Jan 11, 2021
Oregon had 30 new COVID-19 related deaths reported over the weekend and 2,868 new cases. There have been 1,605 deaths since the pandemic began and 125,683 new cases.
97,010 doses of vaccine have been administered which is slightly more than 2-percent of Oregonians.
Oregon’s 1576th COVID-19 death is a 100-year-old woman in Benton County who tested positive on December 14 and died on January 7 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1577th COVID-19 death is a 84-year-old man in Clackamas County who tested positive on December 21 and died on January 8 at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1578th COVID-19 death is a 82-year-old man in Clackamas County who tested positive on December 21 and died on January 7 at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.
The COVID-19 vaccine finally made its way to Lane County.
Two health care workers received their first dose of the Pfizer COVID- 19 vaccine at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center in Springfield at 7 a.m. Monday. Healthcare workers at PeaceHealth started getting theirs at 9 a.m. It s the first of two required doses of the Pfizer vaccine; which are given 21 days apart.
The first two people in the county to get their vaccines were McKenzie-Willamette infectious disease Dr. Harry Scholtz and registered nurse Janet Strand. As they sat for their shots outside the center s front entrance, the sun had yet to rise and cars were already beginning to line up for the center s drive-thru COVID-19 testing clinic. After her shot, Strand was given a Superman Band-Aid.