Oregon Health Authority reports 1,500th COVID-19 death, 1,421 new cases

(Update: 24th state prison inmate with COVID-19 dies)

Jefferson County reports record 65 cases, Deschutes 37, Crook 4

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- COVID-19 has claimed eight more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,500, the Oregon Health Authority reported Sunday.

OHA also reported 1,421 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Sunday, bringing the state total to 117,745 cases.

Vaccinations in Oregon

On Sunday, OHA recorded 3,430 doses of vaccine administered, raising the state’s total number of first vaccine doses administered to 48,725. This figure is based on preliminary reports of 1,717 doses administered Saturday, as well as 1,713 administered on prior days that had not been recorded.

All vaccinations occurred at Oregon hospitals, long-term care facilities, emergency medical service (EMS) agencies, urgent care facilities and Local Public Health Authorities (LPHAs).

To date, 190,500 doses of vaccine have been delivered to sites across Oregon.

COVID-19 hospitalizations

The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 483, 15 more than Saturday. There are 109 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, no change from Saturday.

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 Sunday are in the following counties: Baker (3), Benton (9), Clackamas (202), Clatsop (6), Columbia (14), Coos (20), Crook (4), Curry (6), Deschutes (37), Douglas (3), Harney (2), Hood River (5), Jackson (115), Jefferson (65), Josephine (30), Lane (58), Lincoln (1), Linn (11), Malheur (2), Marion (221), Morrow (9), Multnomah (189), Polk (31), Tillamook (7), Umatilla (91), Union (6), Wallowa (2), Wasco (1), Washington (212), and Yamhill (59).

The Jefferson County Health Department reported 58 of the record 65 cases reported Monday were associated with the recent outbreak at Deer Ridge Correctional Institution, the state prison near Madras, and the rest elsewhere in the county.

Nine of the 28 positive cases reported Saturday also were associated with the prison, officials said, adding, "Our weekly data deep dive shows a slight decline in cases for the week before Christmas, with the expected surge happening now."

Meanwhile, the Oregon Department of Corrections reported that an inmate at the Columbia River Correctional Institution who tested positive for COVID-19 died Sunday at an area hospital. The man, between 45 and 55 years old, was the 24 state prison inmate to die who had tested positive for the virus.

Oregon’s 1,493rd COVID-19 death is an 82-year-old man in Coos County who tested positive on Dec. 21 and died on Dec. 31 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 1,494th COVID-19 death is a 76-year-old man in Marion County who tested positive on Nov. 28 and died on Jan. 1 at Salem Hospital. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 1,495th COVID-19 death is an 88-year-old woman in Marion County who tested positive on Dec. 1 and died on Jan. 1 at Salem Hospital. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 1,496th COVID-19 death is a 77-year-old woman in Polk County who tested positive on Nov. 13 and died on Dec. 12 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 1,497th COVID-19 death is an 81-year-old man in Polk County who tested positive on Nov. 30 and died on Dec. 15 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 1,498th COVID-19 death is a 79-year-old woman in Polk County who tested positive on Dec. 15 and died on Dec. 28 at West Valley Hospital. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 1,499th COVID-19 death is a 77-year-old woman in Union County who tested positive on Dec. 10 and died on Jan. 1 at Grand Ronde Hospital. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 1,500th COVID-19 death is an 88-year-old woman in Washington County who tested positive on Dec. 18 and died on Jan. 1; her location of death is being confirmed. She had underlying conditions.

County	Cases 1	Total deaths 2
Baker	488	5
Benton	1394	11
Clackamas	10340	112
Clatsop	586	3
Columbia	882	15
Coos	789	11
Crook	471	7
Curry	293	3
Deschutes	4168	22
Douglas	1439	40
Gilliam	39	1
Grant	170	1
Harney	141	2
Hood River	843	17
Jackson	6069	72
Jefferson	1534	18
Josephine	1298	22
Klamath	1991	18
Lake	200	4
Lane	7170	93
Lincoln	908	17
Linn	2731	32
Malheur	2926	50
Marion	14483	215
Morrow	839	8
Multnomah	25943	393
Polk	2066	33
Sherman	31	0
Tillamook	325	0
Umatilla	5840	57
Union	988	15
Wallowa	80	3
Wasco	928	22
Washington	16595	143
Wheeler	17	1
Yamhill	2740	34
Total	117,745	1,500

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.

ELRs (Electronic Lab Reports) Received 1/2

County	Negative ELRs	Positive ELRs	Total ELRs	Percent Positivity
Baker	20	1	21	4.8%
Benton	166	5	171	2.9%
Clackamas	866	86	952	9.0%
Clatsop	78	6	84	7.1%
Columbia	102	10	112	8.9%
Coos	73	16	89	18.0%
Crook	22	4	26	15.4%
Curry	29	6	35	17.1%
Deschutes	342	22	364	6.0%
Douglas	180	5	185	2.7%
Grant	21	0	21	0.0%
Harney	1	1	2	50.0%
Hood River	34	3	37	8.1%
Jackson	517	50	567	8.8%
Jefferson	25	7	32	21.9%
Josephine	174	15	189	7.9%
Klamath	108	21	129	16.3%
Lake	2	0	2	0.0%
Lane	681	60	741	8.1%
Lincoln	18	4	22	18.2%
Linn	169	15	184	8.2%
Malheur	115	1	116	0.9%
Marion	749	102	851	12.0%
Morrow	13	6	19	31.6%
Multnomah	2122	163	2285	7.1%
Polk	178	22	200	11.0%
Sherman	1	0	1	0.0%
Tillamook	38	4	42	9.5%
Umatilla	76	25	101	24.8%
Union	40	9	49	18.4%
Wallowa	5	0	5	0.0%
Wasco	42	1	43	2.3%
Washington	1312	138	1450	9.5%
Yamhill	375	25	400	6.3%
Statewide	8,694	833	9,527	8.7%

Total ELRs Received

County	Negative ELRs	Positive ELRs	Total ELRs	Percent Positivity
Baker	5544	1404	6948	20.2%
Benton	73756	2264	76020	3.0%
Clackamas	269485	15007	284492	5.3%
Clatsop	21145	1036	22181	4.7%
Columbia	25522	1171	26693	4.4%
Coos	22274	942	23216	4.1%
Crook	9365	716	10081	7.1%
Curry	5665	238	5903	4.0%
Deschutes	101073	6134	107207	5.7%
Douglas	38909	1282	40191	3.2%
Gilliam	691	24	715	3.4%
Grant	2670	162	2832	5.7%
Harney	2092	156	2248	6.9%
Hood River	19353	1073	20426	5.3%
Jackson	122374	7611	129985	5.9%
Jefferson	11531	1382	12913	10.7%
Josephine	31713	1250	32963	3.8%
Klamath	29134	2130	31264	6.8%
Lake	1620	249	1869	13.3%
Lane	235107	7485	242592	3.1%
Lincoln	28661	1854	30515	6.1%
Linn	76967	5261	82228	6.4%
Malheur	14374	4283	18657	23.0%
Marion	202244	20759	223003	9.3%
Morrow	4406	988	5394	18.3%
Multnomah	614771	37022	651793	5.7%
Polk	40769	2696	43465	6.2%
Sherman	912	40	952	4.2%
Tillamook	8985	292	9277	3.1%
Umatilla	40259	6246	46505	13.4%
Union	7568	798	8366	9.5%
Wallowa	1562	51	1613	3.2%
Wasco	19508	1035	20543	5.0%
Washington	387332	24133	411465	5.9%
Wheeler	269	16	285	5.6%
Yamhill	74595	3862	78457	4.9%
Statewide	2,552,205	161,052	2,713,257	5.9%

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