Oregon reports 19 more COVID-19 related deaths, 1 in Crook County; 7,222 new cases

(Update: Adding details of deaths)

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — There are 19 newly reported COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, one a Crook County resident, raising the state’s death toll to 6,086, the Oregon Health Authority reported Friday.

OHA reported 7,222 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Friday, bringing the state total to 620,652.

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, 486,268 Oregonians have received a booster.

As of Friday, Oregon needs 513,732 people to get a booster to reach the goal and make our state safer from the Omicron variant. Find a booster here.

COVID-19 hospitalizations

The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 1,125, which is five fewer than Friday. There are 176 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is seven more than Thursday.

There are 51 available adult ICU beds out of 651 total (8% availability) and 240 available adult non-ICU beds out of 4,185 (6% availability).

1/28/2022 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	51(8%)	22(6%)	3(4%)	12(13%)	5(8%)	2(20%)	5(12%)	2(8%)
Adult non-ICU beds available	240(6%)	24(1%)	4(1%)	76(13%)	31(7%)	6(12%)	66(16%)	33(28%)

Statewide regions are as follows:

Region 1: Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Multnomah, Tillamook and Washington counties

Region 2: Benton, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Polk and Yamhill counties

Region 3: Coos, Curry, Douglas and Lane counties

Region 5: Jackson and Josephine counties

Region 6: Hood River, Gilliam, Sherman and Wasco counties

Region 7: Crook, Deschutes, Grant, Harney, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake and Wheeler counties

Region 9: Baker, Malheur, Morrow, Umatilla, Union and Wallowa counties

St. Charles Bend reported 82 COVID-19-positive patients, eight of whom were in the ICU, six on ventilators. Six of the eight ICU patients were not fully vaccinated, the hospital said, while 51 of the 82 COVID 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 Friday that 12,052 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry Thursday. Of that total, 1,157 were initial doses, 1,036 were second doses and 4,941 were third doses and booster doses. The remaining 4,769 were administered on previous days but were entered into the vaccine registry Thursday.

The seven-day running average is now 10,802 doses per day.

Oregon has now administered 4,032,355 doses of Pfizer Comirnaty, 207,234 doses of Pfizer pediatric, 2,649,505 doses of Moderna and 264,549 doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines.

As of Friay, 3,122,175 people have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 2,822,255 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 Friday.

Cases and deaths

The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported Friday are in the following counties: Baker (32), Benton (172), Clackamas (584), Clatsop (50), Columbia (110), Coos (115), Crook (62), Curry (39), Deschutes (401), Douglas (191), Gilliam (3), Grant (15), Harney (27), Hood River (37), Jackson (359), Jefferson (35), Josephine (128), Klamath (191), Lake (6), Lane (734), Lincoln (88), Linn (331), Malheur (92), Marion (809), Morrow (15), Multnomah (927), Polk (164), Sherman (1), Tillamook (28), Umatilla (162), Union (76), Wallowa (8), Wasco (85), Washington (938), Yamhill (207).

Oregon’s 6,068th COVID-19-related death is a 74-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive Sept. 21, 2021, and died Sept. 21, 2021, at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,069th COVID-19-related death is a 92-year-old woman from Lane County who tested positive Sept. 3, 2021, and died Sept. 30, 2021, at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,070th COVID-19-related death is a 91-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive Sept. 29, 2021, and died Oct. 7, 2021, at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,071st COVID-19-related death is a 92-year-old man from Columbia County who tested positive Sept. 14, 2021, and died Oct. 8, 2021, at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,072nd COVID-19-related death is a 92-year-old woman from Lane County who tested positive August 27, 2021, and died Nov. 11, 2021, at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,073rd COVID-19-related death is an 80-year-old man from Crook County who tested positive Jan. 6 and died Jan. 15 at St. Charles Bend. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,074th COVID-19-related death is a 91-year-old man from Benton County who tested positive Jan. 13 and died Jan. 27 at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 6,075th COVID-19-related death is a 74-year-old man from Baker County who tested positive Jan. 10 and died Jan. 26 at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,076th COVID-19-related death is a 34-year-old man from Yamhill County who tested positive Jan. 10 and died Jan. 26 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,077th COVID-19-related death is an 89-year-old man from Wasco County who tested positive Jan. 22 and died Jan. 28 at Mid-Columbia Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,078th COVID-19-related death is a 92-year-old man from Umatilla County who tested positive Jan. 21 and died Jan. 21 at Providence St. Mary Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 6,079th COVID-19-related death is a 73-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 4 and died Jan. 26 at Adventist Health Portland. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 6,080th COVID-19-related death is a 91-year-old woman from Malheur County who tested positive Jan. 10 and died Jan. 27 at her residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 6,081st COVID-19-related death is a 90-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive Jan. 19 and died Jan. 26 at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,082nd COVID-19-related death is a 69-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive Jan. 4 and died Jan. 27 at McKenzie Willamette Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 6,083rd COVID-19-related death is a 93-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive Jan. 20 and died Jan. 26 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 6,084th COVID-19-related death is a 76-year-old woman from Jackson County who tested positive Jan. 19 and died Jan. 26 at Providence Medford Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,085th COVID-19-related death is a 100-year-old man from Clackamas County who tested positive Nov. 6, 2021 and died Nov. 15, 2021 at Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 6,086th COVID-19-related death is an 81-year-old woman from Linn County who tested positive Jan. 20 and died Jan. 23 at Good Samaritan Regional 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.