Oregon reports 20 more COVID-19 related deaths, 301 new cases

(Update: OHA releases details on newly reported deaths)

PORTLAND, Ore.  (KTVZ) — There are 20 newly COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 7,033, the Oregon Health Authority reported Thursday.

OHA reported 301 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Thursday, bringing the state total to 702,566.

OHA releases new COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough report

OHA’s most recent update on COVID-19 breakthrough cases, released Thursday, reported 1,990 cases of COVID-19 during the week of March 13 to March 19.

Of those cases, 1,232, or 61.9%, were unvaccinated people, and 750, or 37.7%, were vaccine breakthrough cases. Among the breakthrough cases, 395, or 52.7%, were fully vaccinated and boosted.

The average age of the breakthrough cases during that period was 55. Ten breakthrough cases involved residents of care facilities, senior living communities or other congregate care settings. There were 31 breakthrough cases in people ages 12 to 17.

To date, there have been 196,477 COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough cases in Oregon. Of those cases, 45,849, or 23.3%, were fully vaccinated. The average age of all cases is 41.

The report shows that the rate of COVID-19 in unvaccinated people last week was approximately 3.7 times higher than in vaccinated people, and 4.3 times higher than in people who are fully vaccinated and boosted.

To date, 2.5% of all vaccine breakthrough cases have been hospitalized, and 0.6% have died. The average age of vaccinated people who died is 80.

Vaccination remains the most effective tool to reduce the spread of COVID-19, OHA said. Oregonians are encouraged to get vaccinated and, if eligible, 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 161, which is four fewer than Wednesday. There are 25 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is two fewer than Wednesday.

There are 95 available adult ICU beds out of 676 total (14% availability) and 385 available adult non-ICU beds out of 4,253 (9% availability).

3/24/2022 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	95(14%)	55(16%)	9(9%)	6(6%)	8(14%)	3(30%)	6(14%)	8(31%)
Adult non-ICU beds available	385(9%)	107(5%)	50(7%)	37(6%)	60(14%)	17(34%)	65(16%)	49(43%)

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 17 COVID-19-positive patients as of early Thursday, three of whom were in the ICU, one on a ventilator. One of the three ICU patients was not fully vaccinated, the hospital said, while eight of the 17 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.

More information about hospital capacity can be found here.

Vaccinations in Oregon

OHA reported Thursday that 2,873 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry Wednesday. Of that total, 278 were initial doses, 284 were second doses and 837 were third doses and booster doses. The remaining 1,319 doses were administered on previous days but were entered into the vaccine registry Wednesday.

The seven-day running average is now 2,283 doses per day.

Oregon has now administered 4,185,972 doses of Pfizer Comirnaty, 244,171 doses of Pfizer pediatric, 2,736,503 doses of Moderna and 270,039 doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines.

As of Thursday, 3,173,269 people have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 2,881,503 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: Benton (15), Clackamas (23), Clatsop (5), Columbia (2), Coos (3), Crook (1), Deschutes (14), Douglas (10), Grant (3), Harney (1), Hood River (2), Jackson (10), Jefferson (3), Josephine (4), Klamath (6), Lane (33), Lincoln (1), Linn (4), Malheur (1), Marion (15), Multnomah (85), Polk (5), Tillamook (1), Umatilla (12), Union (1), Wasco (3), Washington (28) and Yamhill (10).

Oregon’s 7,014th COVID-19-related death is a 61-year-old man from Marion County who tested positive Feb. 19 and died March 17 at Salem Hospital. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 7,015th COVID-19-related death is a 98-year-old woman from Clackamas County who tested positive Jan. 18 and died Jan. 28 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 7,016th COVID-19-related death is an 85-year-old woman from Washington County who died Feb. 5 at her residence. The death certificate listed COVID-19 disease or SARS-CoV-2 as a cause of death or a significant condition contributing to death. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 7,017th COVID-19-related death is a 75-year-old man from Clackamas County who tested positive Jan. 30 and died Feb. 6 at Providence Milwaukie Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 7,018th COVID-19-related death is a 94-year-old man from Lake County who tested positive Feb. 2 and died Feb. 4 at Lake District Hospital. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 7,019th COVID-19-related death is a 61-year-old man from Malheur County who tested positive Jan. 25 and died Feb. 9 at St. Alphonsus Medical Center at Ontario. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 7,020th COVID-19-related death is a 92-year-old man from Curry County who tested positive Jan. 31 and died Feb. 6 at Curry General Hospital. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 7,021st COVID-19-related death is an 88-year-old man from Clackamas County who tested positive Jan. 11 and died Feb. 2 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 7,022nd COVID-19-related death is a 79-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive Dec. 26, 2021 and died Feb. 2 at Providence Portland Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 7,023rd COVID-19-related death is a 56-year-old man from Washington County who tested positive Feb. 6 and died Feb. 10 at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 7,024th COVID-19-related death is an 86-year-old woman from Lane County who tested positive Jan. 10 and died Feb. 10 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 7,025th COVID-19-related death is an 82-year-old woman from Wasco County who tested positive Jan. 24 and died Feb. 5 at St. Charles Bend. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 7,026th COVID-19-related death is a 66-year-old man from Linn County who tested positive Jan. 18 and died Feb. 11 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 7,027th COVID-19-related death is a 61-year-old man from Washington County who tested positive Dec. 20, 2021 and died Feb. 4 at Kaiser Westside Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 7,028th COVID-19-related death is a 100-year-old man from Washington County who tested positive Feb. 28 and died March 2 at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 7,029th COVID-19-related death is a 59-year-old man from Washington County who tested positive Feb. 15 and died March 18 at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 7,030th COVID-19-related death is a 64-year-old woman from Washington County who tested positive Jan. 19 and died Feb. 8 at Kaiser Westside Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 7,031st COVID-19-related death is a 60-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive Feb. 1 and died Feb. 4 at Providence Portland Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 7,032nd COVID-19-related death is a 92-year-old woman from Jackson County who tested positive Jan 20 and died March 16 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 7,033rd COVID-19-related death is a 63-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive Feb. 9 and died March 10 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

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.