COVID-19 has claimed 21 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,283, the Oregon Health Authority reported Thursday.
The OHA reported 1,339 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19, bringing the state total to 98,936.
The new cases reported Thursday are in the following counties: Baker (2), Benton (20), Clackamas (173), Clatsop (3), Columbia (18), Coos (5), Crook (4), Curry (1), Deschutes (48), Douglas (12), Gilliam (3), Hood River (23), Jackson (82), Jefferson (10), Josephine (24), Klamath (19), Lane (74), Lincoln (8), Linn (60), Malheur (13), Marion (148), Morrow (5), Multnomah (250), Polk (20), Tillamook (12), Umatilla (34), Union (13), Wasco (9), Washington (218), Wheeler (1) and Yamhill (27).
Deschutes County has reported 3,389 cases since the pandemic began; 18 people have died.
The county had 2,245 active cases as of Wednesday, the latest data available – that’s one in 88 residents; 1,079 patients have recovered.
Crook County has reported 368 total cases and six deaths.
Jefferson County has reported 1,204 total cases and 12 deaths.
St. Charles on Thursday reported it had 50 COVID patients; four are in the ICU and two are on a ventilator.
“While having a low number of COVID-19 patients in the ICU may seem like it’s not too big of a deal, it is important to remember that many patients need ICU care for other reasons like heart attacks, strokes or car accidents,” according to St. Charles.
The hospital system has 30 ICU beds; 24 in Bend and six in Redmond.
The ICU was full as of Tuesday afternoon, according to St. Charles officials.
The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 551, which is three fewer than Wednesday. There are 113 COVID-19 patients in ICU beds, which is unchanged from Wednesday.
The total number of patients in hospital beds may fluctuate between report times.
The numbers do not reflect admissions per day, nor the length of hospital stay. Staffing limitations are not captured in this data and may further limit bed capacity.
More information about hospital capacity can be found here.
