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The Oregon Health Authority reported 1,174 new confirmed or suspected cases and six new deaths on Monday.
The state is now averaging a record 1,241 cases per day over the past week. And hospitalizations also hit a new high, with 456 people actively hospitalized, 44 more than Friday.
Throughout the recent spike, there is a growing concern about hospital capacity. Oregon has approximately 4,500 non-critical care hospital beds with dedicated staff statewide and the system was at 88% capacity, with tighter supply in the metro area, where beds were full at 92% at the end of last week.
It’s a similar story for the approximately 720 beds in the state’s intensive care units, which were at 82% capacity statewide and 90% in the metro area.
Oregon’s chief health officer Patrick Allen on Friday called the situation “dire” while noting that we remain better off than many states. Still, some facilities have canceled elective surgeries and brought in mobile morgues to deal with worst-case scenarios in which all beds are full, although many are hoping that will never be the case.
Oregon has announced at least 1,000 cases for six straight days, although Monday’s total ended a streak of four straight records. Case numbers are often cyclical based on testing cycles, with the highest numbers usually reported at the end of the week.
Monday’s case count was 50% higher than Monday’s last week.
Where new cases are by county: Baker (2), Benton (10), Clackamas (116), Clatsop (2), Columbia (18), Coos (7), Crook (8), Curry (1), Deschutes (44), Douglas (18), Grant (1), Harney (1), Hood River (6), Jackson (80), Jefferson (8), Josephine (11), Lake (3), Lane (71), Lincoln (3), Linn (15) , Malheur (10), Marion (120), Morrow (7), Multnomah (254), Polk (25), Tillamook (1), Umatilla (56), Union (26), Wasco (7), Washington (225) , Wheeler (1) and Yamhill (17).
New deaths: The 821st death is a 57-year-old man from Marion County with underlying health conditions. He tested positive on November 13 and died on November 21 at Portland VA Medical Center.
The 822nd death is a 40-year-old woman from Marion County with underlying health conditions. She tested positive on October 11 and died on November 20 in Salem Hospital.
The 823rd death is an 89-year-old woman from Multnomah County with underlying medical conditions. She tested positive on November 16 and died on November 19 at the Adventist Medical Center.
The 824th death is a 92-year-old man from Multnomah County. He tested positive on November 17 and died on November 19. Officials were working to determine where he died and if he had any underlying medical conditions.
The 825th death is a 96-year-old Marion County woman with underlying health conditions. She tested positive on November 17 and died on November 22 in Salem Hospital.
The 826th death is a 60-year-old man from Multnomah County with underlying health issues. He tested positive on November 16 and died the same day at his home.
Not yet included in the state count was a 50-60 year old male incarcerated at Oregon State Correctional Facility in Salem. He died at a local hospital on November 23.
The prevalence of infections: State officials have reported 4,006 new confirmed infections out of 22,377 people tested since the data was last released on Friday, which equates to a 17.9% positivity rate, the highest the state has measured since the start of the pandemic.
Last week, the Oregon Health Authority announced a drastic change in how it would count the number of tests administered in the state, which would significantly reduce the state’s positivity rate. It was not known when the change would take effect.
Who was infected: New confirmed and suspected infections increased in the following age groups: 0-9 years (202); 10-19 (468); 20-29 (854); 30-39 (768); 40-49 (637); 50-59 (536); 60-69 (322); 70-79 (193); 80 years and over (143).
Who is in the hospital: The state reported that 456 Oregonians with confirmed coronavirus infections were currently in hospital on Monday. The state also said there were 119 coronavirus patients in intensive care units.
Oregon had 739 empty hospital beds and 175 beds available in intensive care units.
Since he started: Oregon has reported 66,333 confirmed or suspected infections and 826 deaths, among the lowest totals in the country. To date, 1,013,121 Oregonians have been tested.
– Kale Williams; [email protected]; 503-294-4048; @sfkale
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