Oregon reports 189 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths
PORTLAND, Ore. — There are two new COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 7,035, Oregon Health Authority (OHA) reported at 12:01 a.m. Friday. OHA reported 189 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Friday bringing the state total to 702,750.
Free flu vaccines offered at larger COVID-19 vaccination sites
With flu cases rising in Oregon, OHA encourages anyone six months and older who has not had a flu shot this season to get one. Three OHA-run, high-volume COVID-19 vaccination sites are also providing free flu shots. They are being offered in addition to COVID-19 vaccines and boosters for all eligible age groups. No appointment, proof of insurance or immigration status is required.
COVID-19 Hospitalizations
The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 157, which is four fewer than Thursday. There are 26 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is one more than Thursday. There are 111 available adult ICU beds out of 679 total (16% availability) and 372 available adult non-ICU beds out of 4,250 (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.
Vaccinations in Oregon
Friday, OHA reported that 3,044 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry March 24. Of that total, 269 were initial doses, 302 were second doses and 856 were third doses and booster doses. The remaining 1,434 doses were administered on previous days but were entered into the vaccine registry March 24. The seven-day running average is now 2,253 doses per day. Oregon has now administered 4,187,506 doses of Pfizer Comirnaty, 244,508 doses of Pfizer pediatric, 2,737,526 doses of Moderna and 270,096 doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines. As of Friday, 3,173,828 people have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 2,882,119 people have completed a COVID-19 vaccine series. These data are preliminary and subject to change. Updated vaccination data are provided on Oregon’s COVID-19 data dashboards and have been updated Friday.
COVID-19 Cases
The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported Friday are in the following counties: Benton (5), Clackamas (16), Clatsop (2), Columbia (1), Coos (4), Crook (1), Curry (1), Deschutes (11), Douglas (10), Grant (2), Hood River (1), Jackson (9), Jefferson (1), Josephine (1), Klamath (2), Lake (2), Lane (12), Linn (9), Malheur (1), Marion (12), Multnomah (58), Polk (5), Tillamook (1), Umatilla (1), Washington (18) and Yamhill (3).