The Oregon Health Authority on Tuesday announced 528 new cases of coronavirus. The state also reported eight deaths.
The news comes as the Kate Brown government changes coronavirus risk levels for several counties, including two of Oregon’s largest. Clackamas and Washington will move into the “moderate” risk category from Friday. The change means that restaurants and gyms can allow people with 50% capacity within their businesses. Multnomah County, the largest in the state, still runs a high risk and can have only 25% in restaurants and gyms.
Ten other counties are now in the “moderate” risk level, including Linn County, which has been relegated from the high-risk category. The state has a complete list of the updated risk levels in the country.
Where the new cases are by country: Baker (5), Benton (17), Clackamas (47), Clatsop (4), Columbia (12), Coos (11), Crook (6), Curry (3), Deschutes (34), Douglas (29), Grant (1), Harney (4), Hood River (2), Jackson (46), Jefferson (9), Josephine (17), Klamath (11), Lane (40), Lincoln (3), Linn (8) , Malheur (5), Marion (37), Morrow (4), Multnomah (55), Polk (12), Tillamook (2), Umatilla (20), Union (5), Washington (64) and Yamhill (15) .
Who died:
The 2,155th COVID-19 death is a 92-year-old man in Clackamas County who tested positive on November 11 and died on December 21 at Providence Portland Medical Center.
The 2,156th COVID-19 death is a 74-year-old man from Josephine County who tested positive on February 18 and died on February 21 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center.
The 2,157th COVID-19 death is a 47-year-old man in Lane County who tested positive on Jan. 22 and died Feb. 19 at the Legacy Emanuel Medical Center.
The 2,158th COVID-19 death is a 76-year-old man in Lincoln County who tested positive on February 6 and died on February 22 at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center.
The 2,159th COVID-19 death is a 77-year-old man in Marion County who tested positive on January 28 and died on February 20 at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center.
The 2160th COVID-19 death is a 93-year-old woman in Marion County who tested positive on February 16 and died on February 18 in her home.
The 2,161st COVID-19 death is an 82-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on February 16 and died on February 22 at the Legacy Emanuel Medical Center.
The 2,162nd COVID-19 death is a 63-year-old woman from Umatilla County who tested positive on December 17 and died on January 2 in her home.
Except as noted above, each person who died underwent underlying health conditions or government officials to determine if the person had underlying medical conditions.
Oregon’s 1,450th and 1,509th COVID-19 deaths, reported on December 30, 2020 and January 5, 2021, are the same person. As a result of this error, the state renumbered their reported deaths, which began at 2,155 on Tuesday.
Incidence of infections: The state reported 407 new positive cases on Tuesday, out of 12,526 tests performed. This is a positive percentage of 3.2%.
Who became infected: New or recurrent infections grew among the following age groups: 0-9 (32); 10-19 (68); 20-29 (104); 30-39 (68); 40-49 (79); 50-59 (72); 60-69 (44); 70-79 (21); 80 and older (24).
Who is in the hospital: Across Oregon, there are 165 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, two less than Monday. There are currently 44 patients in intensive care for coronavirus, which is three less than the previous day.
Vaccines administered: Oregon added 14,917 new doses of coronavirus vaccine to its vaccination registry as of Tuesday. Of the total, 9,235 were administered on Monday and 5,682 were administered some time before, but entered the register on Monday.
Since it started: Oregon reported 153,645 confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19 and 2,162 deaths, among the lowest per capita rates in the country. To date, the state has reported that 3,510,691 tests are administered.
—Jayati Ramakrishnan; 503-221-4320; [email protected]; @JRamakrishnanOR