PORTLAND, Oregon. (KTVZ) – There are five new COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, increasing the number of deaths in the state to 2,143, the Oregon Health Authority reported on Wednesday.
The OHA also reported 473 new confirmed and presumed cases of COVID-19 at 00:01 on Wednesday, bringing the state total to 151,257.
Vaccinations in Oregon
On Wednesday, OHA reported that 15,790 new doses of COVID-19 vaccines were added to the state’s immunization registry. Of that total, 10,653 doses were administered on Tuesday and 5,137 were administered in the previous days, but entered the vaccine register on Tuesday.
St. Charles Health System reported 23,115 COVID-19 vaccinations given 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 opportunity for their data entry into the state’s ALERT Immunization Information System (IIS).
Oregon has administered a cumulative total of 707,244 first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccines. To date, 922,300 doses of the vaccine have been delivered to locations across 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.
Bad weather is delaying shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine across the country, OHA reported. These weather-related problems can cause changes in trends in the daily number reported by OHA in its updates on the cumulative number of doses administered, the daily number of doses administered and the number of doses delivered to Oregon. OHA remains in regular contact with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to ensure that Oregon doses are safe.
COVID-19 Hospitalizations
The number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 across Oregon is 190, five fewer than on Tuesday. There are 44 patients with COVID-19 in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, seven fewer than on Tuesday.
St. Charles Bend reported 16 patients with COVID-19 by 4 am on Wednesday, two of whom were in the ICU, both on ventilators.
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.
Cases and deaths
The new confirmed and presumed COVID-19 cases reported on Wednesday are in the following counties: Baker (5), Benton (7), Clackamas (17), Clatsop (2), Columbia (3), Coos (10), Crook (2), Deschutes (50), Douglas (40), Grant (1), Harney (9), Hood River (6), Jackson (52), Jefferson (10), Josephine (13), Klamath (5), Lake (6), Lane (39), Lincoln (2), Linn (10), Malheur (15), Marion (25), Morrow (2), Multnomah (55), Polk (14), Tillamook (5), Umatilla (11), Union (8), Wallowa (2), Wasco (1), Washington (27) and Yamhill (19).
COVID-19’s 2,139th death in Oregon was a 72-year-old man in Jackson County who tested positive on January 26 and died on February 14 at the Asante Rogue Valley Regional Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.
The death of 2,140th COVID-19 in Oregon was a 76-year-old man in Lincoln County, who tested positive on January 28 and died on February 15 at Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital. He had underlying conditions.
The death of 2,141th COVID-19 in Oregon was caused by an 89-year-old woman in Marion County, who tested positive on January 15 and died on February 12 at her home. She had underlying conditions.
COVID-19’s 2,142th death in Oregon was a 53-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on January 20 and died on February 15 at the Legacy Emanuel Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.
COVID-19’s 2,143th death in Oregon is that of an 88-year-old man in Washington County who became symptomatic on February 3 after contact with a confirmed case and died on February 12 at his home. He 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.