Brown said because of the rise in cases and the increase in hospitalizations over the past month, at least 12 counties are at risk of moving back into the extreme risk category.
Hospitalizations
There are 295 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Oregon, which is 19 more than Friday. Sixty-six of those patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, two more than Friday.
Vaccinations
In the past week, Oregon has averaged 35,236 COVID-19 vaccinations per day.
As of Saturday, 1,144,023 Oregonians are fully vaccinated and 1,709,184 have received at least one dose, according to Oregon Health Authority s COVID-19 vaccine dashboard.
To date, 1,731,015 doses of Pfizer, 1,454,400 doses of Moderna and 215,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines have been delivered to sites across Oregon.
Oregon reports 8 more COVID-19 related deaths, as total nears 2,500; 830 new cases
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) There are eight new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,484, the Oregon Health Authority reported Saturday.
OHA also reported 830 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Saturday, bringing the state s total to 179,930.
Vaccinations in Oregon
OHA reported Saturday that 53,765 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry. Of this total, 29,160 doses were administered on Friday and 24,605 were administered on previous days but were entered into the vaccine registry on Friday.
The 7-day running average is now 35,236 doses per day.
Coronavirus in Oregon: 830 new cases, 8 deaths as hospitalizations near cutoff for ‘extreme risk’ restrictions
Updated 3:00 PM;
Facebook Share
The case growth comes as no surprise, with warnings of consequences growing in tandem with ever-increasing daily case and hospitalizations counts. Friday’s new case total of 1,020 was the highest recorded in more than three months.
Hospitalizations are among the primary measures Gov. Kate Brown is using to decide whether to shut down indoor dining in some particularly hard-hit counties. Saturday’s total of 295 coronavirus patients occupying hospital beds falls five short of Brown’s cutoff for moving what appears to be a dozen counties into the “extreme risk” category.
Oregon reports 775 new COVID-19 cases, 13 new deaths Saturday
Updated Jan 23, 2021;
Posted Jan 23, 2021
Jim Keogh, RN, draws the the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to administer to a resident in New Jersey on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021.
Patti Sapone | NJ Advance Media
Facebook Share
Public health officials on Saturday reported 775 newly identified cases of COVID-19 in Oregon and the numbers continue to show a trend of declining infections.
Over the past two weeks, new known infections have dropped 26% and hospitalizations have fallen 24% meaning a bump in cases after the Christmas and New Year’s holidays is over.
Deaths, however, continue to rise. They typically lag a few weeks behind surges in new infections because it takes time for the coronavirus to take its deadly toll. The state on Saturday reported 13 new COVID-19 deaths. Over the past two weeks, the death rate has increased 25%.