Business has almost doubled in the past month; nearly 39,000 Oregonians vaccinated daily
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – There are two new deaths related to COVID-19 in Oregon, which increases the death toll from the state to 2,457, the Oregon Health Authority reported Friday.
OHA also reported from 00:01 Fridday 704 new confirmed and suspected cases of COVID-19, bringing the state to 173,626.
Here’s a link to the recording and a link to the discussion points of Friday morning’s media briefing, led by Gov. Kate Brown and the Oregon Health Authority.
The number of cases almost doubled within a month, officials said at a news conference on Friday. Officials attribute this to various factors, from schools back in the session to the emergence of virus variants and ‘pandemic fatigue’.
Several issues have been linked to social gatherings.
“There was a karaoke event with more than one night that resulted in 36 cases, three of which were hospitalized and tragically one died,” said Dr. Dean Sideliner, state epidemiologist, said.
“There was an indoor concert at a small music venue where we saw 15 cases coming down from the event, and a backyard with ten people, where everyone got sick,” he said.
Meanwhile, the number of Oregonians receiving vaccinations has risen to nearly 39,000 a day.
More than 1.5 million Oregonians receive the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
OHA reported that 47,407 new doses of COVID-19 vaccines were added to the state immunization registry on Friday. Of this total, 28,146 doses were administered on Thursday and 19,261 on previous days, but were entered in the vaccine registry on Thursday.
The running average of seven days is now 38,239 doses per day.
Oregon has now administered a total of 1,268,433 doses of Pfizer, 1,089,987 doses of Moderna and 87,666 doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines. As of now, 988,584 people have completed a COVID-19 vaccine series. There are 1,542,429 who have had at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
It may take a few days to complete the total daily totals, as suppliers have 72 hours to report doses and technical challenges have caused many suppliers to lag 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).
To date, 1,513,395 doses of Pfizer, 1,313,100 doses of Moderna and 215,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines have been delivered to locations in Oregon.
These data are provisional and subject to change.
OHA’s dashboards contain regularly updated vaccination data, and Oregon’s dashboard has been updated today.
COVID-19 hospitalizations
The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in Oregon is 199, which is four more than Thursday. There are 52 COVID-19 patients in intensive care (ICU) beds, which is less than Thursday.
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.
St. Charles Bend reported 15 COVID-19 patients at 4 a.m. Friday, three of whom were in the ICU, one in a ventilator.
Matters and deaths
The new confirmed and suspected COVID-19 cases reported Friday are in the following counties: 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).
Oregon’s 2,456th COVID-19 death is a 45-year-old man in Columbia County who tested positive on April 12 and died on April 15. The location of death and the presence of underlying conditions are confirmed.
Oregon’s 2,457th COVID-19 death is an 80-year-old man in Klamath County who tested positive on April 8 and died on April 12 at Sky Lakes Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.
Note: Due to a delay in laboratory reporting, on April 15, 2021, OHA received approximately 4,400 electronic laboratory reports (ELRs) from Josephine County. The reports are from December 2020 to April 2021. As a result, the daily ELR totals are higher and the percentage positivity is lower for April 15 than Josephine County expected.
Learn more about COVID-19 vaccinations?
To learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine situation in Oregon, visit OHA’s website (English or Spanish), which contains a breakdown of distribution and other information.
Governor Kate Brown’s News Release:
Vaccination for all Oregonians, 16 and older, may open Monday, April 19th
(Salem, OR) – Governor Kate Brown held a press conference today to update on the status of COVID-19 in Oregon, and to encourage Oregonians to make a plan to be vaccinated. The governor was accompanied by Patrick Allen, director of the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), and dr. Dean Sidelinger, state epidemiologist.
“Vaccinations are the best way to protect yourself from serious illness and death due to COVID-19,” Governor Brown said. “This is the best way to protect yourself from variants. And that’s the key to unlocking the constraints that this pandemic has imposed on us, so that we can return to the things we love and the people we miss.
“This Monday, the vaccine may be eligible for anyone 16 years and older. If you have not yet had the chance to be vaccinated, you need to plan it now. Tell your loved ones and neighbors that you plan to be vaccinated and if you’ve already signed up for an appointment, help a friend sign up as well.
“And as our friends, relatives and neighbors wait for their vaccination, it’s crucial that we all work together to keep them safe. Let’s not forget the basics: wear your mask, limit meetings – especially with friends and family. who have not been fully vaccinated. — And maintain a social distance.
“With nearly one in four Oregon residents fully vaccinated, we are getting closer every day to protecting the community we need against this virus. We need to keep our eyes on the horizon and the personal responsibility we all have. share in respecting the safety of public health, respectful. measures. “
A copy of the prepared remarks of the Governor of today’s press conference is available here.
More information about vaccines is available at covidvaccine.oregon.gov.
Video links
- A recording of today’s live press conference is available on YouTube. Note that the video starts at 31:45.
- A recording of a Spanish translation is available on OHA’s Facebook page.