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The Oregon Health Authority reported 435 new confirmed or suspected coronavirus cases and two more deaths on Monday, with cases and hospitalizations continuing a slow downward trend.
The number of cases marks the lowest tally for a single day since the end of October even as the state diagnosed its third case of the most contagious variant of the coronavirus. The first two patients had no known travel history, which suggests that the virus is likely circulating in the state.
However, health officials said the third case, a Washington County patient, had traveled out of the country during the exposure period; he did not specify where.
Where new cases are by county: Baker (1), Benton (4), Clackamas (46), Columbia (1), Coos (11), Crook (1), Deschutes (21), Douglas (12), Harney (1), Hood River (1) , Jackson (25), Josephine (10), Lake (4), Lane (36), Lincoln (5), Linn (7), Marion (48), Morrow (1), Multnomah (105), Polk (6) , Tillamook (1), Umatilla (20), Union (3), Wasco (6), Washington (50) and Yamhill (9).
New deaths: Oregon’s 1881st coronavirus-related death is an 81-year-old Linn County man who tested positive on Dec.20 and died Jan.23 at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center.
The 1,882nd death is a 90-year-old woman from Yamhill County who tested positive on January 14 and died on January 23 at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center.
Each person had underlying health issues or state officials were working to determine if the person had any underlying medical conditions.
The prevalence of infections: On Monday, the state reported 1,878 new positive tests out of 37,602 tests performed, a 5% positivity rate.
Who was infected: New confirmed and suspected infections increased in the following age groups: 0-9 years (83); 10-19 (200); 20-29 (377); 30-39 (267); 40-49 (251); 50-59 (219); 60-69 (171); 70-79 (104); 80 years and over (77).
Who is in the hospital: The state reported that 320 Oregonians with confirmed coronavirus infections were in hospital on Monday, 10 more from Sunday. Of those, 75 coronavirus patients were in intensive care units, five fewer than on Sunday.
Vaccines administered: Oregon administered 308,051 out of 492,450 doses received, or more than 62% of its supply.
Since he started: Oregon has reported 138,587 confirmed or suspected infections and 1,882 deaths, among the lowest totals in the country. To date, the state has reported 3,081,394 lab reports from testing.
– Kale Williams; [email protected]; 503-294-4048; @sfkale
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