Oregon reports 19 more COVID-19 related deaths, 909 new cases
(Update: Adding details of newly reported deaths)
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — There are 19 newly reported COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 5,527, the Oregon Health Authority reported Thursday.
OHA also reported 909 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Thursday, bringing the state total to 404,229.
OHA releases new COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough report
OHA’s most recent update on COVID-19 breakthrough cases, released Thursday, found that 69.8% of the 4,983 reported COVID-19 cases between Dec. 5 through Dec. 11 occurred in people who were unvaccinated.
There were 1,507 breakthrough cases, accounting for 30.2% of all cases.
The average age of the breakthrough cases during that period was 44. Nineteen breakthrough cases involved residents of care facilities, senior living communities or other congregate care settings. There were 53 cases in people ages 12 to 17.
To date, there have been 49,250 COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough cases in Oregon. The average age of all cases is 47. Breakthrough cases have been reported in all 36 counties.
Cases of COVID-19 are far more common in unvaccinated people, OHA said. The report shows that the rate of COVID-19 in unvaccinated people is currently four times higher than in vaccinated people.
To date, 4.4% of all vaccine breakthrough cases have been hospitalized and 1.3% have died. The average age of vaccinated people who died was 81.
Vaccination remains the most effective tool to reduce the spread of COVID-19, OHA said. To date, more than 3 million Oregonians have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
The most recent COVID-19 breakthrough report can be found here.
COVID-19 hospitalizations
The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 389, which is nine more than Wednesday. There are 96 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is two more than Wednesday.
There are 57 available adult ICU beds out of 694 total (8% availability) and 239 available adult non-ICU beds out of 4,136 (6% availability).
| 12/16/2021 Available Beds (and Percentage of Staffed Beds Available) | ||||||||
| Statewide | Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 3 | Region 5 | Region 6 | Region 7 | Region 9 | |
| Adult ICU beds available | 57(8%) | 18(5%) | 5(6%) | 12(13%) | 4(7%) | 2(20%) | 5(11%) | 11(42%) |
| Adult non-ICU beds available | 239(6%) | 24(1%) | 15(3%) | 59(10%) | 40(9%) | 7(15%) | 33(8%) | 61(51%) |
St. Charles Bend reported 30 COVID-19 patients as of early Thursday, five of whom were in the ICU, with four on ventilators. None of the five ICU patients were fully vaccinated, the hospital said, and three were under the age of 60, while 29 of the 30 patients were not fully vaccinated.
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.
More information about hospital capacity can be found here.
Vaccinations in Oregon
OHA reported Thursday that 28,283 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry on Wednesday. Of that total, 1,770 were initial doses, 1,564 were second doses and 9,738 were third doses and booster doses. The remaining 13,172 were administered on previous days but were entered into the vaccine registry Wednesday.
The seven-day running average is now 21,513 doses per day.
Oregon has now administered 3,673,741 doses of Pfizer Comirnaty, 138,188 doses of Pfizer pediatric, 2,403,152 doses of Moderna and 251,514 doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines.
As of Thursday, 3,006,825 people have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 2,735,236 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.
Cases and deaths
The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported Thursday are in the following counties: Baker (3), Benton (15), Clackamas (88), Clatsop (17), Columbia (11), Coos (29), Crook (5), Curry (4), Deschutes (60), Douglas (25), Hood River (3), Jackson (67), Jefferson (9), Josephine (25), Klamath (10), Lake (1), Lane (65), Lincoln (16), Linn (36), Malheur (2), Marion (76), Morrow (3), Multnomah (133), Polk (28), Tillamook (10), Umatilla (14), Union (1), Wallowa (1), Wasco (5), Washington (121), and Yamhill (26).
Oregon’s 5,509th COVID-19 related death is an 85-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive Nov. 29 and died Dec. 14 at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
Oregon’s 5,510th COVID-19 related death is an 83-year-old woman from Lane County who tested positive Nov. 29 and died Dec. 13 at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 5,511th COVID-19 related death is a 94-year-old woman from Lane County who tested positive Nov. 27 and died Dec. 13 at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 5,512th COVID-19 related death is a 93-year-old woman from Lane County who tested positive Nov. 27 and died Dec. 4 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 5,513th COVID-19 related death is a 73-year-old woman from Josephine County who tested positive Dec. 1 and died Dec. 18 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 5,514th COVID-19 related death is a 65-year-old woman from Josephine County who tested positive Nov. 19 and died Dec. 14 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 5,515th COVID-19 related death is a 72-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive Nov. 22 and died Dec. 2 at Providence Medford Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
Oregon’s 5,516th COVID-19 related death is a 56-year-old woman from Jackson County who tested positive Nov. 17 and died Dec. 10 at Providence Medford Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 5,517th COVID-19 related death is a 58-year-old man from Hood River County who tested positive Nov. 22 and died Dec. 15 at Providence Portland Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 5,518th COVID-19 related death is a 46-year-old man from Washington County who tested positive Sept. 28 and died Nov. 3 at OHSU Hillsboro Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
Oregon’s 5,519th COVID-19 related death is a 67-year-old man from Wasco County who tested positive Dec. 11 and died Dec. 15 at Mid-Columbia Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 5,520th COVID-19 related death is an 83-year-old woman from Polk County who tested positive Dec. 12 and died Dec. 15 at Salem Hospital. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
Oregon’s 5,521st COVID-19 related death is an 82-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive Oct. 25 and died Nov. 25 at OHSU Hillsboro Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
Oregon’s 5,522nd COVID-19 related death is a 60-year-old man from Marion County who tested positive Oct. 15 and died Nov. 19 at OHSU Hillsboro Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
Oregon’s 5,523rd COVID-19 related death is a 60-year-old man from Lincoln County who tested positive Nov. 21 and died Dec. 14 at Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 5,524th COVID-19 related death is an 88-year-old woman from Lane County who tested positive Nov. 29 and died Dec. 12 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 5,525th COVID-19 related death is an 87-year-old woman from Lane County who tested positive Nov. 29 and died Dec. 9 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 5,526th COVID-19 related death is an 87-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive Nov. 29 and died Dec. 9 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 5,527th COVID-19 related death is an 85-year-old man from Douglas County who tested positive Oct. 23 and died Oct. 24 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
Learn more about COVID-19 vaccinations
To learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine situation in Oregon, visit OHA's web page (English or Spanish), which has a breakdown of distribution and other information.
