The Oregon Health Authority on Wednesday reported three new COVID-19 deaths and 816 cases of coronavirus, the highest daily total in more than two months.
The increase occurred when Oregon recorded a daily test positivity rate of 6.1%, indicating increased prevalence and the need to test more people to keep up with infections.
Business has gradually increased and has more than doubled since March 21, averaging 583 per day in the past week. Active hospitalizations also approximately doubled during the period, reaching 200 on Wednesday.
Government Kate Brown announced last week that she will not eat and drink indoors in the hardest-hit provinces unless hospitalizations reach 300 across the country without reaching the previous standards for closure. Officials said they were in a race to get more people vaccinated before more infectious variants spread widely.
Vaccines: Oregon reported 39,326 newly administered doses, including 24,097 Tuesday and the remainder of previous days.
Where the new cases are by country: Baker (14), Benton (25), Clackamas (97), Clatsop (2), Columbia (13), Coos (4), Crook (2), Curry (3), Deschutes (84), Douglas (8), Grant (32), Harney (1), Hood River (8), Jackson (50), Jefferson (3), Josephine (19), Klamath (27), Lane (49), Lincoln (6), Linn (23) , Malheur (2), Marion (83), Morrow (1), Multnomah (126), Polk (18), Sherman (1), Tillamook (1), Umatilla (9), Union (2), Wasco (8) , Washington (86) and Yamhill (9).
Who is dead: Oregon’s 2,447th COVID-19 death is a 66-year-old woman in Tillamook County who tested positive on March 17 and died on April 13 at Oregon Health & Science University Hospital. She had no underlying medical conditions.
The 2448 deaths are an 88-year-old woman from Union County who tested positive on February 22 and died on March 15. Civil servants confirm where she died. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 2,449th death is a 56-year-old man from Klamath County who tested positive on March 1 and died on April 7 at Sky Lakes Medical Center. He had no underlying conditions.
Hospitalizations: 200 people with confirmed cases of COVID-19 are being admitted to hospital, compared to three on Tuesday. This includes 52 people in intensive care, unchanged from Tuesday.
Since it started: Oregon reported 172,206 confirmed or suspected infections and 2,449 deaths, one of the lowest per capita numbers in the country. To date, the state has administered 2,354,930 doses of vaccines, which have vaccinated 945,453 people and partially vaccinated 547,205 people.
– Brad Schmidt; [email protected]; 503-294-7628; @_brad_schmidt