COVID-19 Hospitalizations, Aug. 19

The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 850, which is 12 more than Tuesday. There are 224 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which are two more than Tuesday. As of this morning, there are 41 available adult ICU beds out of 652 total (6% availability) and 292 available adult non-ICU beds out of 4,193 (7% 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.