PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – There are four new COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, increasing the death toll from the state to 2,353, the Oregon Health Authority reported Thursday.
The Oregon Health Authority reported 393 new confirmed and suspected cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Thursday, bringing the state to 160,622.
Vaccinations in Oregon
Note: On Thursday, OHA submitted the largest number of vaccination events in a single day in the ALERT IIS system (49,166), reflecting that sites are catching up on the doses submitted during the ALERT IIS interruption earlier this week.
Today, OHA reported that 49,166 new doses of COVID-19 vaccines were added to the state immunization registry on Thursday. Of this total, 18,412 doses were administered on 17 March and 30 754 were administered on previous days, but were entered in the vaccine register on 17 March.
It may take a few days to complete the cumulative daily totals, as providers have 72 hours to report doses, and technical challenges have left many providers lagging behind in their reporting. OHA has provided technical support to vaccination sites to improve the timeliness of their data entry into the state’s ALERT Immunization Information System (IIS).
Oregon has now administered a cumulative total of 1,412,232 first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccines. To date, 1,797,545 doses of vaccine have been delivered to Oregon sites.
These data are provisional and subject to change. OHA’s dashboards contain regularly updated vaccination data, and Oregon’s dashboard was updated Thursday.
The Charles health system reported 33,363 vaccinations earlier Thursday.
COVID-19 hospitalizations
The number of hospital patients with COVID-19 in Oregon is 116, which is eight more than Wednesday. There are 38 COVID-19 patients in the intensive care unit (ICU), which is nine more than Wednesday.
The total number of patients in hospital beds may vary between check-in times. The numbers do not reflect admissions per day, nor the duration of the hospital. Staff restrictions are not captured in this data and may further limit bed capacity.
More information on hospital capacity can be found here.
Matters and deaths
The new confirmed and suspected COVID-19 cases reported on Thursday are in the following provinces: Baker (3), Benton (19), Clackamas (21), Clatsop (2), Columbia (1), Coos (22) , Crook (5)), Curry (5), Deschutes (11), Douglas (16), Grant (2), Jackson (42), Jefferson (1), Josephine (25), Klamath (5), Lane (12 ), Lincoln (7), Linn (10), Malheur (2), Marion (44), Morrow (1), Multnomah (66), Polk (4), Tillamook (3), Umatilla (6), Union (3 ), Wallowa (1), Wasco (2), Washington (45) and Yamhill (7).
Oregon’s 2,350th COVID-19 death is a 79-year-old woman in Klamath County who tested positive on March 12 and died March 14 at Sky Lakes Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 2,351st COVID-19 death is a 44-year-old man in Marion County who tested positive on Feb. 16 and died March 15 at Salem Hospital. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 2,352nd COVID-19 death is a 54-year-old man in Linn County who tested positive on December 21 and died on March 15 at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 2,353rd COVID-19 death is a 75-year-old man in Lane County who tested positive on March 14 and died on March 14. The place of death is confirmed. He had underlying conditions.
If you missed it: the dance company is important in providing COVID-19 resources
In yesterday’s issue of Oregon Coronavirus Update, we highlighted the work of Ballet Folklorico Ritmo Alegre in Medford. The dance company had deep ties with members of the community who did not receive COVID-19 information in a useful manner.
“There are resources, but if people do not know how to access them, we have an obstacle,” says Luisa Zaragoza, the artistic and managing director. She knew that her relationship with families in the community was an opportunity to help.
Last year, Ballet Folklorico Ritmo Alegre partnered with OHA and several other local organizations to develop an education campaign that provides information on COVID-19 and local resources through Facebook messages, phone calls, Zoom meetings, and various drive-throughs. .
Ballet Folklorico Ritmo Alegre also appears in a public awareness advertisement (English, Spanish) currently being broadcast by the Safe + Strong campaign. Read the full story in yesterday’s newsletter. Visit this page to sign up.
Learn more about COVID-19 vaccinations
For more information on the COVID-19 vaccine situation in Oregon, visit OHA’s Web site, which contains a breakdown of distribution and other useful information.