Oregon reported 877 new cases of coronavirus and 22 deaths on Friday when the governor defended her decision to vaccinate educators in front of seniors.
Oregon’s approximately 150,000 daycare, preschool and K-12 workers could be eligible for a shot starting Monday. Oregonians 80 and older will be eligible from February 8th.
But getting a chance does not mean immediate access.
A spokesman for Legacy Health, Portland’s largest vaccination center, at the Oregon Convention Center, will only meet with educators on Wednesday because each of the 4,000 slots available Monday and Tuesday have already been booked by people in other priority groups.
“We can only vaccinate so many people at once,” Brian Terrett said.
The conference center’s vaccination center is run by Portland’s four largest health systems – Legacy, Oregon Health & Science University, Providence and Kaiser Permanente – and will be in operation for six to nine months, the health systems said in a news release on Friday.
The conference center clinic vaccinated 1,365 people this week and plans to vaccinate another 2,400 on Saturday. On Monday and Tuesday, about 4,000 people with special needs and their caregivers will be vaccinated. On Wednesday, the clinic moves to educators.
But as usual, nothing was set in stone.
“Note that there are rapid changes taking place in the direction of the Brown government and the Oregon Health Authority,” the health systems said.
Where the new cases are by country: Baker (1), Benton (24), Clackamas (71), Clatsop (8), Columbia (15), Coos (10), Crook (14), Curry (1), Deschutes (28), Douglas (18), Grant (4), Hood River (5), Jackson (33), Jefferson (9), Josephine (15), Klamath (17), Lake (3), Lane (90), Lincoln (5), Linn (9) , Malheur (11), Marion (101), Morrow (7), Multnomah (136), Polk (24), Umatilla (52), Union (9), Wallowa (1), Wasco (3), Washington (138) and Yamhill (15).
Deaths: Oregon’s 1844th coronavirus-related death is an 89-year-old man from Clackamas County who tested positive on Jan. 1 and died Jan. 20 in Portland VA Medical Center.
Oregon’s 1,845 deaths is a 90-year-old woman from Clackamas County who tested positive on Jan. 4 and died in her home on Jan. 8.
Oregon’s 1,846th death is an 87-year-old man in Deschutes County who tested positive on Dec. 31 and died in his home on Jan. 12.
Oregon’s 1,847 deaths is a 46-year-old man from Harney County who tested positive on Jan. 5 and died Jan. 20 in his home.
Oregon’s 1,848 deaths is a 56-year-old man from Harney County who tested positive on Jan. 4 and on Jan. 20 in St. Louis. Luke’s Meridian Medical Center died.
Oregon’s 1,849th death is an 87-year-old woman from Jackson County who passed away on January 4 in her home. The death certificate mentioned COVID-19 as a cause or significant condition that contributed to her death.
Oregon’s 1,850 death is a 73-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive on Jan. 4 and died Jan. 1 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center.
Oregon’s 1,851st death is a 67-year-old Jackson County woman who tested positive on Dec. 30 and died Jan. 18 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center.
Oregon’s 1,852nd death is an 82-year-old woman from Jackson County who tested positive on Dec. 15 and died in her home on Jan. 11.
Oregon’s 1,853 deaths is a 69-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive on Dec. 2 and died Jan. 19 at Rogue Valley Medical Center.
Oregon’s 1,854-year-old death is an 80-year-old woman in Klamath County who tested positive on Dec. 8 and died in her home on Jan. 19.
Oregon’s 1,855-year-old death is an 80-year-old man from Klamath County who tested positive on Jan. 10 and died Jan. 20 at Sky Lakes Medical Center.
Oregon’s 1,856th death is an 84-year-old Josephine County man who tested positive on Jan. 10 and died Jan. 11 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center.
Oregon’s 1,857 death is an 80-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on Dec. 12 and died Jan. 16 at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center.
Oregon’s 1,858th death is a 70-year-old man in Umatilla County who tested positive on Jan. 4 and died Jan. 20 at Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center.
Oregon’s 1,859th death is a 73-year-old Washington County man who tested positive on Dec. 9 and died Dec. 20 at Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center.
Oregon’s 1860 death is an 81-year-old woman from Washington County who tested positive on Dec. 28 and died Jan. 12 at OHSU Health Hillsboro Medical Center.
Oregon’s 1,861st death is a 61-year-old man from Union County who tested positive on Dec. 21 and on Jan. 15 in St. Louis. Luke’s Boise Medical Center died.
Oregon’s 1,862 deaths is a 60-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive on Nov. 29 and died at Salem Hospital on Dec. 26.
Oregon’s 1,863rd death is a 68-year-old man from Marion County who tested positive on Dec. 17 and died at Salem Hospital on Jan. 20.
Oregon’s 1864 death is a 61-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive on Dec. 22 and died Jan. 10 at Kaiser Permanente Westside Medical Center.
Oregon’s 1,865th death is a 57-year-old man from Marion County who tested positive on Dec. 17 and died at Salem Hospital on Jan. 21.
Each person had underlying health conditions, or government officials were determining if the person had underlying medical conditions.
Furthermore, the deaths of two inmates in the prison facilities in Oregon’s Department of Corrections were announced Friday and are not reflected in the state’s voice:
A man between the ages of 70 and 80 who was housed in Two Rivers Correctional Facility in Umatilla County, who tested positive for COVID-19 and died in prison on January 21st.
A man between the ages of 55 and 65 who was housed in the Oregon State Penitentiary in Marion County, who tested positive for COVID-19 and died at a local hospital on Jan. 22.
The incidence of infections: On Friday, the state reported 1,048 new positive tests out of 20,460 tests performed, which equates to a 5.1% positivity rate.
Who became infected: New confirmed or suspected infections grew among the following age groups: 0-9 (29); 10-19 (114); 20-29 (206); 30-39 (123); 40-49 (119); 50-59 (110); 60-69 (78); 70-79 (48); 80 and older (35).
Who is in the hospital: The state reported that 317 Oregonians with confirmed coronavirus infections were in the hospital Friday, 12 fewer than Thursday. Of these, 79 coronavirus patients were in intensive care units, eight less than on Thursday.
Vaccines: As of Friday, 34,902 Oregonians have been fully vaccinated, and another 196,698 have been partially vaccinated. Over the past week, an average of about 12,470 shots have been fired each day.
Since it started: Oregon reported 136,839 confirmed or suspected infections and 1,865 deaths, one of the lowest totals in the country. To date, the state has reported 3,043,792 laboratory reports of tests.
– Fedor Zarkhin; [email protected]; 503-294-7674