from Monday to Friday.
New variants of SARS-CoV-2 were documented in the United States and around the world during this pandemic, and information about the characteristics of these variants is rapidly emerging.
Viruses constantly change through mutations, and new variants of a virus must occur over time. Most variants do not change the behavior of the virus and many disappear.
OHA continues to monitor the variants being identified and will provide updates.
Cases and deaths
The new confirmed and presumed COVID-19 cases reported on Wednesday are in the following counties: Baker (5), Benton (32), Clackamas (40), Clatsop (5), Columbia (1), Coos (16), Crook (7), Curry (1), Deschutes (20), Douglas (19), Harney (4), Hood River (1), Jackson (41), Jefferson (7), Josephine (22), Klamath (4), Lake (2), Lane (91), Lincoln (8), Linn (21), Malheur (5), Marion (66), Morrow (1), Multnomah (57), Polk (26), Umatilla (31), Union (7), Wallowa (3), Wasco (4), Washington (62) and Yamhill (40).
The death of 1,982th COVID-19 in Oregon was a 59-year-old man in Baker County who tested positive on February 1 and died on February 1 at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.
The death of COVID-19 in Oregon 1,983 was a 99-year-old woman in Clackamas County who tested positive on January 26 and died on January 24 at her home. She had underlying conditions.
COVID-19’s 1,984th death in Oregon was a 64-year-old woman in Clackamas County, who tested positive on January 24 and died on January 25 at her home. She had underlying conditions.
The 1,985th death of COVID-19 in Oregon was a 71-year-old woman in Deschutes County who tested positive on January 20 and died on January 28 at her home. She had underlying conditions.
COVID-19’s 1,986th death in Oregon was a 94-year-old woman in Jackson County, who tested positive on January 4 and died on January 31 at her home. She had underlying conditions.
COVID-19’s 1,987th death in Oregon was an 86-year-old man in Marion County, whose test was positive on January 25 and died on January 31 at his home. He had underlying conditions.
COVID-19’s 1,988th death in Oregon was a 65-year-old man in Umatilla County, who tested positive on January 11 and died on January 26 at his home. The presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
COVID-19’s 1,989th death in Oregon was an 81-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on November 29 and died on January 2 at her home. The presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
COVID-19’s death in Oregon in 1999 was a 72-year-old man in Umatilla County who tested positive on January 16 and died on January 29 at his home. The presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
COVID-19’s 1,991st death in Oregon was a 98-year-old woman in Yamhill County, who tested positive on January 21 and died on January 30. The place of death is being confirmed. 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.