The Oregon Health Authority on Tuesday announced 267 new cases of coronavirus and 22 deaths.
Where the new cases are by country: Benton (3), Clackamas (28), Coos (3), Crook (2), Curry (5), Deschutes (15), Douglas (13), Harney (1), Jackson (18), Jefferson (2), Josephine (13), Klamath (7), Lake (2), Lane (12), Lincoln (3), Linn (5), Marion (34), Multnomah (50), Polk (4), Tillamook (3), Umatilla (18), Union (3), Wasco (1), Washington (20) and Yamhill (2).
Who died: The state has not yet released information on the 22 deaths reported Tuesday.
The incidence of infections: On Tuesday, the state reported 486 new positive tests out of 18,600 tests performed, which equates to a 2.6% positivity rate.
Who became infected: New confirmed or suspected infections grew among the following age groups: 0-9 (7); 10-19 (31); 20-29 (51); 30-39 (47); 40-49 (37); 50-59 (45); 60-69 (25); 70-79 (12); 80 and older (7).
Who is in the hospital: The state reported that 119 people were admitted to the hospital with a confirmed case of COVID-19, which is more than Monday. There were 25 COVID-19 patients in intensive care (ICU) beds, two more than were in similar care on Monday.
Vaccines administered: The state said it could not provide updated vaccination figures setting out how many first and second doses were administered across the country on Tuesday due to a server outage. The next few days could be skewed due to the disruption, the state warned. As of Tuesday, 1,731,755 doses have been delivered to the state. According to Monday’s figures, 1 346 090 doses were administered.
Since it started: Oregon reported 160,050 confirmed or suspected infections and 2,346 deaths, one of the lowest per capita numbers in the country. To date, the state has reported 3,989,307 laboratory reports of tests.
– Andrew Theen; 503-294-4026; @andrewtheen[email protected]
– Andrew Theen; [email protected]; 503-294-4026; @andrewtheen