Oregon reports 52 more COVID-19 related deaths, 7 from Deschutes County 785 new cases

(Update: Adding details of newly reported deaths)

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- There are 52 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 4,855, the Oregon Health Authority reported Tuesday.

Central Oregon health departments said the newly reported deaths included seven from Deschutes County, raising its death toll to 161.

OHA also reported 785 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, bringing the state total to 380,866.

COVID-19 hospitalizations

The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 452, which is nine fewer than Monday. There are 108 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is one fewer than Monday.

There are 62 available adult ICU beds out of 683 total (9% availability) and 294 available adult non-ICU beds out of 4,108 (7% availability).

11/16/2021 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	62(9%)	23(6%)	10(11%)	10(11%)	4(7%)	3(30%)	8(17%)	4(15%)
Adult non-ICU beds available	294(7%)	66(3%)	26(5%)	51(9%)	29(7%)	12(25%)	65(15%)	45(38%)

St. Charles-Bend reported 55 COVID-19 patients as of early Tuesday, 12 of whom were in the ICU, with 11 on ventilators. Ten of the 12 ICU patients were not fully vaccinated, the hospital said, while 47 of the 55 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 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.

Vaccinations in Oregon

OHA reported Tuesday that 16,888 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry on Monday.

Of that total, 8,890 were administered that day. There were 2,110 initial doses, 500 second doses and 6,224 third and booster doses. The remaining 7,998 doses were administered on previous days but were entered into the vaccine registry on Monday.

The seven-day running average is now 16,642 doses per day.

Oregon has now administered 3,405,808 doses of Pfizer Comirnaty, 33,783 doses of Pfizer pediatric, 2,138,105 doses of Moderna and 236,486 doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines.

As of Tuesday, 2,884,831people have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 2,636,380 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 Tuesday.

The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported Tuesday are in the following counties: Baker (10), Benton (22), Clackamas (36), Clatsop (3), Columbia (7), Coos (34), Crook (22), Curry (1), Deschutes (59), Douglas (20), Gilliam (1), Harney (1), Hood River (6), Jackson (88), Jefferson (6), Josephine (6), Klamath (1), Lake (10), Lane (31), Lincoln (1), Linn (34), Malheur (14), Marion (85), Morrow (7), Multnomah (104), Polk (41), Sherman (1), Tillamook (1), Umatilla (21), Union (1), Wallowa (1), Wasco (12), Washington (88), and Yamhill (10).

Oregon’s 4,804th COVID-19 related death is an 82-year-old man from Benton County who tested positive on Aug. 30 and died on Sept. 7 at his residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 4,805th COVID-19 related death is an 89-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive on Aug. 9 and died on Aug. 22 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 4,806th COVID-19 related death is a 96-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive on Sept. 20 and died on Sept. 29 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 4,807th COVID-19 related death is a 76-year-old man from Yamhill County who tested positive on Oct. 16 and died on Oct. 23 at Adventist Health Portland. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 4,808th COVID-19 related death is a 51-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive on Sept. 6 and died on Sept. 6 at his residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 4,809th COVID-19 related death is a 76-year-old man from Clackamas County who tested positive on March 20 and died on July 8 at Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center. The death certificate listed COVID-19 disease or SARS-CoV-2 as a cause of death or a significant condition contributing to death. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 4,810th COVID-19 related death is a 51-year-old man from Clackamas County who tested positive on Aug. 21 and died on Sept. 5 at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 4,811st COVID-19 related death is a 60-year-old man from Clackamas County who tested positive on Aug. 20 and died on Sept. 7 at Providence Portland Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 4,812nd COVID-19 related death is a 60-year-old woman from Jackson County who tested positive on Sept. 7 and died on Sept. 12 at her residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 4,813rd COVID-19 related death is a 66-year-old man from Benton County who tested positive on Aug. 24 and died on Sept. 1 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 4,814th COVID-19 related death is a 98-year-old woman from Polk County who tested positive on Aug. 11 and died on Aug. 30 at her residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 4,815th COVID-19 related death is a 92-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive on May 6 and died on June 9 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 4,816th COVID-19 related death is a 69-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive on June 9 and died on Aug. 16 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 4,817th COVID-19 related death is a 57-year-old man from Josephine County who tested positive on Aug. 10 and died on Aug. 17 at his residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 4,818th COVID-19 related death is an 82-year-old woman from Jackson County who tested positive on Aug. 8 and died on Aug. 20 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 4,819th COVID-19 related death is a 66-year-old man from Clackamas County who tested positive on Aug. 11 and died on Aug. 21 at his residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 4,820th COVID-19 related death is an 87-year-old woman from Wasco County who tested positive on Aug. 10 and died on Aug. 21 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 4,821st COVID-19 related death is an 81-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive on Aug. 18 and died on Aug. 22 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 4,822nd COVID-19 related death is a 68-year-old man from Deschutes County who tested positive on April 29 and died on Aug. 22 at St. Charles Bend. The death certificate listed COVID-19 disease or SARS-CoV-2 as a cause of death or a significant condition contributing to death. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 4,823rd COVID-19 related death is a 68-year-old woman from Clackamas County who tested positive on Aug. 7 and died on Aug. 23 at Providence Willamette Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 4,824th COVID-19 related death is an 87-year-old man from Deschutes County who tested positive on Aug. 9 and died on Aug. 23 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 4,825th COVID-19 related death is an 84-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive on Aug. 4 and died on Aug. 25 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 4,826th COVID-19 related death is an 83-year-old woman from Clackamas County who tested positive on Aug. 19 and died on Aug. 26 at her residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 4,827th COVID-19 related death is a 74-year-old woman from Deschutes County who tested positive on Aug. 18 and died on Aug. 27 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 4,828th COVID-19 related death is an 87-year-old woman from Josephine County who tested positive on Aug. 18 and died on Aug. 27 at St. Charles Bend Hospital. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 4,829th COVID-19 related death is a 61-year-old woman from Wasco County who tested positive on Aug. 20 and died on Aug. 29 at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 4,830th COVID-19 related death is a 50-year-old man from Polk County who tested positive on Aug. 19 and died on Aug. 29 at his residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 4,831st COVID-19 related death is a 96-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive on Aug. 16 and died on Aug. 29 at her residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 4,832nd COVID-19 related death is a 68-year-old woman from Deschutes County who tested positive on Aug. 9 and died on Aug. 30 at St. Charles Bend. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 4,833rd COVID-19 related death is a 51-year-old man from Linn County who tested positive on Aug. 25 and died on Aug. 31 at his residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 4,834th COVID-19 related death is a 67-year-old man from Deschutes County who tested positive on Aug. 5 and died on Aug. 28 at St. Charles Bend. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 4,835th COVID-19 related death is a 79-year-old man from Deschutes County who tested positive on Aug. 12 and died on Aug. 22 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 4,836th COVID-19 related death is an 84-year-old woman from Klamath County who tested positive on Oct. 25 and died on October 27 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 4,837th COVID-19 related death is a 39-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive on July 16 and died on July 16 at Providence Portland Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 4,838th COVID-19 related death is a 78-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive on Sept. 19 and died on Sept. 29 at Oregon Health & Science University Hospital. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 4,839th COVID-19 related death is a 66-year-old man from Deschutes County who tested positive on Sept. 20 and died on Sept. 28 at St. Charles Bend. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 4,840th COVID-19 related death is a 54-year-old woman from Polk County who tested positive on Sept. 4 and died on Sept. 4 at Willamette Valley Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 4,841st COVID-19 related death is a 63-year-old man from Josephine County who tested positive on Aug. 16 and died on Sept. 10 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 4,842nd COVID-19 related death is a 74-year-old woman from Josephine County who tested positive on Sept. 14 and died on Sept. 14 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 4,843rd COVID-19 related death is an 87-year-old man from Douglas County who tested positive on Sept. 9 and died on Sept. 11 at Roseburg VA Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 4,844th COVID-19 related death is an 89-year-old woman from Josephine County who tested positive on Sept. 20 and died on Sept. 23 at her residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 4,845th COVID-19 related death is a 68-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive on Nov. 5 and died on Nov. 13 at McKenzie Willamette Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 4,846th COVID-19 related death is a 90-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive on Nov. 4 and died on Nov. 13 at McKenzie Willamette Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 4,847th COVID-19 related death is an 89-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive on Aug. 10 and died on Aug. 22 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 4,848th COVID-19 related death is a 49-year-old man from Harney County who tested positive on Oct. 27 and died on Nov. 13 at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 4,849th COVID-19 related death is a 91-year-old woman from Coos County who tested positive on Nov. 8 and died on Nov. 13 at Bay Area Hospital. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 4,850th COVID-19 related death is a 68-year-old woman from Clatsop County who tested positive on Oct. 15 and died on Oct. 23. Location of death and presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 4,851st COVID-19 related death is an 86-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive on Nov. 3 and died on Nov. 11 at Legacy Mt. Hood Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 4,852nd COVID-19 related death is a 62-year-old man from Marion County who tested positive on Nov. 5 and died on Nov. 11 at Salem Hospital. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 4,853rd COVID-19 related death is a 49-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive on Oct. 31 and died on Nov. 13 at Legacy Mt. Hood Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 4,854th COVID-19 related death is a 30-year-old woman from Washington County who tested positive on Oct. 25 and died on Nov. 8 at OHSU Hillsboro Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 4,855th COVID-19 related death is a 39-year-old man from Washington County who tested positive on Oct. 21 and died on Oct. 30 at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Updated information is known about Oregon’s 4,618th COVID-19 related death is an 86-year-old man from Multnomah County who died on Dec. 20, 2020. He was originally reported as having died on Aug. 4, 2020.

OHA investigating high COVID-19 test positivity rate

Oregon Health Authority has noted a 14% positivity rate for COVID-19 test results reported Tuesday. However, epidemiologists have not found a corresponding increase in virus cases that would be expected with such a high rate.

OHA epidemiologists do not see other indications that Tuesday’s reported high positivity rate is evidence of an impending surge, such as similar increases in hospitalizations. However, health officials will continue to investigate Tuesday’s numbers.  

OHA is reviewing whether technical issues over the weekend, including problems with a server that caused a backlog of electronic laboratory reports (ELRs) waiting to be processed, played a role in the high positivity rate. OHA will report results of its investigation in its daily news release in the coming days.

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.