Dec 31, 2020
COVID-19 claimed 19 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,468.
Oregon Health Authority reported 1,052 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 bringing the state total to 112,260.
Tuesday, 3,504 doses of vaccine were administered, raising the state’s total number of first vaccine doses to 31,382. All vaccinations occurred at Oregon hospitals and long-term care facilities.
To date,138,400 doses of vaccine have been delivered to sites across Oregon.
OHA reported 6,790 new daily cases during the week of Monday, Dec. 21 through Sunday, Dec. 27, a 22% decrease from the previous week. That marked the third consecutive week of declining cases.
There were 337 persons hospitalized for COVID-19, a 23% decline from the previous week.