Oregon reports 8,040 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 35 new deaths
PORTLAND, Ore. — There are 35 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 5,814, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. Oregon Health Authority reported 8,040 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, bringing the state total to 486,202.
More Oregonians receive COVID-19 booster doses
Oregon continues to move closer to meeting Gov. Kate Brown’s goal, announced Dec. 17, of getting 1 million more people in the state a booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of January. When the challenge began, 949,749 people had received a booster dose. Since then, 309,132 Oregonians have received a booster. As of Tuesday, Oregon needs 690,868 people to get a booster to reach the goal and make our state safer from the Omicron variant.
Consider alternatives for non-urgent health issues
With a record number of cases recorded and the spread of the Omicron variant statewide, Oregonians are being asked to ease the burden on health systems and emergency rooms. If you are looking for non-emergency COVID-19 treatment, please call your doctor or an urgent care clinic. Not sure who to call? Start with 211. You can find a test here.
COVID-19 Hospitalizations
The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 727, which is 35 more than Monday. There are 138 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is no change from Monday. There are 44 available adult ICU beds out of 663 total (7% availability) and 292 available adult non-ICU beds out of 4,094 (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. 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.
Health Care Workforce dashboard monthly data refresh now available
For the January refresh, the Health Care Workforce (HCW) COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake dashboard includes data up to Jan. 3, 2022. The overall vaccination rate is 84%.
Vaccinations in Oregon
Tuesday, OHA reported that 19,947 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry Jan. 10. Of that total, 1,652 were initial doses, 1,221 were second doses and 6,922 were third doses and booster doses. The remaining 9,450 were administered on previous days but were entered into the vaccine registry Jan. 10. The seven-day running average is now 13,555 doses per day. Oregon has now administered 3,892,158 doses of Pfizer Comirnaty, 183,707 doses of Pfizer pediatric, 2,564,949 doses of Moderna and 259,593 doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines. As of Tuesday, 3,077,304 people have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 2,791,575 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 Tuesday.
COVID-19 Cases
The 8,040 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported Tuesday are in the following counties: Baker (22), Benton (158), Clackamas (820), Clatsop (41), Columbia (43), Coos (93), Crook (54), Curry (64), Deschutes (919), Douglas (83), Grant (31), Harney (1), Hood River (44), Jackson (387), Jefferson (23), Josephine (78), Klamath (207), Lake (3), Lane (550), Lincoln (50), Linn (164), Malheur (78), Marion (611), Morrow (32), Multnomah (1,345), Polk (145), Sherman (3), Tillamook (25), Umatilla (314), Union (13), Wallowa (19), Wasco (63), Washington (1,109), Wheeler (7) and Yamhill (441).