Oregon reports 7 more COVID-19 deaths, including Deschutes County’s 21st

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- On this holiday, state health officials regret to report that the COVID-19 virus has claimed seven more lives in Oregon, including an 87-year-old Deschutes County man, raising the state’s death toll to 1,422, according to Oregon Health Authority data collected Friday.

The OHA also reported 908 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Friday, bringing the state total to 107,718.

Vaccinations in Oregon

On Thursday, 1,169 Oregonians received COVID-19 vaccinations, raising the state’s total number of first vaccine doses to 17,130. All vaccinations occurred at Oregon hospitals and long-term care facilities.

OHA is providing weekday updates on administered doses of COVID-19 vaccines in Oregon on its vaccination data dashboard. However, due to the holiday, today’s data are not reflected in Friday’s dashboard.

COVID-19 hospitalizations

On Friday, there are 472 hospitalized COVID-19 positive patients, 23 fewer than Thursday. There are 103 COVID-19 positive patients in ICU beds, 2 more than Thursday.

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.  

More information about hospital capacity can be found here.  

Cases and deaths

The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported Friday are in the following counties: Baker (2), Benton (20), Clackamas (82), Clatsop (5), Columbia (9), Coos (4), Crook (4), Curry (3), Deschutes (31), Douglas (14), Harney (1), Hood River (14), Jackson (65), Jefferson (21), Josephine (3), Lake (2), Lane (57), Lincoln (5), Linn (38), Malheur (9), Marion (123), Morrow (4), Multnomah (215), Polk (17), Tillamook (1), Umatilla (42), Union (2), Wallowa (1) Wasco (9), Washington (84) and Yamhill (21).

Here is more information on the deaths reported Friday:    

Oregon’s 1,416th COVID-19 death is a 63-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on November 6 and died on November 15 at Providence Adventist Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 1,417th COVID-19 death is an 88-year-old man in Lane County who tested positive on December 16 and died on December 16 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 1,418th COVID-19 death is an 87-year-old man in Deschutes County who tested positive on December 20 and died on December 24 at St. Charles Medical Center – Bend. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 1,419th COVID-19 death is a 63-year-old man in Marion County who tested positive on November 12 and died on December 23 at Salem Hospital. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 1,420th COVID-19 death is a 65-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on December 16 and died on December 23 at Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 1,421st COVID-19 death is an 83-year-old man in Marion County who tested positive on December 11 and died on December 24 at Salem Hospital. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 1,422nd COVID-19 death is an 83-year-old man in Marion County who tested positive on December 17 and died on December 23 at Salem Hospital. He had underlying conditions.

County	Cases 1	Total deaths 2
Baker	424	5
Benton	1,273	11
Clackamas	9,476	111
Clatsop	518	3
Columbia	785	12
Coos	691	6
Crook	415	7
Curry	264	3
Deschutes	3,733	21
Douglas	1,342	37
Gilliam	33	1
Grant	168	1
Harney	129	1
Hood River	763	11
Jackson	5,551	64
Jefferson	1,345	16
Josephine	1,060	20
Klamath	1,743	16
Lake	189	4
Lane	6,527	85
Lincoln	839	17
Linn	2,502	32
Malheur	2,803	50
Marion	13,101	206
Morrow	787	8
Multnomah	24,200	383
Polk	1,831	25
Sherman	31	0
Tillamook	279	0
Umatilla	5,342	56
Union	967	13
Wallowa	76	3
Wasco	835	22
Washington	15,157	138
Wheeler	16	0
Yamhill	2,523	34
Total	107,718	1,422

1 This includes cases confirmed by diagnostic testing and presumptive cases. Presumptive cases are those without a positive diagnostic test who present COVID-19-like symptoms and had close contact with a confirmed case. County of residence for cases may change as new information becomes available. If changes occur, we will update our counts accordingly.

2 For additional details on individuals who have died from COVID-19 in Oregon, please refer to our press releases.

3 This includes cases who test negative and are not epi-linked to a confirmed case.

ELRs (Electronic Lab Results) Received 12/24

County	Negative ELRs	Positive ELRs	Total ELRs	Percent Positivity
Baker	77	4	81	4.9%
Benton	703	26	729	3.6%
Clackamas	2,297	122	2,419	5.0%
Clatsop	60	5	65	7.7%
Columbia	190	10	200	5.0%
Coos	141	7	148	4.7%
Crook	89	5	94	5.3%
Curry	111	10	121	8.3%
Deschutes	1,223	44	1,267	3.5%
Douglas	390	9	399	2.3%
Gilliam	3	0	3	0.0%
Grant	13	0	13	0.0%
Harney	7	0	7	0.0%
Hood River	204	15	219	6.8%
Jackson	1,066	77	1,143	6.7%
Jefferson	156	20	176	11.4%
Josephine	311	33	344	9.6%
Klamath	337	52	389	13.4%
Lake	3	1	4	25.0%
Lane	2,427	71	2,498	2.8%
Lincoln	264	11	275	4.0%
Linn	1,175	77	1,252	6.2%
Malheur	121	8	129	6.2%
Marion	2,272	244	2,516	9.7%
Morrow	30	7	37	18.9%
Multnomah	5,663	256	5,919	4.3%
Polk	428	35	463	7.6%
Sherman	20	0	20	0.0%
Tillamook	62	6	68	8.8%
Umatilla	358	67	425	15.8%
Union	194	7	201	3.5%
Wallowa	9	0	9	0.0%
Wasco	250	7	257	2.7%
Washington	3,089	242	3,331	7.3%
Yamhill	634	37	671	5.5%
Statewide	24,377	1,515	25,892	5.9%

Total ELRs Received

County	Negative ELRs	Positive ELRs	Total ELRs	Percent Positivity
Baker	5,198	1,357	6,555	20.7%
Benton	70,485	2,116	72,601	2.9%
Clackamas	255,591	13,996	269,587	5.2%
Clatsop	20,148	967	21,115	4.6%
Columbia	24,185	1,061	25,246	4.2%
Coos	21,385	753	22,138	3.4%
Crook	8,922	655	9,577	6.8%
Curry	5,192	203	5,395	3.8%
Deschutes	91,775	5,467	97,242	5.6%
Douglas	37,389	1,201	38,590	3.1%
Gilliam	670	22	692	3.2%
Grant	2,462	159	2,621	6.1%
Harney	2,036	149	2,185	6.8%
Hood River	18,669	999	19,668	5.1%
Jackson	115,796	7,016	122,812	5.7%
Jefferson	10,936	1,282	12,218	10.5%
Josephine	29,968	1,065	31,033	3.4%
Klamath	27,505	1,931	29,436	6.6%
Lake	1,566	244	1,810	13.5%
Lane	223,641	6,950	230,591	3.0%
Lincoln	27,152	1,770	28,922	6.1%
Linn	72,637	4,964	77,601	6.4%
Malheur	13,828	4,203	18,031	23.3%
Marion	190,392	19,067	209,459	9.1%
Morrow	4,225	935	5,160	18.1%
Multnomah	581,726	34,963	616,689	5.7%
Polk	37,807	2,391	40,198	5.9%
Sherman	869	39	908	4.3%
Tillamook	8,634	267	8,901	3.0%
Umatilla	38,417	5,795	44,212	13.1%
Union	7,155	779	7,934	9.8%
Wallowa	1,479	51	1,530	3.3%
Wasco	17,482	968	18,450	5.2%
Washington	367,170	22,572	389,742	5.8%
Wheeler	260	14	274	5.1%
Yamhill	70,638	3,613	74,251	4.9%
Statewide	2,413,390	149,984	2,563,374	5.9%

Mental and emotional resources for difficult times: 

• Mental and emotional health resources are available on OHA’s Safe + Strong website. 
• Or call the Safe + Strong Helpline at 800-923-4357 (800-923-HELP). The line offers free, 24-7 emotional support and resource referral to anyone who needs it – not only those experiencing a mental health crisis.