Oregon reports no new COVID-19 deaths for the first time in 2 months

Case count of 612 is lowest since early November -- but 115 in Central Oregon

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from Friday and remains at 1,422, the Oregon Health Authority reported Saturday. It was the first daily count with no more deaths since Oct. 25.

Oregon Health Authority reported 612 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Saturday, bringing the state total to 108,326 cases. That's the lowest daily case count since Nov. 4, when 597 cases were reported.

However, Central Oregon cases in Saturday's report increased markedly from recent days, totaling 115, including 68 in Deschutes County, 33 in Jefferson County and 14 in Crook County.

OHA did not provide details on how much the Christmas holiday may have affected its daily numbers.

COVID-19 hospitalizations

The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 472, which is unchanged from Friday. There are 97 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is six fewer than Friday.

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 Saturday are in the following counties: Baker (7), Benton (18), Columbia (15), Crook (14), Deschutes (68), Douglas (9), Harney (1), Hood River (6), Jefferson (33), Lane (89), Linn (26), Marion (3), Morrow (6), Multnomah (271), Tillamook (9), Umatilla (37).

County	Cases (1)	Total deaths (2)
Baker	431	5
Benton	1,293	11
Clackamas	9,476	111
Clatsop	518	3
Columbia	799	12
Coos	690	6
Crook	429	7
Curry	264	3
Deschutes	3,801	21
Douglas	1,351	37
Gilliam	33	1
Grant	168	1
Harney	130	1
Hood River	769	11
Jackson	5,551	64
Jefferson	1,378	16
Josephine	1,059	20
Klamath	1,743	16
Lake	189	4
Lane	6,617	85
Lincoln	839	17
Linn	2,524	32
Malheur	2,803	50
Marion	13,104	206
Morrow	793	8
Multnomah	24,471	383
Polk	1,831	25
Sherman	31	0
Tillamook	288	0
Umatilla	5,379	56
Union	967	13
Wallowa	76	3
Wasco	835	22
Washington	15,157	138
Wheeler	16	0
Yamhill	2,523	34
Total	108,326	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 OHA's press releases.

ELRs (Electronic Lab Results) Received 12/25

County	Negative ELRs	Positive ELRs	Total ELRs	Percent Positivity
Baker	66	2	68	2.9%
Benton	270	20	290	6.9%
Clackamas	1,369	101	1,470	6.9%
Clatsop	125	4	129	3.1%
Columbia	116	19	135	14.1%
Coos	198	17	215	7.9%
Crook	51	13	64	20.3%
Curry	85	1	86	1.2%
Deschutes	536	32	568	5.6%
Douglas	165	13	178	7.3%
Gilliam	0	1	1	100.0%
Grant	50	0	50	0.0%
Harney	6	1	7	14.3%
Hood River	66	0	66	0.0%
Jackson	930	64	994	6.4%
Jefferson	72	20	92	21.7%
Josephine	237	9	246	3.7%
Klamath	195	14	209	6.7%
Lake	4	1	5	20.0%
Lane	896	47	943	5.0%
Lincoln	275	4	279	1.4%
Linn	318	11	329	3.3%
Malheur	29	9	38	23.7%
Marion	1,478	199	1,677	11.9%
Morrow	6	5	11	45.5%
Multnomah	3,836	221	4,057	5.4%
Polk	296	29	325	8.9%
Sherman	6	0	6	0.0%
Tillamook	40	3	43	7.0%
Umatilla	186	23	209	11.0%
Union	127	4	131	3.1%
Wallowa	10	0	10	0.0%
Wasco	234	10	244	4.1%
Washington	2,250	185	2,435	7.6%
Wheeler	3	1	4	25.0%
Yamhill	558	18	576	3.1%
Statewide	15,089	1,101	16,190	6.8%

Total ELRs Received

County	Negative ELRs	Positive ELRs	Total ELRs	Percent Positivity
Baker	5,264	1,359	6,623	20.5%
Benton	70,755	2,136	72,891	2.9%
Clackamas	256,960	14,097	271,057	5.2%
Clatsop	20,273	971	21,244	4.6%
Columbia	24,301	1,080	25,381	4.3%
Coos	21,583	770	22,353	3.4%
Crook	8,973	668	9,641	6.9%
Curry	5,277	204	5,481	3.7%
Deschutes	92,311	5,499	97,810	5.6%
Douglas	37,554	1,214	38,768	3.1%
Gilliam	670	23	693	3.3%
Grant	2,512	159	2,671	6.0%
Harney	2,042	150	2,192	6.8%
Hood River	18,735	999	19,734	5.1%
Jackson	116,726	7,080	123,806	5.7%
Jefferson	11,008	1,302	12,310	10.6%
Josephine	30,205	1,074	31,279	3.4%
Klamath	27,700	1,945	29,645	6.6%
Lake	1,570	245	1,815	13.5%
Lane	224,537	6,997	231,534	3.0%
Lincoln	27,427	1,774	29,201	6.1%
Linn	72,955	4,975	77,930	6.4%
Malheur	13,857	4,212	18,069	23.3%
Marion	191,870	19,266	211,136	9.1%
Morrow	4,231	940	5,171	18.2%
Multnomah	585,562	35,184	620,746	5.7%
Polk	38,103	2,420	40,523	6.0%
Sherman	875	39	914	4.3%
Tillamook	8,674	270	8,944	3.0%
Umatilla	38,603	5,818	44,421	13.1%
Union	7,282	783	8,065	9.7%
Wallowa	1,489	51	1,540	3.3%
Wasco	17,716	978	18,694	5.2%
Washington	369,420	22,757	392,177	5.8%
Wheeler	263	15	278	5.4%
Yamhill	71,196	3,631	74,827	4.9%
Statewide	2,428,479	151,085	2,579,564	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. 

Stay informed about COVID-19:

• Oregon response: The Oregon Health Authority leads the state response.
• United States response: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention leads the U.S. response.
• Global response: The World Health Organization guides the global response.