PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – COVID-19 claimed another 16 lives in Oregon, including the 17th death in Jefferson County, which increased the state’s death toll to 1,449, the Oregon Health Authority reported Tuesday.
The agency said a 71-year-old man in Jefferson County, without underlying conditions, tested positive on Dec. 11 and on Christmas Eve in St. Louis, Missouri. Charles-Bend died.
A 63-year-old woman from Harney County also died at Bend Hospital on Sunday, four days after she tested positive for COVID-19. She had underlying conditions, OHA sadness.
OHA also reported 713 new confirmed and suspected cases of COVID-19 as of today at 12:01, bringing the state’s total to 111,227.
Vaccinations in Oregon
OHA provides daily updates on doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in Oregon on the Vaccine Information Panel.
On Monday, 4,356 doses of vaccine were administered, increasing the state’s total number of first-dose doses to 25,972. All vaccinations took place at Oregon hospitals and long-term care facilities, OHA said.
St Charles Health System reported that it has so far given 1415 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccinations.
The state panel provides weekly updates on the number of people vaccinated, both by state and by country, along with important demographic information showing the race, ethnicity, gender and age of all those vaccinated. OHA will begin publishing this data during weekends beginning on Saturday, January 2nd.
New dashboard provides a screenshot of daily numbers, trends
OHA on Tuesday unveiled a new data dashboard that compiles COVID-19 cases and other data into a single, interactive format. The dashboard contains new cases, seven-day daily averages of cases, patients with COVID-19 currently admitted to the hospital, results shown and new deaths. The dashboard will be updated from Monday to Friday.
Information on the dashboard comes from existing data. One of the features of the dashboard is a graph showing the number of new cases on the date it is reported to a government health board, along with the daily average of seven days. These numbers correspond to the number of new cases reported in our daily press release and Daily Update.
You can find the new dashboard on the OHA COVID-19 website. Click on ‘Daily Update’ in the menu.
COVID-19 hospitalizations
There are 527 patients in the hospital with COVID-19 in Oregon, which is 12 more than Monday. There are 119 COVID-19 patients in beds for intensive care units (ICU), which is six more than Monday.
St. Charles Health System reported 30 COVID-19 patients at 4:30 a.m. Tuesday, seven of whom were in the ICU, five of whom were in ventilators.
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 Tuesday are in the following provinces: Baker (25), Benton (7), Clackamas (90), Clatsop (9), Columbia (6), Coos (26) , Crook (1)), Deschutes (39), Douglas (6), Gilliam (1), Grant (1), Hood River (5), Jackson (36), Jefferson (4), Josephine (15), Klamath ( 12), Lake (4), Lane (60), Lincoln (12), Linn (22), Malheur (12), Marion (88), Morrow (2), Multnomah (105), Polk (11), Tillamook ( 1), Umatilla (26), Union (6), Wasco (6), Washington (60), Wheeler (1) and Yamhill (14).
Oregon’s 1,434th COVID-19 death is a 74-year-old man in Columbia County who tested positive on Nov. 28 and died Dec. 27 at Portland VA Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,435th COVID-19 death is a 61-year-old man in Douglas County who tested positive on Nov. 30 and died in his home on Dec. 12. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,436th COVID-19 death is a 63-year-old woman in Harney County who tested positive on Dec. 23 and on Dec. 27 in St. Louis. Charles-Bend died. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,437th COVID-19 death is a 92-year-old man in Hood River County who tested positive on Dec. 13 and died in his home on Dec. 23. The presence of underlying conditions is confirmed.
Oregon’s 1,438th COVID-19 death is an 86-year-old man in Jackson County who tested positive on Dec. 24 and died on Dec. 25 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,439th COVID 19 death is a 71-year-old man in Jefferson County who tested positive on Dec. 11 and on Dec. 24 in St. Louis. Charles-Bend died. He had no underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,440th COVID-19 death is a 51-year-old woman in Josephine County who tested positive on Dec. 9 and died Dec. 23 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1441st COVID-19 death is a 72-year-old man in Josephine County who tested positive on Dec. 10 and died Dec. 23 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1442nd COVID 19 death is a 78-year-old woman in Lane County who tested positive on Dec. 16 and died in her home on Dec. 27. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,443rd COVID 19 death is a 76-year-old man in Lane County who tested positive on Dec. 17 and died Dec. 28 at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center in RiverBend. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1444th COVID 19 death is a 90-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Dec. 17 and died in her home on Dec. 25. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,445th COVID-19 death is a 95-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Dec. 17 and died in her home on Dec. 20. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,446th COVID 19 death is a 79-year-old woman in Polk County who tested positive on Nov. 25 and died Dec. 11 in Salem Hospital. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1447th COVID-19 death is a 90-year-old woman in Polk County who tested positive on Nov. 27 and died in her home on Dec. 9. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1448th COVID-19 death is an 85-year-old woman in Polk County who tested positive on Nov. 27 and died in her home on Dec. 20. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1449th COVID-19 death is an 84-year-old man in Washington County who tested positive on Dec. 27 and died Dec. 28 at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center. He had underlying conditions
Mental and emotional resources for difficult times:
- Mental and emotional health resources are available on OHA’s Safe + Strong website.
- Or call the Safe + Strong Helpline at 800-923-4357 (800-923-HELP). The line offers free, 24-7 emotional support and resource referral to anyone who needs it – not just those experiencing a mental health crisis.