Oregon officials on Friday announced 704 new confirmed and suspected cases of coronavirus and two new deaths. They continue a multi-week trend to increase the daily number of cases that are expected to continue until May.
Hospitalizations have climbed to 199, the Oregon Health Authority said, though they could grow to 330 from now on, according to Oregon Health & Science University forecasts.
The good news, however, is that every Oregonian 16 and older is eligible for a vaccine against COVID-19 from Monday, April 19th. Officials announced Friday that 1.5 million Oregonians have now been partially or completely vaccinated.
“If you have not yet had the chance to be vaccinated, then make a plan to do so,” Gov. Kate Brown said Friday. ‘Tell your loved ones and neighbors that you intend to be vaccinated, and share your reason why. And if you’ve already signed up for an appointment, help a friend sign up as well. ”
CORONAVIRUS IN OREGON: LIVE DATA, STATISTICS AND MAPS
Vaccines: Oregon reported 47,407 recently administered doses, including 28,146 on Thursday and the remainder of previous days.
Where the new cases are by country: Baker (9), Benton (7), Clackamas (79), Clatsop (3), Columbia (6), Coos (6), Crook (15), Curry (3), Deschutes (59), Douglas (7), Grant (25), Hood River (3), Jackson (54), Jefferson (3), Josephine (29), Klamath (43), Lake (2), Lane (57), Lincoln (6), Linn (20) , Malheur (1), Marion (63), Morrow (5), Multnomah (88), Polk (13), Tillamook (3), Umatilla (9), Union (2), Wallowa (1), Wasco (6) , Washington (69) and Yamhill (8).
Deaths: Oregon’s 2,456th coronavirus-related death is a 45-year-old man from Columbia Province who tested positive on April 12 and died on April 15. The state still determines where he died and whether he had underlying health conditions.
Oregon’s 2,457th death is an 80-year-old man from Klamath County who tested positive on April 8 and died on April 12 at Sky Lakes Medical Center. He had underlying health conditions.
Hospitalizations: 199 people with confirmed cases of COVID-19 are admitted to hospital, four more than Thursday. There are 52 patients with COVID-19 in intensive care, one less than Thursday.
Since it started: Oregon reported 173,626 confirmed or suspected infections and 2,457 deaths, one of the lowest per capita numbers in the country. To date, the state has administered 2446,086 doses of vaccines.
– Fedor Zarkhin
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