Oregon Reports 21 More COVID-19 Deaths, 2,437 New Cases; St. Charles Bend record 92 in hospital

More than 80% of the last cases were among the unvaccinated

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – There are 21 new COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, bringing the state’s death toll to 3,394, the Oregon Health Authority reported Thursday as St. Charles Bend reported a record 92 COVID-19 patients.

The OHA also reported 2,437 new confirmed and suspected COVID-19 cases as of 12:01 a.m. Thursday, bringing the state total to 294,392.

Link to Oregon Health Authority Thursday media availability

On Thursday afternoon, Dr. Bukhosi Dube, senior health adviser for the Oregon Health Authority, was available to answer media questions regarding COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon.

To view the media release video, click here.

Weekly Breakthrough Case Report

The OHA’s latest update on groundbreaking COVID-19 cases, released Thursday, found that 80.7% of the 13,798 COVID-19 cases reported between August 29 and September 4 were in people unvaccinated. There were 2,657 breakthrough cases, representing 19.3% of the week’s cases.

Cases of COVID-19 are much more common in unvaccinated people. The report shows that the rate of COVID-19 in unvaccinated people is currently about five times higher than in vaccinated people.

To date, 4.9% of all vaccine breakthrough cases have been hospitalized and 0.9% have died. The median age of those who died was 80 years old. To date, there have been 16,417 cases of the COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough in Oregon. The median age of all cases was 48 years. Revolutionary cases have been reported in all 36 counties.

The median age of breakthrough cases during this period was 48 years. Seventy-four breakthrough cases involved residents of care facilities, retirement homes or other collective care facilities. There have been 55 cases of breakthrough in people aged 12 to 17.

The number of vaccine breakthrough cases identified in Oregon remains very low, the OHA said, compared to the more than 2.42 million people in Oregon who have completed their COVID-19 vaccination round.

The latest breakthrough report can be found here.

Weekly COVID-19 cases drop, hospitalizations and deaths increase

The Oregon Health Authority’s COVID-19 Weekly Report, released Thursday, showed a slight drop in weekly cases, but an increase in hospitalizations and deaths associated with the virus.

The OHA reported 15,753 new daily cases of COVID-19 during the week of Monday August 30 to Sunday September 5. This represents a decrease of 3% and follows eight consecutive weeks of increase in cases.

COVID-19-related hospitalizations rose again – albeit less sharply – from 1,000 to 1,036. This marked another pandemic high. This is the ninth consecutive weekly increase.

There have been 176 reported COVID-19 deaths, up from 119 reported the previous week. This marked the sixth consecutive week of increased deaths.

The OHA reported 146,344 tests for COVID-19 for the week of August 29 to September 4. The percentage of positive tests increased to 11.1%.

Thursday’s COVID-19 Weekly Outbreak Report shows 182 active COVID-19 outbreaks in elderly communities and collective living spaces, with at least three confirmed cases and one or more COVID-19-related deaths.

Introduction of the third dose

On Thursday, data from the third dose was included in the “Oregon COVID-19 Vaccine Daily Update” dashboard. The total number of third doses added to the state immunization registry on September 8 was 24,308. Of this total, 710 third doses were administered on September 8.

It is important to note that the “third dose” (aka “third dose” or “three dose”) and the “booster dose” (aka “booster” or “booster”) are not the same.

A third The dose is specifically intended for people who are moderately to severely immunocompromised and who may not have developed an adequate protective immune response with their first series of vaccinations. Currently, the only third authorized doses concern the Moderna and Pfizer Comirnaty vaccines. It is recommended that immunocompromised people receive a third dose of the same mRNA vaccine at least 28 days after receiving the second dose in the series (for people 18 years and older for Moderna and 12 years and older for Pfizer Comirnaty) .

At this time, the CDC does not have enough data to suggest that an additional dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine would produce an enhanced immune response in an immunocompromised person. Another dose of Johnson & Johnson or an mRNA vaccine is not recommended for immunocompromised people who have previously received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. These recommendations will be reviewed as data becomes available.

A booster dose is for people whose immunity may wane after completing their first round of vaccination. There is currently no COVID-19 vaccine authorized as a booster. The FDA and CDC will review data on the safety and effectiveness of booster doses to publish guidance, which will inform recommendations in Oregon.

According to the CDC, a person is still considered fully immunized two weeks after completing the primary vaccine series (i.e., the Moderna or Pfizer Comirnaty two-dose mRNA series of vaccines or the single-dose vaccine. Johnson & Johnson), regardless of their immunocompromised status.

COVID-19 hospitalizations

The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in Oregon is 1,150, up 12 from Wednesday. There are 288 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, nine fewer than Wednesday.

There are 56 adult intensive care beds available out of 641 in total (9% availability) and 307 adult non-ICU beds available out of 4,354 (7% availability).

St. Charles Bend reported a record 92 COVID-19 patients as of early Thursday, including 11 in intensive care, nine on ventilators.

Not all intensive care patients were fully immunized, the hospital said, while 79 of 92 patients were not fully immunized. Of the 92 patients, 66 were 60 years or older.

The total number of patients in hospital beds may fluctuate between reporting times. 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 Thursday that 11,733 new doses of COVID-19 vaccines were added to the state’s immunization registry on Wednesday. Of this total, 4,890 were administered on Wednesday: 2,511 were initial doses and 1,624 were second doses. The remaining 6,843 were administered the previous days but were entered into the vaccine registry on Wednesday.

The seven-day moving average is now 8,654 doses per day.

Oregon has now administered 2,857,236 first and second doses of Pfizer Comirnaty, 1,864,787 first and second doses of Moderna, and 203,992 single doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines.

As of Thursday, 2,658,741 people had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 2,423,777 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 has been updated today.

Note # 1: The OHA performed a monthly data update, removing doses administered from December. until the end of August, as well as a pending data cleanup to remove duplicate immunization records from the reporting database. This explains the drop since yesterday in the number of people who have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, as well as those who have completed a series of COVID-19 vaccines.

Note # 2: Due to Labor Day, COVID-19 modeling and pediatric reports will be released on Friday.

COVID-19 cases and deaths

The new confirmed and suspected COVID-19 cases reported on Thursday are in the following counties: Baker (22), Benton (27), Clackamas (204), Clatsop (37), Columbia (27), Coos (45), Crook (39), Curry (13), Deschutes (152), Douglas (168), Grant (20), Harney (6), Hood River (8), Jackson (190), Jefferson (21), Joséphine (90), Klamath (25), Lake (7), Lane (189), Lincoln (18), Linn (134), Malheur (75), Marion (203), Morrow (2), Multnomah (203), Polk (98), Tillamook (15), Umatilla (119), Union (22), Wallowa (3), Wasco (23), Washington (180) and Yamhill (52).

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 the OHA webpage (in English or Spanish), which features a distribution breakdown and other information.