Oregon reports 16 more COVID-19 related deaths, 660 new cases

(Update: Adding details of 16 deaths)

It's the highest number of deaths reported in state since April 6

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- There are 16 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,549, the Oregon Health Authority reported Tuesday.

It's the highest daily number of reported deaths since 33 deaths were reported in the state on April 6.

OHA also reported 660 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, bringing the state's total to 192,416.

Information from Tuesday’s media briefing

This afternoon, Gov. Kate Brown and OHA Director Patrick Allen provided an update on the state's new vaccination targets for reopening the economy, closing the vaccine equity gap at the county level and the criteria for lifting the County Risk Level framework. You can watch a recording of today’s briefing here and find a copy of the talking points here. Today’s slides are also available here.

Vaccinations in Oregon

OHA reported Tuesday that 34,415 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry. Of this total, 17,961 doses were administered on Monday and 16,454 were administered on previous days but were entered into the vaccine registry on Monday.

The seven-day running average is now 34,869 doses per day.

Oregon has now administered a total of 1,850,101 first and second doses of Pfizer, 1,413,162 first and second doses of Moderna and 113,436 single doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines. As of Tuesday, 1,490,512 people have completed a COVID-19 vaccine series. There are 1,994,968 people who have had at least one dose.

Cumulative daily totals can take several days to finalize because providers have 72 hours to report doses administered and technical challenges have caused many providers to lag in their reporting. OHA has been providing technical support to vaccination sites to improve the timeliness of their data entry into the state’s ALERT Immunization Information System (IIS).

To date, 2,211,885 doses of Pfizer, 1,798,980 doses of Moderna and 253,800 doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines have been delivered to sites across Oregon.

These data are preliminary and subject to change.

OHA's dashboards provide regularly updated vaccination data, and Oregon’s dashboard has been updated Tuesday.

COVID-19 hospitalizations

The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 345, which is 19 more than Monday. There are 89 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is 11 more than Mondayday.

The total number of COVID-19 positive patient bed-days in the most recent seven days is 2,300, which is a 3.0% decrease from the previous seven days. The peak daily number of beds occupied by COVID-19 positive patients in the most recent seven days is 345.

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.

St. Charles Bend reported 39 COVID-19 patients as of 4 a.m. Tuesday, eight in the ICU and six on ventilators.

Cases and deaths

The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported Tuesday are in the following counties: Benton (10), Clackamas (60), Clatsop (3), Columbia (2), Crook (10), Deschutes (64), Douglas (14), Grant (1), Harney (2), Hood River (1), Jackson (44), Jefferson (5), Josephine (12), Klamath (43), Lake (4), Lane (52), Linn (22), Malheur (4), Marion (57), Morrow (3), Multnomah (94), Polk (8), Tillamook (3), Umatilla (27), Union (3), Wallowa (1), Wasco (2), Washington (90), Wheeler (2) and Yamhill (17).

Oregon’s 2,534th death is a 75-year-old man from Clackamas County who tested positive on April 24 and died on May 9 at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 2,535th death is an 84-year-old woman from Clackamas County who tested positive on April 5 and died on April 21 her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,536th death is an 84-year-old woman from Clackamas County who tested positive on Dec. 13, 2020 and died on April 29 at her residence. The death certificate listed COVID-19 disease or SARS-CoV-2 as a cause of death or a significant condition contributing to death. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,537th death is a 79-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive on April 22 and died on May 9 at Providence Medford Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,538th death is a 61-year-old woman from Jackson County who tested positive on April 20 and died on May 9 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,539th death is a 78-year-old woman from Klamath County who tested positive on April 26 and died on May 7 at Sky Lakes Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,540th death is a 69-year-old woman from Klamath County who tested positive on April 26 and died on May 8 at Sky Lakes Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,541st death is a 79-year-old man from Klamath County who tested positive on March 27 and died on April 29 at his residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 2,542nd death is a 68-year-old man from Malheur County who tested positive on April 5 and died on April 25 at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, ID. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,543rd death is a 62-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive on April 5 and died on April 25 at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,544th death is a 65-year-old man from Morrow County who tested positive on April 8 and died on May 22 at Oregon Health & Sciences University Hospital. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,545th death is a 67-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive on April 9 and died on April 22 at Providence Portland Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,546th death is an 83-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive on April 9 and died on April 27 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,547th death is an 83-year-old woman from Yamhill County who died on April 27 Willamette Valley Medical Center. She had underlying conditions. The death certificate listed COVID-19 disease or SARS-CoV-2 as a cause of death or a significant condition contributing to death. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,548th death is a 93-year-old man from Washington County who tested positive on April 18 and died on April 29 at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,549th death is a 58-year-old man from Washington County who tested positive on March 19 and died on April 26 at Oregon Health & Sciences University Hospital. He had no underlying conditions.

Oregon updates vaccine waste disclosure1,2,3

Oregon updates vaccine waste disclosure 1,2,3

Vaccine Type	Doses Recalled	Wasted Spoiled Expired	Grand Total
Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 Vaccine		327	327
Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine		1,745	1,745
Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine		488	488
Grand Total	0	2,560	2,560

1 Updated: 05/11/21 

2 Data source: ALERT Immunization Information System (IIS) 

3 Data is preliminary and subject to change.

Learn more about COVID-19 vaccinations 

To learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine situation in Oregon, visit OHA's webpage (English or Spanish), which has a breakdown of distribution and other information.