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(Update: added information on the weekly report)
New Deschutes County cases drop to 30; Crook County 4, Jefferson County 12
PORTLAND, Oregon (KTVZ) – COVID-19 has killed 18 more in Oregon, bringing the state’s death toll to 953, along with 1,244 new cases. the Oregon Health Authority reported Wednesday.
OHA reported 1,244 new confirmed and suspected COVID-19 cases as of midnight 01 Wednesday, bringing the state total to 78,160 cases and 1,909,550 negative test results.
The new confirmed and suspected COVID-19 cases reported on Wednesday are in the following counties: Baker (5), Benton (28), Clackamas (128), Clatsop (5), Columbia (13), Coos (10), Crook ( 4), Curry (3), Deschutes (30), Douglas (12), Grant (1), Harney (2), Hood River (16), Jackson (65), Jefferson (12), Josephine (11), Klamath (16), Lac (5), Lane (69), Lincoln (19), Linn (29), Malheur (26), Marion (122), Morrow (7), Multnomah (282), Polk (26), Tillamook (7), Umatilla (61), Union (12), Wallowa (1), Wasco (4), Washington (184), Wheeler (1) and Yamhill (28).
Crook County has reported 244 cases of COVID-19, six deaths and 4,007 negative test results. Deschutes County has had 2,517 cases, 15 deaths and 47,928 negative test results. Jefferson County has had 874 cases, 11 deaths and 7,018 negative test results.
The St. Charles Health System reported 21 COVID-19 patients as of 7 a.m. Wednesday, a further drop from Monday’s peak of 29. Four of the patients were in the ICU, one on a ventilator.
NOTE: The 882nd and 883rd COVID-19 deaths in Oregon, reported on November 26 and 27, are the same person. The figures have been adjusted accordingly. OHA regrets this error.
The 936th death from COVID-19 in Oregon is a 68-year-old man in Marion County who tested positive on November 10 and died on November 29 at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center. The presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
The 937th death from COVID-19 in Oregon is a 96-year-old woman in Douglas County who tested positive on November 16 and died on November 29. The place of death is being confirmed. She had underlying conditions.
The 938th death from COVID-19 in Oregon is a 98-year-old man in Malheur County who tested positive on November 16 and died on December 1. The place of death is being confirmed. He had underlying conditions.
The 939th death from COVID-19 in Oregon is a 71-year-old man in Lane County who tested positive on November 7 and died on November 14. The place of death is being confirmed. He had underlying conditions.
The 940th death from COVID-19 in Oregon is an 87-year-old woman in Lane County who tested positive on November 9 and died on November 16. The place of death is being confirmed. She had underlying conditions.
The 941st COVID-19 death in Oregon is a 90-year-old woman in Hood River County who tested positive on October 20 and died on November 18. The place of death is being confirmed. She had underlying conditions.
The 942nd COVID-19 death in Oregon is a 79-year-old Jackson County man who tested positive on October 22 and died on November 28. The place of death is being confirmed. He had underlying conditions.
The 943rd COVID-19 death in Oregon is an 82-year-old man in Lane County who tested positive on November 25 and died on November 30. The place of death is being confirmed. He had underlying conditions.
The 944th death from COVID-19 in Oregon is a 94-year-old man in Umatilla County who tested positive on October 29 and died on November 21. The place of death is being confirmed. He had underlying conditions.
The 945th death from COVID-19 in Oregon is a 57-year-old man in Clackamas County who tested positive on November 6 and died on November 26. The place of death is being confirmed. He had underlying conditions.
The 946th death from COVID-19 in Oregon is an 80-year-old woman in Washington County who tested positive on November 7 and died on November 20. The place of death is being confirmed. She had underlying conditions.
The 947th death from COVID-19 in Oregon is a 74-year-old woman in Jackson County who tested positive on November 15 and died on November 29. The place of death is being confirmed. She had underlying conditions.
The 948th death from COVID-19 in Oregon is a 69-year-old woman in Josephine County who tested positive on November 20 and died on December 1. The place of death is being confirmed. She had underlying conditions.
The 949th death from COVID-19 in Oregon is a 75-year-old man in Columbia County who tested positive on November 22 and died on November 27 at Kaiser Westside Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.
The 950th death from COVID-19 in Oregon is a 74-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on November 26 and died on November 26 at the Adventist Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 951st COVID-19 death is an 81-year-old man who tested positive on November 27 and died on November 28. The place of death is being confirmed. He had underlying conditions.
The 952nd death from COVID-19 in Oregon is a 68-year-old woman in Klamath County who tested positive on November 28 and died on November 30 at Sky Lakes Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.
The 953rd death from COVID-19 in Oregon is a 76-year-old woman in Lane County who tested positive on November 27 and died on November 27 at the PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center Riverbend. She had underlying conditions.
Daily COVID-19 hospitalizations have dropped
The number of COVID-19 hospital patients in Oregon fell to 549, 28 from yesterday. There are 105 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds. It’s six less than yesterday.
Weekly cases and hospitalizations set new pandemic highs
The OHA’s COVID-19 Weekly Report, released today, set new weekly highs for COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations for the second week in a row.
The OHA reported 9,100 new cases daily during the week of Monday, November 23 through Sunday, November 29, a 5% increase from the previous week.
Weekly hospitalizations associated with COVID-19 rose to 398, an increase of 9%, a significant slowdown from the previous week, but still the highest weekly total reported during the pandemic.
There have been 86 reported deaths from COVID-19, up from 61 the week before.
People aged 20 to 49 accounted for 55% of cases, while people 70 and older accounted for 74% of deaths.
During the week of November 22 to November 28, 141,356 COVID-19 tests were administered. The percentage of positive tests was 8.6%.
OHA announces changes to weekly report format
Today marked the introduction of new major changes in the format of the weekly report. The most significant change is a separate report listing all active and resolved outbreaks in Oregon. It will be a permanent format.
The second change concerns reporting of COVID-19 cases by postal code. This will no longer be contained in the COVID-19 Weekly Report but will be available elsewhere online.
OHA Email Survey
The Oregon Health Authority is sending a group of Oregonians who have received COVID-19 an email survey to determine what public health services and local community organizations can provide to help those isolated and quarantined. The answers are important because they will help the OHA better help Oregon’s during their COVID-19 illness. All responses are confidential.
OHA to change COVID-19 test report
OHA is revising its process for reporting test results to align with the new statewide framework announced last week by Governor Kate Brown. The change will take effect tomorrow, December 3.
This new health and safety framework is based on four risk levels for the county level of the COVID-19 spread: extreme, high, moderate and low risk.
One of the key new parameters for determining the spread of the virus is the percentage of positive COVID-19 tests. To determine this, the OHA will no longer count the people tested and instead will count the test results. This change will provide a more complete picture of the spread of the disease in a community.
To support this change and maintain transparency in COVID-19 reporting, OHA is amending its public dashboards. This transition is expected to be completed in about two weeks. During this time, OHA will continue to update its Tableau dashboards on weekdays.
OHA has developed an interim dashboard that will report on test results at the state and county levels until the new revised dashboard is rolled out.
Stay informed about COVID-19:
Oregon Response: The Oregon Health Authority is leading the state response.
U.S. Response: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is leading the U.S. response.
Global response: The World Health Organization is leading the global response.
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