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(Update: OHA publishes weekly report)
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – There are 26 new COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, bringing the state’s death toll to 3,649, the Oregon Health Authority reported on Wednesday.
Central Oregon Health Services said the newly reported deaths included one death in Deschutes County, bringing the county total to 104.
The OHA also reported 2,312 new confirmed and suspected COVID-19 cases as of 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, bringing the state’s total to 317,107.
Weekly COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations decrease, deaths increase
The Oregon Health Authority’s COVID-19 Weekly Report, released Wednesday, shows a decrease in daily cases and hospitalizations and an increase in deaths.
The OHA reported 11,655 new cases of COVID-19 during the week of Monday, September 13 to Sunday, September 19. This represents a decrease of 10% compared to the previous week.
There were 579 new hospitalizations for COVID-19, down slightly from 592 last week.
There have been 148 reported COVID-19-related deaths, up from 120 reported the previous week.
There were 140,538 tests for COVID-19 for the week of September 12-18. The percentage of positive tests was 10.5%, down from 12% the week before and the lowest level of test positivity in six weeks.
Today’s COVID-19 Outbreak Weekly Report shows 187 active COVID-19 outbreaks in elderly communities and collective living spaces, with at least three confirmed cases and one or more COVID-related deaths -19.
OHA Updates Reports for Schools in Weekly Outbreak Report
Starting Wednesday, the Weekly Outbreaks Report updates how outbreaks in schools will be reported.
The outbreak report will continue to report the number of cases at school per student and staff or volunteer status. Active and resolved outbreaks will now include all cases related to the outbreak and will no longer differentiate between student and staff cases.
Outbreaks in K-12 schools are defined as having two or more cases identified, where there is evidence of transmission, in the school. Outbreaks can include cases that were not in school but are close contacts of those exposed at school. This gives a more accurate picture of the scale of K-12 epidemics and how they may be linked to other cases in the community, the OHA said.
Schools should continue to notify their local public health authority of all positive cases identified among students and staff, including those reporting a positive COVID-19 test at home.
COVID-19 hospitalizations
The number of hospital patients with COVID-19 in Oregon is 939, five down from Tuesday. There are 270 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, six more than Tuesday.
| 09/22/2021 Beds available (and percentage of beds available) | ||||||||
| Statewide | Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 3 | Region 5 | Region 6 | Region 7 | Region 9 | |
| Adult intensive care beds available | 39 (6%) | 22 (6%) | 1 (1%) | 7 (16%) | 7 (12%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (4%) | 0 (0%) |
| Non-ICU adult beds available | 315 (7%) | 84 (4%) | 20 (3%) | 78 (13%) | 38 (9%) | 3 (6%) | 45 (11%) | 47 (41%) |
There are 39 available adult intensive care beds out of a total of 649 (6% availability) and 315 non-intensive care adult beds out of 4,272 (7% availability).
As of Wednesday morning, St. Charles Bend reported 90 patients with COVID-19, 17 of whom were in intensive care, 15 of whom were on ventilators. Two of the 17 intensive care patients were fully immunized, while 17 of the total 90 patients were fully immunized.
The total number of patients in hospital beds can fluctuate from time to time. Figures do not reflect admissions per day or length of hospital stay. Staff limitations are not captured in this data and may further limit bed capacity.
Note: Please do not go to an emergency department for a COVID-19 test unless you need emergency care for your symptoms.
Oregon emergency services are under significant pressure to respond to the current outbreak of COVID-19. You can find a trial here.
If you have a medical condition that does not require emergency care, contact your health care provider. An emergency care center can also help you get the care you need and take extra pressure off the emergency room.
More information on hospital capacity can be found here.
Vaccinations in Oregon
The OHA reported on Wednesday that 9,765 new doses of COVID-19 vaccines were added to the state’s immunization registry on Tuesday. Of this total, 3,965 were administered on Tuesday: 1,774 were initial doses, 1,712 were second doses and 451 were third doses. The remaining 5,800 were administered the previous days but were entered in the vaccine registry on Tuesday.
The seven-day moving average is now 7,763 doses per day.
Oregon has now administered 2,931,592 doses of Pfizer Comirnaty, 1,891,669 doses of Moderna and 211,673 doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
As of Wednesday, 2,714,604 people had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 2,479,317 people had completed a series of COVID-19 vaccines.
These data are preliminary and subject to change.
Updated immunization data is provided on Oregon’s COVID-19 Data Dashboards and was updated on Wednesday.
Cases and deaths
The new confirmed and suspected COVID-19 cases reported on Wednesday are in the following counties: Baker (19), Benton (41), Clackamas (218), Clatsop (14), Columbia (33), Coos (53), Crook (12), Curry (4), Deschutes (169), Douglas (59), Gilliam (1), Grant (68), Harney (27), Hood River (9), Jackson (106), Jefferson (21), Joséphine (33), Klamath (39), Lake (9), Lane (143), Lincoln (28), Linn (119), Malheur (41), Marion (266), Morrow (7), Multnomah (319), Polk (45), Sherman (1), Tillamook (12), Umatilla (72), Union (16), Wallowa (13), Wasco (18), Washington (224) and Yamhill (53).
Note: Further information on the cases and deaths will be provided in an updated press release.
Learn more about COVID-19 vaccines
To learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine situation in Oregon, visit our webpage (English or Spanish), which features a distribution breakdown and other information.
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