COVID-19 Hospitalizations, Aug. 23

The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 866, which is 21 more than Thursday. There are 241 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which are 15 more than Thursday. As of this morning, there are 39 available adult ICU beds out of 670 total (6% availability) and 363 available adult non-ICU beds out of 4,222 (9% availability). The total number of patients in hospital beds may fluctuate between report times. The numbers do not reflect admissions per day, nor the length of hospital stay. Staffing limitations are not captured in this data and may further limit bed capacity.