Oregon reports 33 more COVID-19 related deaths, 2 from C.O.; 1,564 new cases

(Update: Adding details of deaths)

Weekly cases, hospitalizations continue to fall

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- There are 33 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, two from Central Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,900, the Oregon Health Authority reported Wednesday.

Central Oregon health departments reported the newly reported deaths included a Deschutes County resident, bringing the county's total to 130, and a Jefferson County resident, its 16th of the pandemic.

OHA also reported 1,564 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, bringing the state's total to 338,130.

COVID-19 weekly cases, hospitalizations and deaths decline

The Oregon Health Authority’s COVID-19 Weekly Report, released Wednesday, shows decreases in daily cases, hospitalizations and deaths.

OHA reported 10,400 new cases of COVID-19 during the week of Monday, Sept. 27 through Sunday, Oct. 3. That represents an 8.9% decrease from the previous week and the fifth consecutive week of declining case counts.

The incidence of reported COVID-19 continues to be higher in Oregon counties with lower vaccination rates.

There were 462 new COVID-19 hospitalizations, down from 512 last week, which marks a 10% reduction and the fourth consecutive week of declines.

There were 114 reported COVID-19 related deaths, similar to the 115 deaths reported the previous week.

There were 151,415 tests for COVID-19 for the week of Sept. 26 through Oct. 2.  The percentage of positive tests was 8.8%, similar to the 8.9% positivity rate reported last week.

Wednesday’s COVID-19 Weekly Outbreak Report shows 163 active COVID-19 outbreaks in senior living communities and congregate living settings, with three or more confirmed cases and one or more COVID-19 related deaths.

OHA launches additional landing page for equity-related data

Oregon Health Authority has developed a third tab to its Tableau Table of Contents to act as a landing page for health equity-related data. Where the two previous tabs on the Tableau Table of Contents link to Tableau dashboards and are organized by geographic level and topic, the new Health Equity Data tab is organized by demographic groups and links to both Tableau dashboards and other reports published by OHA.

OHA proactively promotes the elimination of health disparities and the achievement of health equity for all people in Oregon.

Comprehensive data collection and analysis, leading to accurate representation of the health inequities faced by our diverse population, is central to this work of community-driven health equity. Use this link to further explore OHA’s health equity-related COVID-19 data by race, ethnicity, age, language and disability.

Vaccinations in Oregon

OHA reported Wednesday that 13,347 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry on Tuesday. Of that total, 1,203 were initial doses; 1,336 were second doses and 3,602 were third doses and booster doses. The remaining 7,163 were administered on previous days but were entered into the vaccine registry on Tuesday.

The seven-day running average is now 11,561 doses per day.

Oregon has now administered 3,065,587 doses of Pfizer Comirnaty, 1,917,354 doses of Moderna and 219,052 doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines.

As of Wednesday, 2,758,746 people have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 2,538,974 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 today.

COVID-19 hospitalizations

The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 730, which is three fewer than Tuesday. There are 187 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is one more than Tuesday.

There are 53 available adult ICU beds out of 693 total (8% availability) and 319 available adult non-ICU beds out of 4,240 (8% availability).

10/6/2021 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	53 (8%)	26 (7%)	6 (6%)	9 (10%)	2 (3%)	0 (0%)	8 (15%)	2 (8%)
Adult non-ICU beds available	319 (8%)	74 (4%)	19 (3%)	94 (15%)	31 (7%)	10 (21%)	57 (14%)	34 (30%)

St. Charles Bend reported 78 COVID-19 patients as of early Wednesday, 15 of them in the ICU, with 10 on ventilators. Thirteen of the 15 ICU patients are not fully vaccinated, and 61 of the 78 patients are not fully vaccinated, the hospital said.

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 responding to the current surge in COVID-19. 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

Cases and deaths

The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported Wednesday are in the following counties: Baker (8), Benton (21), Clackamas (85), Clatsop (13), Columbia (11), Coos (32), Crook (27), Curry (7), Deschutes (130), Douglas (49), Grant (15), Harney (16), Hood River (19), Jackson (102), Jefferson (16), Josephine (19), Klamath (70), Lake (4), Lane (112), Lincoln (19), Linn (69), Malheur (29), Marion (167), Morrow (8), Multnomah (128), Polk (121), Tillamook (6), Umatilla (58), Union (12), Wallowa (22), Wasco (13), Washington (101), and Yamhill (55).

Oregon’s 3,868th COVID-19 death is a 68-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive on Sept. 24 and died on Oct. 2 at Legacy Mt. Hood Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 3,869th COVID-19 death is a 69-year-old woman from Douglas County who first became symptomatic on Sept. 20 and died on Oct. 2 at her residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 3,870th COVID-19 death is a 64-year-old man from Douglas County who tested positive on Sept. 18 and died on Oct. 2 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 3,871st COVID-19 death is a 70-year-old man from Douglas County who tested positive on Aug. 27 and died on Oct. 4 at Oregon Health & Science University Hospital. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 3,872nd COVID-19 death is a 96-year-old woman from Deschutes County who tested positive on Sept. 30 and died on Oct. 4 at St. Charles Bend. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 3,873rd COVID-19 death is a 66-year-old woman from Clackamas County who tested positive on Sept. 8 and died on Sept. 28 Providence Portland Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 3,874th COVID-19 death is a 98-year-old woman from Clackamas County who tested positive on Sept. 8 and died on Sept. 27 at her residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 3,875th COVID-19 death is a 56-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive on Sept. 20 and died on Oct. 3 at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 3,876th COVID-19 death is a 102-year-old woman from Lane County who tested positive on Sept. 16 and died on Oct. 2 at her residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 3,877th COVID-19 death is a 62-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive on Sept. 17 and died on Oct. 4 at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 3,878th COVID-19 death is an 89-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive on Aug. 29 and died on Oct. 6 at his residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 3,879th COVID-19 death is a 44-year-old man from Josephine County who tested positive on Sept. 22 and died on Oct. 3 at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 3,880th COVID-19 death is a 77-year-old man from Jefferson County who tested positive on Sept. 19 and died on Oct. 3 at St. Charles Bend. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 3,881st COVID-19 death is a 57-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive on Sept. 25 and died on Oct. 5 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 3,882nd COVID-19 death is an 84-year-old woman from Jackson County who tested positive on Sept. 17 and died on Oct. 4 at Ashland Community Hospital. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 3,883rd COVID-19 death is a 48-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive on Sept. 21 and died on Oct. 2 at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 3,884th COVID-19 death is an 80-year-old man from Lincoln County who tested positive on Sept. 25 and died on Oct. 5 at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 3,885th COVID-19 death is a 44-year-old man from Yamhill County who tested positive on Sept. 8 and died on Sept. 23 at Willamette Valley Medical Center. He had no underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 3,886th COVID-19 death is a 40-year-old woman from Washington County who tested positive on Sept. 11 and died on Oct. 3 at Oregon Health and Science University Hospital. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 3,887th COVID-19 death is a 58-year-old man from Washington County who tested positive on Aug. 11 and died on Oct. 3 at Oregon Health & Science University Hospital. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 3,888th COVID-19 death is a 71-year-old man from Polk County who tested positive on Sept. 16 and died on Oct. 4 at Salem Hospital. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 3,889th COVID-19 death is an 88-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive on Sept. 4 and died on Sept. 5 at Providence Portland Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 3,890th COVID-19 death is a 66-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive on Sept. 24 and died on Sept. 28 at Legacy Silverton Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 3,891st COVID-19 death is a 72-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive on Sept. 29 and died on Oct. 3 at Salem Hospital. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 3,892nd COVID-19 death is a 71-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive on Sept. 24 and died on Sept. 29 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 3,893rd COVID-19 death is a 66-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive on Sept. 4 and died on Oct. 1 at Santiam Hospital. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 3,894th COVID-19 death is a 79-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive on Sept. 20 and died on Oct. 3 at Salem Hospital. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 3,895th COVID-19 death is a 46-year-old man from Marion County who tested positive on Sept. 14 and died on Oct. 3 at Salem Hospital. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 3,896th COVID-19 death is an 86-year-old man from Marion County who tested positive on Sept. 13 and died on Oct. 2 at Salem Hospital. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 3,897th COVID-19 death is a 57-year-old man from Marion County who tested positive on Sept. 14 and died on Oct. 1 at Salem Hospital. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 3,898th COVID-19 death is a 54-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive on Sept. 9 and died on Sept. 30 at Salem Hospital. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 3,899th COVID-19 death is a 78-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive on Sept. 8 and died on Sept. 29 at Salem Hospital. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 3,900th COVID-19 death is a 61-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive on Sept. 4 and died on Oct. 1 at Salem Hospital. She had underlying conditions.

More information is known about Oregon’s 3,842nd COVID-19 death, which was reported Oct. 5^th, a 98-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive on Sept. 15 and died on Sept. 22 at his residence.

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