Oregon reports 1,728 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 23 new deaths
PORTLAND, Ore. — There are 23 new COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 6,416, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) reported at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. OHA reported 1,728 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, bringing the state total to 682,566.
COVID-19 weekly cases, hospitalizations, deaths decline
OHA’s COVID-19 Weekly Report released Wednesday, showed declines in weekly cases, COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths. OHA reported 16,991 new cases of COVID-19 during the week of Monday, Feb. 7 through Sunday, Feb. 13 – a 40% decline from the previous week, and a 70% drop over the past month. There were 794 COVID-19-related hospitalizations, an 18% decrease over the previous week. COVID-19-related deaths declined from 144 to 129. Reported COVID-19 test results dropped 16%. There were 164,021 tests administered. Test positivity dropped to 13.7%. Today’s COVID-19 Weekly Outbreak Report shows 339 total active outbreaks in care facilities, senior living communities and congregate living settings with three or more confirmed COVID-19 cases or one or more COVID-19-related deaths in this week’s Outbreak Report.
COVID-19 Hospitalizations
The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 776, which is 29 fewer than Tuesday. There are 145 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is two fewer than Tuesday. There are 72 available adult ICU beds out of 682 total (11% availability) and 270 available adult non-ICU beds out of 4,283 (6% 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. Note: Please do not visit an emergency department for COVID-19 testing unless you require emergency care for your symptoms. Emergency departments in Oregon are under significant strain. You can find a test here. If you have a medical condition that doesn’t require emergency care, contact your provider. An urgent care center may also help you get the care you need and will save emergency departments from added strain.
Vaccinations in Oregon
Thursday, OHA reported that 6,613 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry Feb. 15. Of that total, 548 were initial doses, 747 were second doses and 1,673 were third doses and booster doses. The remaining 3,151 were administered on previous days but were entered into the vaccine registry Feb. 15.
The seven-day running average is now 5,784 doses per day. Oregon has now administered 4,112,519 doses of Pfizer Comirnaty, 226,079 doses of Pfizer pediatric, 2,694,520 doses of Moderna and 267,346 doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines. As of Thursday, 3,147,029 people have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 2,850,429 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 Thursday.
COVID-19 Cases
The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Baker (10), Benton (60), Clackamas (132), Clatsop (14), Columbia (18), Coos (24), Crook (12), Curry (12), Deschutes (71), Douglas (50), Grant (3), Harney (5), Hood River (5), Jackson (145), Jefferson (11), Josephine (48), Klamath (23), Lake (5), Lane (213), Lincoln (28), Linn (105), Malheur (14), Marion (187), Morrow (2), Multnomah (208), Polk (42), Sherman (1), Tillamook (9), Umatilla (24), Union (4), Wasco (24), Washington (191) and Yamhill (28).