Oregon reports 54 more COVID-19 related deaths, 4 in Deschutes County, 433 new cases

(Update: Adding details of newly reported deaths)

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — There are 54 newly reported COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, including four in Deschutes County, raising the state’s death toll to 6,854, the Oregon Health Authority reported Thursday.

OHA reported 433 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Thursday, bringing the state total to 698,982.

OHA releases new COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough report

OHA’s most recent update on COVID-19 breakthrough cases, released Thursday, reported 4,104 cases of COVID-19 during the week of Feb. 27 to Mar. 5.

Of those cases, 2,436, or 59.4%, were unvaccinated people and 1,667, or 40.6%, were vaccine breakthrough cases. Among the breakthrough cases, 776, or 46.6%, were fully vaccinated and boosted.

The median age of the breakthrough cases during that period was 55. Twenty-four breakthrough cases involved residents of care facilities, senior living communities or other congregate care settings. There were 61 cases in people ages 12 to 17.

To date, there have been 194,613 COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough cases in Oregon. Of those cases, 44,883, or 23.1%, were fully vaccinated and boosted at the time of infection. The median age of all cases is 41.

The report shows that the rate of COVID-19 in unvaccinated people is approximately 2.8 times the rate as in vaccinated people, and four times higher than in people who are fully vaccinated and boosted.

To date, 2.5% of all vaccine breakthrough cases have been hospitalized and 0.5% have died. The median age of vaccinated people who died is 80.

"Vaccination remains the most effective tool to reduce the spread of COVID-19," OHA states. "Oregonians are encouraged to get vaccinated and, if eligible, to get a booster shot."

The latest breakthrough report can be found here.

COVID-19 hospitalizations

The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 271, which is one more than Wednesday. There are 45 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is 10 fewer than Wednesday.

There are 94 available adult ICU beds out of 653 total (14% availability) and 323 available adult non-ICU beds out of 4,314 (7% availability).

3/10/2022 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	94(14%)	46(14%)	14(14%)	11(12%)	9(15%)	2(20%)	6(14%)	6(23%)
Adult non-ICU beds available	323(7%)	74(4%)	22(3%)	68(11%)	41(9%)	14(28%)	66(17%)	38(33%)

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 reported 24 COVID-19-positive patients as of early Thursday, two of whom were in the ICU, with one on a ventilator. One of the two ICU patients were not fully vaccinated, the hospital said, while 11 of the 24 COVID-positive 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 3,529 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry Wednesday. Of that total, 335 were initial doses, 406 were second doses and 961 were third doses and booster doses. The remaining 1,702 were administered on previous days but were entered into the vaccine registry Wednesday.

The seven-day running average is now 2,957 doses per day.

Oregon has now administered 4,163,977 doses of Pfizer Comirnaty, 239,033 doses of Pfizer pediatric, 2,724,965 doses of Moderna and 269,260 doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines.

As of Thursday, 3,165,270 people have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 2,872,769 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 (2), Benton (25), Clackamas (25), Clatsop (3), Columbia (5), Coos (14), Crook (4), Curry (3), Deschutes (15), Douglas (14), Grant (6), Hood River (3), Jackson (33), Jefferson (10), Josephine (13), Klamath (2), Lane (37), Lincoln (3), Linn (15), Malheur (3), Marion (32), Multnomah (65), Polk (10), Umatilla (1), Union (1), Wasco (3), Washington (78) and Yamhill (8).

Oregon’s 6,801st COVID-19-related death is a 53-year-old man from Linn County who tested positive Jan. 24 and died Jan. 24 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,802nd COVID-19-related death is a 95-year-old man from Washington County who tested positive Jan. 16 and died Jan. 24 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,803rd COVID-19-related death is a 96-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 3 and died Jan. 24 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,804th COVID-19-related death is an 85-year-old woman from Lincoln County who tested positive Jan. 3 and died Jan. 24 at her residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 6,805th COVID-19-related death is a 79-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive Nov. 16, 2021, and died Jan. 25 at Portland Providence Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,806th COVID-19-related death is a 58-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive Dec. 24, 2021, and died Jan. 25 at Portland Providence Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 6,807th COVID-19-related death is a 90-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive Jan. 11 and died Jan. 25 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,808th COVID-19-related death is an 85-year-old man from Coos County who tested positive Jan. 12 and died Jan. 25 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,809th COVID-19-related death is a 95-year-old man from Washington County who tested positive Jan. 18 and died Jan. 25 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,810th COVID-19-related death is a 96-year-old man from Clackamas County who tested positive Jan. 14 and died Jan. 25 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,811th COVID-19-related death is a 59-year-old man from Deschutes County who tested positive Jan. 6 and died Jan. 25 at St. Charles Bend. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 6,812th COVID-19-related death is a 60-year-old man from Washington County who tested positive Jan. 7 and died Jan. 25 at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 6,813th COVID-19-related death is an 82-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 16 and died Jan. 25 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,814th COVID-19-related death is a 61-year-old man from Curry County who tested positive Jan. 4 and died Jan. 26 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 6,815th COVID-19-related death is an 88-year-old man from Clackamas County who tested positive Dec. 13, 2021, and died Jan. 10 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,816th COVID-19-related death is a 63-year-old woman from Deschutes County who tested positive Jan. 5 and died Jan. 12 at St. Charles Bend. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,817th COVID-19-related death is a 93-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive Dec. 30, 2021, and died Jan. 12 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,818th COVID-19-related death is an 89-year-old woman from Klamath County who tested positive Dec. 31, 2021, and died Jan. 13 at Sky Lakes Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,819th COVID-19-related death is a 90-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive Dec. 31, 2021, and died Jan. 21 at Adventist Health Portland. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 6,820th COVID-19-related death is an 89-year-old man from Umatilla County who tested positive Jan. 6 and died Jan. 17 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,821st COVID-19-related death is a 90-year-old man from Multnomah County who first became positive on Jan. 16 after contact with a confirmed case and died Jan. 16 at his residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 6,822nd COVID-19-related death is an 83-year-old man from Linn County who tested positive Jan. 12 and died Jan. 29 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,823rd COVID-19-related death is a 94-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 5 and died Jan. 28 at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,824th COVID-19-related death is a 77-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 6 and died Jan. 19 at Oregon Health & Science University Hospital. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,825th COVID-19-related death is a 64-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 12 and died Jan. 19 at Kaiser Permanente Sunnyside Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,826th COVID-19-related death is a 79-year-old man from Lake County who tested positive Jan. 19 and died Jan. 19 at St. Charles Bend. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,827th COVID-19-related death is a 59-year-old man from Clackamas County who tested positive Jan. 10 and died Jan. 21 at Providence Portland Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 6,828th COVID-19-related death is a 67-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 6 and died Jan. 23 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,829th COVID-19-related death is a 63-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 10 and died Jan. 26 at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,830th COVID-19-related death is an 88-year-old woman from Clackamas County who tested positive Jan. 25 and died Jan. 26 at Providence Milwaukie Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 6,831st COVID-19-related death is an 80-year-old man from Clackamas County who tested positive Jan. 10 and died Jan. 27 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,832nd COVID-19-related death is a 98-year-old woman from Washington County who tested positive Jan. 28 and died Feb. 20 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,833rd COVID-19-related death is a 72-year-old man from Deschutes County who tested positive Jan. 14 and died Jan. 20 at his residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 6,834th COVID-19-related death is a 60-year-old man from Deschutes County who tested positive Dec. 24, 2021, and died Jan. 20 at St. Charles Bend. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 6,835th COVID-19-related death is an 82-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive Jan. 17 and died Jan. 20 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,836th COVID-19-related death is a 54-year-old man from Lincoln County who tested positive Nov. 20, 2021, and died Jan. 20 at Providence Portland Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,837th COVID-19-related death is a 66-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive Jan. 12 and died Jan. 23 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,838th COVID-19-related death is an 85-year-old woman from Clackamas County who tested positive Jan. 18 and died Jan. 23 at her residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 6,839th COVID-19-related death is a 98-year-old woman from Wallowa County who tested positive Jan. 12 and died Jan. 23 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,840th COVID-19-related death is a 72-year-old woman from Klamath County who tested positive Jan. 19 and died Jan. 23 at St. Charles Bend. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,841st COVID-19-related death is a 43-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 28 and died Jan. 27 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,842nd COVID-19-related death is a 75-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 27 and died Jan. 27 at his residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 6,843rd COVID-19-related death is an 80-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 24 and died Jan. 27 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,844th COVID-19-related death is an 84-year-old woman from Washington County who tested positive Dec. 30, 2021, and died Jan. 30 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,845th COVID-19-related death is a 70-year-old woman from Washington County who tested positive Jan. 13 and died Jan. 26 at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,846th COVID-19-related death is a 101-year-old man from Yamhill County who tested positive Feb. 20 and died March 6 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,847th COVID-19-related death is a 67-year-old woman from Yamhill County who tested positive Jan. 31 and died March 1 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,848th COVID-19-related death is a 79-year-old woman from Josephine County who tested positive Feb. 24 and died March 8 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,849th COVID-19-related death is a 73-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive Jan. 19 and died March 1 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 6,850th COVID-19-related death is an 85-year-old woman from Jackson County who tested positive Jan. 4 and died Jan. 12 at her residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 6,851st COVID-19-related death is a 79-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive Jan. 5 and died Feb. 15 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,852nd COVID-19-related death is a 28-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive Jan. 4, 2021, and died Feb. 8, 2021, at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 6,853rd COVID-19-related death is an 89-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive Nov. 4, 2020, and died Jan. 9, 2021, at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 6,854th COVID-19-related death is a 62-year-old man from Benton County who tested positive Feb. 1 and died Feb. 8 at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend. 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.