OHA reports 25 new COVID deaths, 999 cases statewide

There are 25 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 5,559, the Oregon Health Authority reported Tuesday.

Oregon’s 5,538th COVID-19 related death is a 69-year-old woman from Deschutes County who tested positive Nov. 4 and died Nov. 19 at St. Charles Bend. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 5,539th COVID-19 related death is an 88-year-old woman from Deschutes County who tested positive Nov. 8 and died Nov. 19 at St. Charles Bend. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 5,545th COVID-19 related death is an 82-year-old man from Deschutes County who tested positive Nov. 10 and died Nov. 26 at St. Charles Bend. He had underlying conditions.

The OHA reported 999 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19, bringing the state total to 408,069.

The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Baker (2), Benton (18), Clackamas (84), Clatsop (5), Columbia (9), Coos (25), Crook (12), Curry (4), Deschutes (57), Douglas (27), Gilliam (1), Grant (16), Hood River (7), Jackson (47), Jefferson (4), Josephine (20), Klamath (18), Lake (2), Lane (83), Lincoln (4), Linn (46), Malheur (4), Marion (114), Morrow (4), Multnomah (197), Polk (22), Sherman (1), Tillamook (4), Umatilla (12), Union (9), Wallowa (1), Wasco (7), Washington (105) and Yamhill (28).

COVID-19 hospitalizations

St. Charles on Tuesday reported it had 19 COVID patients; two are in the ICU and on ventilators.

Of the 19 patients, 18 are not fully vaccinated.

**A person is considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19 ≥ two weeks after receipt of the second dose in a 2-dose series (Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna) or ≥ two weeks after receipt of the single dose of the Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) vaccine.**

The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 338, which is 14 fewer than yesterday. There are 85 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is 16 fewer than yesterday.

There are 60 available adult ICU beds out of 675 total (9% availability) and 333 available adult non-ICU beds out of 4,133 (8% availability).

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.

Note: Please do not visit an emergency department for COVID-19 testing, unless you require emergency care for your symptoms.

Emergency departments in Oregon are under significant strain. You can find a test here. If you have a medical condition that doesn’t require emergency care, contact your provider. An urgent care center may also help you get the care you need and will save emergency departments from added strain.

More information about hospital capacity can be found here.

Vaccinations in Oregon

Today, OHA reported that 21,144 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry Dec. 20. Of that total, 1,839 were initial doses, 1,511 were second doses and 9,130 were third doses and booster doses. The remaining 8,564 were administered on previous days but were entered into the vaccine registry Dec. 20.

The seven-day running average is now 19,178 doses per day.

Oregon has now administered 3,726,092 doses of Pfizer Comirnaty, 150,288 doses of Pfizer pediatric, 2,443,221 doses of Moderna and 253,337 doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines.

As of today, 3,023,259 people have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 2,748,625 people have completed a COVID-19 vaccine series.

These data are preliminary and subject to change.

Updated vaccination data are provided on Oregon’s COVID-19 data dashboards and have been updated today.