Another 1 death reported Tuesday, 411 new cases
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – There is one new COVID-19-related death in Oregon, which increases the death toll from the state to 2138, the Oregon Health Authority reported Tuesday.
OHA also reported 411 new confirmed and suspected cases of COVID-19 at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, bringing the state to 150,875.
Vaccinations in Oregon
OHA reported Tuesday that 7,568 new doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been added to the state immunization registry. Of this total, 5,282 doses were administered on Monday and 2286 the previous days, but were entered in the vaccine register on Monday.
It can 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 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 691,455 doses of COVID-19 vaccines. To date, 905,725 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 Tuesday.
The Charles health system gave up 23,086 COVID-19 vaccinations early Tuesday.
Severe weather in the Midwest has delayed COVID-19 vaccines across the country, including in Oregon, OHA said. In addition, severe weather in Oregon has affected the ability of vaccine sites to administer vaccines.
These weather-related issues may cause changes in the daily number of trends reported by OHA in its updates on the cumulative number of doses administered, the daily number of doses administered, and the number of doses delivered to Oregon.
OHA regularly stays in touch with the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for updates on delivery schedules and for ensuring that Oregon doses are delivered safely to the Oregon vaccination staff.
If you are eligible for a vaccination and have questions about possible delays or interruptions, consult your scheduled vaccine provider for the latest updates.
COVID-19 hospitalizations
The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in Oregon is 195, which is 15 less than Monday. There are 51 COVID-19 patients in intensive care (ICU) beds, two less than on Monday.
St. Charles Bend reported 17 COVID-19 patients at 4 a.m. Tuesday, three of whom were in the ICU, two of whom were on 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 (2), Benton (15), Clackamas (40), Columbia (1), Coos (11), Crook (2) , Curry (3)), Deschutes (8), Douglas (37), Harney (1), Jackson (42), Jefferson (3), Josephine (13), Klamath (2), Lake (3), Lane (21 ), Lincoln (1), Linn (6), Marion (25), Multnomah (134), Polk (6), Umatilla (4), Wallowa (3), Wasco (1), Washington (22) and Yamhill (5 ).
Oregon’s 2,138th COVID-19 death is an 85-year-old man in Marion County who tested positive on Feb. 7 and died Feb. 14 at Salem Hospital. He had underlying conditions.
Learn more about COVID-19 vaccinations
To learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine situation in Oregon, visit OHA’s website, which contains a breakdown of distribution and other useful information.