February 14, 2021

Contact: OHA External Relations, covid19.media@dhsoha.state.or.us" target="_blank">orcovid19.media@dhsoha.state.or.us

Oregon reports 254 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, zero new deaths

PORTLAND, Ore. — There are zero new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, the state’s death toll remains at 2,137 the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today.

Oregon Health Authority reported 254 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today bringing the state total to 150,281.

Vaccinations in Oregon

Today, OHA reported that 7,206 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry. Of this total, 4,028 doses were administered on Feb.13 and 3,178 were administered on previous days but were entered into the vaccine registry on Feb. 13. 

Cumulative daily totals can take several days to finalize because providers have 72 hours to report doses administered and technical challenges have caused many providers to lag in their reporting. OHA has been providing technical support to vaccination sites to improve the timeliness of their data entry into the state’s ALERT Immunization Information System (IIS).

Oregon has now administered a cumulative total of 677,194 first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccines. To date, 885,250 doses of vaccine have been delivered to sites across Oregon. 

These data are preliminary and subject to change. OHA' s dashboards provide regularly updated vaccination data, and Oregon’s dashboard has been updated today.

COVID-19 hospitalizations

The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 213, which is three fewer than yesterday. There are 52 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is three more than yesterday.

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.

Cases and deaths

The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Benton (3), Clackamas (11), Columbia (2), Coos (11), Crook (3), Deschutes (22), Douglas (17), Harney (5), Jackson (11), Jefferson (2), Josephine (7), Klamath (7),  Lane (32), Lincoln (1), Linn (7), Marion (21), Morrow (1), Multnomah (46), Polk (1), Umatilla (6), Union (1), Wasco (2), Washington (29), Yamhill (6).

1This includes cases confirmed by diagnostic testing and presumptive cases. Presumptive cases are those without a positive diagnostic test who present COVID-19-like symptoms and had close contact with a confirmed case. County of residence for cases may change as new information becomes available. If changes occur, we will update our counts accordingly.

2For additional details on individuals who have died from COVID-19 in Oregon, please refer to our press releases

Electronic Laboratory Reporting (ELR) received February 13, 2021

Cumulative Electronic Laboratory Reporting

PORTLAND, Ore. — There are 43 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,137 the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today.

Oregon Health Authority reported 474 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today bringing the state total to 150,034.

Vaccinations in Oregon

Today, OHA reported that 20,386 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry. Of this total, 11,783 doses were administered on Feb. 12 and 8,603 were administered on previous days but were entered into the vaccine registry on Feb. 12.

Cumulative daily totals can take several days to finalize because providers have 72 hours to report doses administered and technical challenges have caused many providers to lag in their reporting. OHA has been providing technical support to vaccination sites to improve the timeliness of their data entry into the state’s ALERT Immunization Information System (IIS).

Oregon has now administered a cumulative total of 669,988 first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccines. To date, 885,250 doses of vaccine have been delivered to sites across Oregon.

These data are preliminary and subject to change. OHA's dashboards provide regularly updated vaccination data, and Oregon’s dashboard has been updated today.

COVID-19 hospitalizations

The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 216, which is 14 more than yesterday. There are 49 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is one more than yesterday.

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.

Cases and deaths

The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Baker (1), Benton (19), Clackamas (25), Columbia (10), Coos (20), Crook (3), Curry (1), Deschutes (22), Douglas (25), Hood River (2), Jackson (33), Jefferson (5), Josephine (19), Klamath (3), Lake (4), Lane (52), Lincoln (1), Linn (13), Malheur (3), Marion (30), Morrow (4), Multnomah (74), Polk (16), Tillamook (2), Umatilla (15), Union (5), Wallowa (1), Wasco (1), Washington (51) and Yamhill (14).

Oregon’s 2,095th COVID-19 death is a 79-year-old man in Benton County who tested positive on Dec. 1 and died on Jan. 4 at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,096th COVID-19 death is a 61-year-old woman in Benton County who tested positive on Dec. 2 and died on Jan. 14 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,097th COVID-19 death is a 93-year-old woman in Clackamas County who tested positive on Jan. 3 and died on Feb. 1 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,098th COVID-19 death is an 88-year-old woman in Clackamas County who tested positive on Dec. 30 and died on Jan. 4 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,099th COVID-19 death is a 31-year-old man in Clackamas County who tested positive on Dec. 30 and died on Jan. 27. Location of death and presence of underlying conditions are being confirmed.

Oregon’s 2,100th COVID-19 death is an 82-year-old woman in Clackamas County who tested positive on Jan. 5 and died on Jan. 26 at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon's 2,101st COVID-19 death is a 68-year-old man in Clackamas County who tested positive on Jan. 11 and died on Jan. 26 at Adventist Hospital. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,102nd COVID-19 death is an 81-year-old woman in Clackamas County who tested positive on Jan. 11 and died on Jan. 15 at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,103rd COVID-19 death is an 82-year-old man in Clackamas County who tested positive on Jan. 12 and died on Jan. 22 at Kaiser Westside Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,104th COVID-19 death is an 83-year-old woman in Clackamas County who tested positive on Jan. 17 and died on Jan. 26 at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,105th COVID-19 death is a 70-year-old man in Clackamas County who tested positive on Jan. 24 and died on Feb. 2 at Adventist Hospital. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,106th COVID-19 death is a 69-year-old woman in Crook County who tested positive on Jan. 17 and died on Feb. 11 at St. Charles Bend Hospital. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,107th COVID-19 death is an 86-year-old man in Crook County who tested positive on Dec. 28 and died on Jan. 4 at St. Charles Bend Hospital. He had no underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,108th COVID-19 death is a 79-year-old woman in Deschutes County who tested positive on Jan. 2 and died on Jan. 7 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,109th COVID-19 death is a 77-year-old woman in Deschutes County who tested positive on Dec. 16 and died on Jan. 4 at St. Charles Bend Hospital. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,110th COVID-19 death is an 83-year-old man in Deschutes County who tested positive on Feb. 2 and died on Feb. 2. Location of death and presence of underlying conditions are being confirmed.

Oregon’s 2,111st COVID-19 death is a 72-year-old woman in Deschutes County who tested positive on Jan. 5 and died on Jan. 31 at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 2,112nd COVID-19 death is a 91-year-old woman in Hood River County who tested positive on Feb. 4 and died on Feb. 12 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,113rd COVID-19 death is a 101-year-old woman in Hood River County who became symptomatic on Jan. 20 after contact with a confirmed case and died on Feb. 11 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,114th COVID-19 death is a 55-year-old man in Jefferson County who tested positive on Nov. 29 and died on Jan. 16 at OHSU. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,115th COVID-19 death is an 85-year-old man in Linn County who tested positive on Dec. 30 and died on Jan. 18 at Samaritan Albany General Hospital. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 2,116th COVID-19 death is a 70-year-old man in Malheur County who tested positive on Jan. 10 and died on Jan. 21 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,117th COVID-19 death is an 83-year-old woman in Marion County who tested positive on Dec. 7 and died on Feb. 5 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,118th COVID-19 death is a 67-year-old woman in Marion County who tested positive on Jan. 16 and died on Jan. 19 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,119th COVID-19 death is an 84-year-old man in Marion County who tested positive on Oct. 26 and died on Oct. 21 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,120th COVID-19 death is an 83-year-old woman in Marion County who tested positive on Dec. 30 and died on Jan. 14 at Kaiser Westside Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,121st COVID-19 death is an 89-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Nov. 20 and died on Jan. 11 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,122nd COVID-19 death is a 76-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Dec. 3 and died on Jan. 21 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,123rd COVID-19 death is a 92-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on Dec. 22 and died on Jan. 9 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,124th COVID-19 death is an 87-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on Jan. 14 and died on Jan. 25 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,125th COVID-19 death is a 62-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on Jan. 15 and died on Feb. 1 at Oregon Health and Sciences University. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 2,126th COVID-19 death is a 91-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Jan. 12 and died on Jan. 13 at Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,127th COVID-19 death is a 57-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Jan. 11 and died on Jan. 25 at Providence Portland Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 2,128th COVID-19 death is a 68-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Jan. 5 and died on Jan. 11 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,129th COVID-19 death is a 73-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Jan. 5 and died on Jan. 18 at Providence Portland Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,130th COVID-19 death is a 98-year-old man in Umatilla County who tested positive on Jan. 27 and died on Feb. 3 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,131st COVID-19 death is a 74-year-old man in Umatilla County who tested positive on Dec. 29 and died on Feb. 3 at Good Shepherd Hospital. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,132nd COVID-19 death is a 93-year-old woman in Washington County who tested positive on Jan. 11 and died on Feb. 4 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,133rd COVID-19 death is an 87-year-old man in Wasco County who tested positive on Dec. 22 and died on Jan. 4 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,134th COVID-19 death is an 84-year-old man in Yamhill County who tested positive on Jan. 17 and died on Jan. 27 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,135th COVID-19 death is a 46-year-old man in Yamhill County who tested positive on Jan. 7 and died on Jan. 13 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,136th COVID-19 death is an 85-year-old man in Josephine County who tested positive on Jan. 4 and died on Jan. 21 at his residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 2,137th COVID-19 death is a 93-year-old woman in Josephine County who tested positive on Dec. 9 and died on Jan. 13 at her residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

1This includes cases confirmed by diagnostic testing and presumptive cases. Presumptive cases are those without a positive diagnostic test who present COVID-19-like symptoms and had close contact with a confirmed case. County of residence for cases may change as new information becomes available. If changes occur, we will update our counts accordingly.

2For additional details on individuals who have died from COVID-19 in Oregon, please refer to our press releases

Electronic Laboratory Reporting (ELR) received Feb. 12, 2021

Cumulative Electronic Lab Laboratory Reporting

Learn more about COVID-19 vaccinations

To learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine situation in Oregon, visit our webpage, which has a breakdown of distribution and other useful information.

Feb. 12, 2021

Contact: OHA External Relations, covid19.media@dhsoha.state.or.us" target="_blank">orcovid19.media@dhsoha.state.or.us

Oregon reports 517 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 38 new deaths

PORTLAND, Ore. — There are 38 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,094, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today.

Oregon Health Authority reported 517 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today, bringing the state total to 149,576.

Media availability highlights

Today’s media briefing recording is available here, and the slides from today’s briefing are available here.

Vaccinations in Oregon

Today, OHA reported that 25,772 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry. Of this total, 16,877 doses were administered on Feb. 11 and 8,895 were administered on previous days but were entered into the vaccine registry on Feb. 11.

Cumulative daily totals can take several days to finalize because providers have 72 hours to report doses administered and technical challenges have caused many providers to lag in their reporting. OHA has been providing technical support to vaccination sites to improve the timeliness of their data entry into the state’s ALERT Immunization Information System (IIS).

Oregon has now administered a cumulative total of 649,602 first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccines. To date, 884,275 doses of vaccine have been delivered to sites across Oregon.

These data are preliminary and subject to change. OHA's dashboards provide regularly updated vaccination data, and Oregon’s dashboard has been updated today.

COVID-19 hospitalizations

The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 202, which is seven fewer than yesterday. There are 48 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is two fewer than yesterday.

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.

OHA is investigating breakthrough cases

OHA today announced the discovery of four “breakthrough” cases of COVID-19. These are cases where an individual has tested positive for COVID-19 at least 14 days after completing their vaccination series.

Two of the cases are in Yamhill County and two are in Lane County. OHA is working with local public health officials to investigate the origin. Their illnesses range from asymptomatic to mild symptoms.

Genome sequencing is underway, and we expect results next week.

Such cases are not unexpected. Clinical trials of both vaccines presently in use included breakthrough cases. In those cases, even though the participants got COVID-19, the vaccines reduced the severity of illness.

Based on what is known about vaccines for other diseases and early data from clinical trials, OHA experts believe the existing vaccines are very effective.

Cases and deaths

NOTE: Death details are being reviewed and will be posted in an updated version of this press release.

The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Benton (31), Clackamas (43), Clatsop (1), Columbia (3), Coos (8), Crook (5), Curry (5), Deschutes (32), Douglas (18), Harney (3), Hood River (2), Jackson (35), Jefferson (11), Josephine (16), Klamath (10), Lake (7), Lane (48), Lincoln (4), Linn (13), Marion (59), Morrow (4), Multnomah (57), Polk (13), Tillamook (1), Umatilla (19), Union (3), Wallowa (2), Wasco (1), Washington (50) and Yamhill (13).

Oregon’s 2,057th COVID-19 death is an 89-year-old woman in Clackamas County who tested positive on Jan. 15 and died on Jan. 24 at Providence Portland Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,058th COVID-19 death is a 67-year-old woman in Clackamas County who tested positive on Dec. 31 and died on Jan. 17 at Providence Portland Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,059th COVID-19 death is an 87-year-old woman in Clackamas County who tested positive on Dec. 21 and died on Jan. 23 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,060th COVID-19 death is a 61-year-old man in Clackamas County who tested positive on Dec. 14 and died on Jan. 14 at Adventist Hospital. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 2,061st COVID-19 death is a 103-year-old woman in Clackamas County who tested positive on Dec. 13 and died on Dec. 30 at her residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 2,062nd COVID-19 death is a 74-year-old woman in Deschutes County who tested positive on Jan. 6 and died on Jan. 13 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,063rd COVID-19 death is a 74-year-old woman in Deschutes County who tested positive on Jan. 4 and died on Jan. 15 at St. Charles Bend Hospital. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,064th COVID-19 death is a 76-year-old man in Deschutes County who tested positive on Dec. 28 and died on Jan. 8 at St. Charles Bend Hospital. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,065th COVID-19 death is a 92-year-old woman in Josephine County who tested positive on Dec. 31 and died on Jan. 16 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,066th COVID-19 death is a 74-year-old man in Josephine County who tested positive on Dec. 28 and died on Jan. 10 at his residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 2,067th COVID-19 death is a 98-year-old man in Josephine County who tested positive on Dec. 19 and died on Jan. 7 at his residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 2,068th COVID-19 death is an 82-year-old woman in Klamath County who tested positive on Dec. 20 and died on Jan. 18 at her residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 2,069th COVID-19 death is an 83-year-old man in Lane County who tested positive on Dec. 7 and died on Jan. 3 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,070th COVID-19 death is a 48-year-old man in Lane County who tested positive on Feb. 10 and died on Feb. 10 at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,071st COVID-19 death is a 95-year-old man in Linn County who tested positive on Jan. 9 and died on Jan. 20 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,072nd COVID-19 death is an 85-year-old woman in Linn County who tested positive on Nov. 12 and died on Dec. 7 at her residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 2,073rd COVID-19 death is a 78-year-old man in Malheur County who tested positive on Dec. 4 and died on Jan. 12 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,074th COVID-19 death is a 98-year-old woman in Marion County who tested positive on Nov. 30 and died on Jan. 4 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,075th COVID-19 death is an 84-year-old man in Marion County who tested positive on Jan. 7 and died on Feb. 10 at Salem Hospital. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,076th COVID-19 death is an 85-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Nov. 15 and died on Dec. 29 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,077th COVID-19 death is a 75-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on Dec. 2 and died on Jan. 5 at his residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 2,078th COVID-19 death is a 73-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Dec. 9 and died on Jan. 1 at Adventist Hospital. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 2,079th COVID-19 death is a 91-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on Dec. 7 and died on Jan. 23 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,080th COVID-19 death is a 93-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Dec. 13 and died on Dec. 30 at her residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 2,081st COVID-19 death is a 75-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Dec. 10 and died on Jan. 10 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,082nd COVID-19 death is a 97-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on Dec. 25 and died on Jan. 8 at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 2,083rd COVID-19 death is an 84-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on Dec. 20 and died on Dec. 28 at his residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 2,084th COVID-19 death is a 76-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on Jan. 6 and died on Jan. 25 at his residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 2,085th COVID-19 death is a 75-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on Dec. 31 and died on Jan. 12 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,086th COVID-19 death is a 69-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on Jan. 12 and died on Feb. 10 at Legacy Mt. Hood Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 2,087th COVID-19 death is an 84-year-old man in Washington County who tested positive on Nov. 23 and died on Dec. 20 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,088th COVID-19 death is a 91-year-old man in Washington County who tested positive on Nov. 20 and died on Jan. 18 at his residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 2,089th COVID-19 death is a 75-year-old man in Washington County who tested positive on Dec. 9 and died on Dec. 29 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,090th COVID-19 death is a 79-year-old woman in Washington County who tested positive on Dec. 17 and died on Jan. 13 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,091st COVID-19 death is an 86-year-old man in Washington County who tested positive on Dec. 13 and died on Dec. 19 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,092nd COVID-19 death is a 95-year-old woman in Washington County who tested positive on Jan. 7 and died on Jan. 18 at Providence Portland Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,093rd COVID-19 death is a 71-year-old man in Umatilla County who tested positive on Jan. 19 and died on Jan. 21 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,094th COVID-19 death is a 95-year-old man in Yamhill County who tested positive on Nov. 23 died on Jan. 3 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 our webpage, which has a breakdown of distribution and other useful information.

Feb. 12, 2021

Contact: Jonathan Modie, 971-246-9139, PHD.Communications@state.or.us

Conference of Local Health Officials meets February 18 via Zoom

What: The monthly public meeting of the Conference of Local Health Officials (CLHO). 

Agenda:  COVID Vaccine Advisory Committee recommendations; COVID-19 Funding.

Agenda is subject to change and is posted with meeting materials on the CLHO website at http://www.oregonclho.org/ prior to meeting.

There is no public comment period during this meeting.

When: Thursday, February 18, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

Where: Via Zoom meeting.  All attendees MUST register at

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Background: The Conference of Local Health Officials provides recommendations to the Oregon Health Authority on the foundational capabilities and programs and any other public health program or activity under ORS 431.147. (ORS 431.340)

Program contact: Sara Beaudrault, 971-645-5766, a.beaudrault@state.or.us">sara.beaudrault@state.or.us

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If you need help or have questions, please contact Sara Beaudrault at 971-645-5766 711 TTY or a.beaudrault@state.or.us">sara.beaudrault@state.or.us at least 48 hours before the meeting.

Feb. 12, 2021

Contact: Jonathan Modie, 971-246-9139, PHD.Communications@state.or.us

Public Health Advisory Board meets Feb. 18

What: The Public Health Advisory Board will hold a meeting.

Agenda: Approve January meeting minutes; discuss chair position; discuss PHAB subcommittee membership and deliverables; review 2021 public health session bills; discuss opioid overdose.

When: Thursday, Feb. 18, 2-3:30 p.m. The meeting is open to the public. A public comment period will be held at the end of the meeting.

Where: Zoom conference call: (669) 254-5252; meeting ID: 160 932 6045.

Oregon’s Public Health Advisory Board provides guidance for Oregon’s governmental public health system and oversees the implementation of public health modernization and Oregon’s State Health Improvement Plan.

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If you need help or have questions, please contact Cara Biddlecom: at 971-673-2284, 711 TTY, or a.m.biddlecom@state.or.us">cara.m.biddlecom@state.or.us, at least 48 hours before the meeting.

Feb. 12, 2021

Contact: Philip Schmidt, 503-383-6079, philip.schmidt@dhsoha.state.or.us (media inquiries)

Brian Toups, 503-385-6542, rian.m.toups@dhsoha.state.or.us">brian.m.toups@dhsoha.state.or.us (meeting information or accommodation)

All Payer All Claims Technical Advisory Group to meet February 17

What: The regular public meeting of the Oregon Health Authority’s All Payer All Claims Technical Advisory Group.

When: February 17, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Where: By webinar and conference line only. The public may join remotely through a webinar and conference line:

• Join the webinar at https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1612276148?pwd=d3BoaE9ocXlwU0l5OGM2V0xzQnNndz09

• Conference line: 669-254-5252, Meeting ID: 161 227 6148, Password: 438688.

Agenda: General updates: APAC Vendor Transition; Submitter form update, APAC-1; Communication on mandatory reporter/data submitter movements; Public Comment; adjourn

For more information, please visit the committee's website at https://www.oregon.gov/oha/HPA/ANALYTICS/Pages/All-Payer-All-Claims-TAG.aspx.  

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Feb. 12, 2021

Contact: Philip Schmidt, 503-383-6079, philip.schmidt@dhsoha.state.or.us  (media inquiries)

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Oregon Health Policy Board meets for annual retreat February 17 and 18 via Zoom

What: A public meeting of the Oregon Health Policy Board.

When: February 17, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and February 19, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Where: Virtual meeting only. The public can join remotely via Zoom or a conference line. To join via Zoom

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Feb. 11, 2021

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Oregon reports 621 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 12 new deaths

PORTLAND, Ore. — There are 12 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,056, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today.

Oregon Health Authority reported 621 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today, bringing the state total to 149,082.

Vaccinations in Oregon

Today, OHA reported that 19,695 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry. Of this total, 14,004 doses were administered on Feb. 10 and 5,619 were administered on previous days but were entered into the vaccine registry on Feb. 10.

Cumulative daily totals can take several days to finalize because providers have 72 hours to report doses administered and technical challenges have caused many providers to lag in their reporting. OHA has been providing technical support to vaccination sites to improve the timeliness of their data entry into the state’s ALERT Immunization Information System (IIS).

Oregon has now administered a cumulative total of 623,909 first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccines. To date, 884,175 doses of vaccine have been delivered to sites across Oregon.

These data are preliminary and subject to change. OHA's dashboards provide regularly updated vaccination data, and Oregon’s dashboard has been updated today.

COVID-19 hospitalizations

The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 209, which is two fewer than yesterday. There are 50 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is three fewer than yesterday.

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.

COVID-19 variant tracking

OHA is now reporting the number of people in Oregon with confirmed variant strains of the virus that causes COVID-19 on Oregon’s COVID-19 Update dashboard. New variant cases will be reported via this dashboard Monday through Friday.

New SARS-CoV-2 variants have been documented in the United States and globally during this pandemic, and information about the characteristics of these variants is rapidly emerging.

Viruses constantly change through mutation, and new variants of a virus are expected to occur over time. Most variants do not change how the virus behaves and many disappear. 

OHA continues to monitor variants that are being identified and will provide updates.

Weekly media briefing scheduled for Feb. 12 at 11 a.m.

Media are invited to attend a media briefing at 11 a.m. tomorrow, Feb. 12, with Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Allen and Oregon State Public Health Officer and Epidemiologist Dr. Dean Sidelinger. OHA will discuss the COVID-19 vaccination update in Oregon. Media will be able to join via this Zoom link.

Cases and deaths

The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Benton (35), Clackamas (35), Clatsop (1), Columbia (11), Coos (17), Crook (11), Curry (4), Deschutes (26), Douglas (46), Grant (1), Harney (5), Hood River (1), Jackson (43), Jefferson (16), Josephine (14), Klamath (6), Lake (10), Lane (57), Lincoln (2), Linn (23), Malheur (1), Marion (32), Morrow (6), Multnomah (77), Polk (17), Tillamook (2), Umatilla (27), Union (5), Wallowa (4), Wasco (4), Washington (58) and Yamhill (24).

Oregon’s 2,045th COVID-19 death is a 79-year-old man in Clackamas County who tested positive on Dec. 27 and died on Feb. 6 at Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,046th COVID-19 death is a 96-year-old man in Jackson County who tested positive on Dec. 22 and died on Feb. 10 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,047th COVID-19 death is a 93-year-old man in Deschutes County who tested positive on Nov. 23 and died on Jan. 17 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,048th COVID-19 death is an 83-year-old woman in Josephine County who tested positive on Jan. 1 and died on Feb. 7 at her residence. The presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 2,049th COVID-19 death is a 91-year-old woman in Marion County who tested positive on Dec. 15 and died on Jan. 20 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,050th COVID-19 death is a 74-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Nov. 24 and died on Dec. 31 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,051st COVID-19 death is a 58-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on Feb. 9 and died on Feb. 10 at Adventist Hospital. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,052nd COVID-19 death is a 67-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on Feb. 4 and died on Jan. 31 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,053rd COVID-19 death is a 72-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on Jan. 15 and died on Feb. 2 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,054th COVID-19 death is a 66-year-old man in Washington County who tested positive on Dec. 10 and died on Feb. 6 in Portland. The presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 2,055th COVID-19 death is an 88-year-old man in Washington County who tested positive on Dec. 23 and died on Feb. 5 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,056th COVID-19 death is a 76-year-old woman in Jefferson County who died on Dec. 15 at St. Charles Bend Hospital. 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 no underlying conditions.

Learn more about COVID-19 vaccinations

To learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine situation in Oregon, visit our webpage, which has a breakdown of distribution and other useful information.

Feb. 10, 2021

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Oregon reports 555 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 13 new deaths

PORTLAND, Ore. — There are 13 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,044, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today.

Oregon Health Authority reported 555 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today, bringing the state total to 148,475.

Vaccinations in Oregon

Today, OHA reported that 16,427 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry. Of this total, 9,686 doses were administered on Feb. 9 and 6,741 were administered on previous days but were entered into the vaccine registry on Feb. 9.

Cumulative daily totals can take several days to finalize because providers have 72 hours to report doses administered and technical challenges have caused many providers to lag in their reporting. OHA has been providing technical support to vaccination sites to improve the timeliness of their data entry into the state’s ALERT Immunization Information System (IIS).

Oregon has now administered a cumulative total of 604,215 first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccines. To date, 821,150 doses of vaccine have been delivered to sites across Oregon.

These data are preliminary and subject to change. OHA's dashboards provide regularly updated vaccination data, and Oregon’s dashboard has been updated today.

COVID-19 hospitalizations

The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 211, which is 15 fewer than yesterday. There are 53 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is unchanged from yesterday.

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.

Weekly COVID-19 data and outbreak reports 

The Oregon Health Authority’s COVID-19 Weekly Data report, released today, shows sharp decreases in daily cases, hospitalizations and deaths from the previous week.

OHA reported 4,049 new daily cases of COVID-19 during the week of Monday, Feb.1 through Sunday, Feb. 6 — a 15% decrease from last week and the lowest weekly total in three months.

New COVID-19 related hospitalizations similarly fell sharply from 251 to 230 — an 8% decline from the previous week.

COVID-19 related deaths also decreased to 66 — the lowest weekly total since mid-November.

There were 112,226 tests for COVID-19 for the week of Jan. 31 through Feb. 6, which represents a 6% drop from the previous week. The percentage of positive tests was 4.2%, down from 5.4% the previous week. That’s the lowest percentage of weekly positive tests since Oregon implemented its test-based method in mid-November.

People age 20 to 49 still account for more than half of COVID-19 cases, while people 70 and older have accounted for 76% of deaths associated with the virus.

Today’s COVID-19 Weekly Outbreak report shows 116 active COVID-19 outbreaks in senior living communities and congregate living settings, with three or more confirmed cases and one or more COVID-19 related deaths.

Cases and deaths

The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Baker (2), Benton (15), Clackamas (41), Clatsop (2), Columbia (5), Coos (15), Crook (3), Deschutes (39), Douglas (53), Grant (1), Hood River (3), Jackson (25), Jefferson (13), Josephine (18), Klamath (6), Lake (6), Lane (40), Linn (9), Marion (44), Morrow (1), Multnomah (116), Polk (16), Tillamook (2), Umatilla (9), Union (5), Wasco (3), Washington (53) and Yamhill (10).

Oregon’s 2,032nd COVID-19 death is a 49-year-old man in Clatsop County who tested positive on Jan. 11 and died on Feb. 8 at Oregon Health & Science University Hospital. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,033rd COVID-19 death is an 85-year-old man in Douglas County who tested positive on Feb. 3 and died on Feb. 7 at Mercy Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,034th COVID-19 death is a 73-year-old man in Douglas County who tested positive on Feb. 8 and died on Feb. 7 at Mercy Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 2,035th COVID-19 death is an 84-year-old man in Lane County who tested positive on Dec. 11 and died on Jan. 27 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,036th COVID-19 death is an 84-year-old man in Lane County who tested positive on Jan. 9 and died on Jan. 25 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,037th COVID-19 death is an 89-year-old man in Klamath County who tested positive on Jan. 8 and died on Jan. 29 at Sky Lakes Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,038th COVID-19 death is a 73-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on Jan. 17 and died on Feb. 1 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,039th COVID-19 death is an 81-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on Jan. 21 and died on Jan. 27 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,040th COVID-19 death is a 94-year-old woman in Multnomah County who died on Feb. 4 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 2,041st COVID-19 death is a 62-year-old man in Washington County who tested positive on Jan. 19 and died on Jan. 28 at his residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 2,042nd COVID-19 death is a 101-year-old woman in Washington County who tested positive on Jan. 11 and died on Jan. 16 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,043rd COVID-19 death is a 96-year-old woman in Washington County who tested positive on Dec. 25 and died on Jan. 5 at her residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 2,044th COVID-19 death is a 90-year-old woman in Washington County who tested positive on Jan. 22 and died on Jan. 26 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

To learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine situation in Oregon, visit our webpage, which has a breakdown of distribution and other useful information.

Feb. 10, 2020

Media contact: Jonathan Modie, 971-246-9139, phd.communications@dhsoha.state.or.us

Get immunizations updated before School Exclusion Day on Feb. 17

Parents must provide schools and childcare facilities with kids’ vaccine records

PORTLAND, Ore. – School looks different for kids. While many children still rely on remote learning, we want to make sure they are safe as schools reopen across the state. This includes making sure kids are up to date on childhood vaccines, like measles.

Feb. 17 is School Exclusion Day, and the Oregon Immunization Program reminds parents that children may not be able to attend school or childcare on that day (or when their school reopens) if their records on file show missing immunizations. Schools also have the option of blocking remote learning access for kids without current immunization records on Feb. 17.

Under state law, all children in public and private schools, preschools, Head Start and certified childcare facilities must have up-to-date documentation on their required immunizations or have an exemption. The COVID-19 vaccine is not currently required for children; the current Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) do not allow for children under 16 (Pfizer) or under 18 (Moderna) to be vaccinated.

“Immunization is the best way to protect children against vaccine-preventable diseases such as whooping cough and measles,” said Stacy de Assis Matthews, school law coordinator in the Oregon Health Authority Public Health Division. “Just two years ago, we saw several measles cases in the Northwest. We don’t want another disease outbreak of on top of COVID-19. Immunizations are the most effective way to stop the spread of measles, to keep kids and school communities healthy and safe.”

If a child’s school and childcare vaccination records are not up to date on Feb. 17, the child will be sent home. In 2020, local health departments sent 21,598 letters to parents and guardians informing them that their children needed immunizations to stay in school or childcare. A total of 3,268 children were kept out of school or childcare until the necessary immunization information was turned in to the schools or childcare facilities. This year, letters to parents were mailed on or before Feb. 3.

Parents seeking immunizations for their children should contact their health care provider or local health department, or call 211Info — just dial 211 or go to 211info.org. No one can be turned away from a local health department because of the inability to pay for required vaccines. Many pharmacists can immunize children age 7 and older; contact your neighborhood pharmacy for details.

Additional information on school immunizations can be found at the Immunization Program website.

Watch personal stories on why Oregonians are deciding to vaccinate by visiting OHA’s Facebook page and Twitter. OHA also invites people to join the conversation and share why they vaccinate by using the hashtag #ORVaccinates on social media.

Hear how Sarah’s powerful conversations changed her mom’s long-held views on vaccinations: https://youtu.be/dPB2sfySwJQ

Reverend Dr. Currie discusses whether there are legitimate reasons for religious exemptions: https://youtu.be/D6XnPm1N4iQ

As a parent herself, Dr. Choo talks about why she vaccinates her children: https://youtu.be/aDy7sseKs24

Feb. 9, 2021

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Oregon reports 529 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 7 new deaths

PORTLAND, Ore. — There are seven new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,031, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today.

Oregon Health Authority reported 529 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today, bringing the state total to 147,932.

Vaccinations in Oregon

Today, OHA reported that 16,340 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry. Of this total, 7,863 doses were administered on Feb. 8 and 8,477 were administered on previous days but were entered into the vaccine registry on Feb. 8.

Cumulative daily totals can take several days to finalize because providers have 72 hours to report doses administered and technical challenges have caused many providers to lag in their reporting. OHA has been providing technical support to vaccination sites to improve the timeliness of their data entry into the state’s ALERT Immunization Information System (IIS).

Oregon has now administered a cumulative total of 588,740 first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccines. To date, 801,125 doses of vaccine have been delivered to sites across Oregon.

These data are preliminary and subject to change. OHA's dashboards provide regularly updated vaccination data, and Oregon’s dashboard has been updated today.

COVID-19 hospitalizations

The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 226, which is five more than yesterday. There are 53 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is two fewer than yesterday.

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.

Harney County stays at Lower Risk

From Jan. 23 through Feb. 6, there were eight adults in custody with newly reported COVID-19 cases in Harney County. This number includes the six cases that were reported in Harney County yesterday.  As these individuals do not interact with members of the broader community, the numbers are being subtracted from the county’s total cases of COVID-19, which helps to determine the County Risk Level. Based on these updated numbers of cases, Harney County will stay at Lower Risk on Feb. 12.

Cases and deaths

The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Baker (4), Benton (20), Clackamas (65), Clatsop (2), Columbia (3), Coos (9), Crook (1), Curry (3), Deschutes (5), Douglas (16), Grant (1), Harney (18), Hood River (10), Jackson (19), Jefferson (5), Josephine (20), Klamath (9), Lake (13), Lane (39), Lincoln (1), Linn (9), Malheur (1), Marion (54), Morrow (3), Multnomah (78), Polk (19), Tillamook (1), Umatilla (29), Union (5), Wallowa (9), Wasco (7), Washington (40) and Yamhill (11).

Note: Due to a delay in laboratory reporting, OHA received a large quantity of approximately 3,000 negative electronic laboratory results (ELRs) on Feb. 8. The tests are from June 1, 2020 through Feb. 2, 2021. As a result, daily ELR totals are higher for Feb. 8 than usual; however, there was no change in percent positivity.

Oregon’s 2,025th COVID-19 death is a 68-year-old woman in Columbia County who tested positive on Dec. 22 and died on Feb. 4 at her residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 2,026th COVID-19 death is a 92-year-old woman in Deschutes County who tested positive on Nov. 23 and died on Dec. 9 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,027th COVID-19 death is a 92-year-old man in Josephine County who tested positive on Dec. 21 and died on Jan. 17 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,028th COVID-19 death is an 82-year-old man in Lane County who tested positive on Dec. 16 and died on Feb. 6 at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,029th COVID-19 death is a 79-year-old man in Marion County who tested positive on Jan. 25 and died on Feb. 2 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,030th COVID-19 death is a 77-year-old woman in Union County who tested positive on Jan. 22 and died on Feb. 7 at Grande Ronde Hospital. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,031st COVID-19 death is a 44-year-old man in Hood River County who tested positive on Jan. 25 and died on Feb. 6. Location of death and presence of underlying conditions are being confirmed.

Learn more about COVID-19 vaccinations

To learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine situation in Oregon, visit our webpage, which has a breakdown of distribution and other useful information.

Feb. 9, 2021

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Oregon reports 529 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 7 new deaths

PORTLAND, Ore. — There are seven new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,031, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today.

Oregon Health Authority reported 529 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today, bringing the state total to 147,932.

Vaccinations in Oregon

Today, OHA reported that 16,340 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry. Of this total, 7,863 doses were administered on Feb. 8 and 8,477 were administered on previous days but were entered into the vaccine registry on Feb. 8.

Cumulative daily totals can take several days to finalize because providers have 72 hours to report doses administered and technical challenges have caused many providers to lag in their reporting. OHA has been providing technical support to vaccination sites to improve the timeliness of their data entry into the state’s ALERT Immunization Information System (IIS).

Oregon has now administered a cumulative total of 588,740 first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccines. To date, 801,125 doses of vaccine have been delivered to sites across Oregon.

These data are preliminary and subject to change. OHA's dashboards provide regularly updated vaccination data, and Oregon’s dashboard has been updated today.

COVID-19 hospitalizations

The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 226, which is five more than yesterday. There are 53 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is two fewer than yesterday.

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.

Harney County stays at Lower Risk

From Jan. 23 through Feb. 6, there were eight adults in custody with newly reported COVID-19 cases in Harney County. This number includes the six cases that were reported in Harney County yesterday.  As these individuals do not interact with members of the broader community, the numbers are being subtracted from the county’s total cases of COVID-19, which helps to determine the County Risk Level. Based on these updated numbers of cases, Harney County will stay at Lower Risk on Feb. 12.

Cases and deaths

The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Baker (4), Benton (20), Clackamas (65), Clatsop (2), Columbia (3), Coos (9), Crook (1), Curry (3), Deschutes (5), Douglas (16), Grant (1), Harney (18), Hood River (10), Jackson (19), Jefferson (5), Josephine (20), Klamath (9), Lake (13), Lane (39), Lincoln (1), Linn (9), Malheur (1), Marion (54), Morrow (3), Multnomah (78), Polk (19), Tillamook (1), Umatilla (29), Union (5), Wallowa (9), Wasco (7), Washington (40) and Yamhill (11).

Note: Due to a delay in laboratory reporting, OHA received a large quantity of approximately 3,000 negative electronic laboratory results (ELRs) on Feb. 8. The tests are from June 1, 2020 through Feb. 2, 2021. As a result, daily ELR totals are higher for Feb. 8 than usual; however, there was no change in percent positivity.

Oregon’s 2,025th COVID-19 death is a 68-year-old woman in Columbia County who tested positive on Dec. 22 and died on Feb. 4 at her residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 2,026th COVID-19 death is a 92-year-old woman in Deschutes County who tested positive on Nov. 23 and died on Dec. 9 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,027th COVID-19 death is a 92-year-old man in Josephine County who tested positive on Dec. 21 and died on Jan. 17 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,028th COVID-19 death is an 82-year-old man in Lane County who tested positive on Dec. 16 and died on Feb. 6 at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,029th COVID-19 death is a 79-year-old man in Marion County who tested positive on Jan. 25 and died on Feb. 2 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,030th COVID-19 death is a 77-year-old woman in Union County who tested positive on Jan. 22 and died on Feb. 7 at Grande Ronde Hospital. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2,031st COVID-19 death is a 44-year-old man in Hood River County who tested positive on Jan. 25 and died on Feb. 6. Location of death and presence of underlying conditions are being confirmed.

Learn more about COVID-19 vaccinations

To learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine situation in Oregon, visit our webpage, which has a breakdown of distribution and other useful information.

Feb. 8, 2021

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Health officials launch new options to help seniors find COVID-19 vaccine information; urge patience as people 80 and older become eligible

(Salem – Feb. 8, 2021) The Oregon Health Authority piloted and launched a new “Get Vaccinated Oregon” tool today, as part of a multi-pronged effort to provide older adults information about COVID-19 vaccinations. Starting Monday February 8th, approximately 168,000 adults age 80 and older are now eligible to get a COVID-19 (though nearly 33,000 people age 80 or above have already been vaccinated). While vaccine supplies are expected to increase in coming weeks, supplies are currently scarce. State health officials asked for patience as more than 700,000 seniors age 65 and older become eligible for vaccines over the next four weeks.

With the new tool, older adults in Oregon have four primary ways to get linked to local vaccine information:

1. Get Vaccinated Oregon is an eligibility and notification tool developed by Google, in partnership with the state of Oregon. It can be found at Oregon’s oregon.gov website, or at getvaccinated.oregon.gov . The tool allows users to answer basic questions to learn if they are eligible and get linked to information about vaccinations in their counties. Users can sign up for alerts to get notified about vaccination events or find out when they may become eligible.
2. Vaccine Information chat bot on the oregon.gov web site allows anyone to find out if they’re eligible for a vaccine in Oregon or get answers to other questions about vaccines. The Vaccine Information chat bot also enables vaccine-eligible users who live in Clackamas, Columbia, Marion, Multnomah or Washington counties to schedule vaccine appointments through scheduling tools hosted by local health care providers. OHA developed and offered this scheduling feature in direct response to requests from health care providers in the region. The friendly Vaccine Information chat bot tool is an orange box that appears whenever a user accesses the covidvaccine.oregon.gov web site.
3. 211: Older Oregonians can also text ORCOVID to 898211 to get text/SMS updates about vaccination clinics (this option is available in English and Spanish only). Seniors can also email COVID@211info.org">ORCOVID@211info.org. If you can’t get your COVID-19 vaccine question answered on the website, by text, or by email, you can call 211 or 1-866-698-6155, which is open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, including holidays. Please be aware that wait times may be long due to high call volumes. As Governor Brown announced on Friday, the Oregon National Guard will help 211 answer phone calls, starting by the end of the day on February 8.
4. Licensed senior facilities: Residents and staff at most licensed facilities for older adults and people with disabilities are receiving on-site vaccinations through pharmacies enrolled in federal vaccination programs. Residents (or family members) can ask their facility operator when their residence is scheduled for a vaccination clinic.

In addition, Oregon has opted into a federal retail pharmacy program that will offer seniors the option to get vaccinated at 133 retail locations across the state, but that program will not be available starting on Monday. State health officials are awaiting additional information from the federal government about when vaccine shipments will arrive at participating retail pharmacies.

Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Allen said, “We’re working hard to help our local vaccination partners keep seniors informed about vaccination events in their counties. In coming days, we know there will be more demand for vaccinations and for answers to questions than we may be able to provide. My promise to older Oregonians is this: if you want a vaccination, you will get one. But it may not be tomorrow, this week or even two weeks from now. But you will get one. And every Oregonian will get a vaccine sooner and more easily if we are patient, wait our turn and make sure others who go before us get their chance.”

Feb. 8, 2021

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Oregon reports 305 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 1 new death

PORTLAND, Ore. — There is one new COVID-19 related death in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,024, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today.

Oregon Health Authority reported 305 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today, bringing the state total to 147,419.

Vaccinations in Oregon

Today, OHA reported that 18,255 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry. Of this total, 10,515 doses were administered on Feb. 7 and 7,740 were administered on previous days but were entered into the vaccine registry on Feb. 7.

Cumulative daily totals can take several days to finalize because providers have 72 hours to report doses administered and technical challenges have caused many providers to lag in their reporting. OHA has been providing technical support to vaccination sites to improve the timeliness of their data entry into the state’s ALERT Immunization Information System (IIS).

Oregon has now administered a cumulative total of 572,400 first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccines. To date, 734,950 doses of vaccine have been delivered to sites across Oregon.

These data are preliminary and subject to change. OHA's dashboards provide regularly updated vaccination data, and Oregon’s dashboard has been updated today.

COVID-19 hospitalizations

The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 221, which is nine fewer than yesterday. There are 55 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is two more than yesterday.

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.

Cases and Deaths

Today’s case count is the lowest since Oct. 19, when OHA reported 266 confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 in Oregon.

The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Baker (2), Benton (5), Clackamas (27), Columbia (3), Coos (15), Crook (1), Curry (1), Deschutes (5), Douglas (11), Jackson (8), Jefferson (1), Josephine (10), Lane (30), Lincoln (2), Linn (5), Marion (27), Multnomah (66), Polk (7), Tillamook (2), Umatilla (5), Union (1), Wallowa (1), Wasco (2), Washington (51) and Yamhill (17).

Note: Updated information is known about Oregon’s 1570th death originally reported on Jan 8. He is a 70-year-old man in Josephine county. He was originally reported to live in Jackson county.

Oregon’s 2,024th COVID-19 death is a 67-year-old woman in Lane County who tested positive on Jan. 11 and died on Feb. 4 at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center. 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 our webpage, which has a breakdown of distribution and other useful information.

February 7, 2021

Oregon reports 393 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 4 new deaths

PORTLAND, Ore. — There are 4 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,023 the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today.

Oregon Health Authority reported 393 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today bringing the state total to 147,122. The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Baker (1), Benton (8), Clackamas (28), Columbia (3), Coos (11), Crook (5), Curry (9), Deschutes (30), Douglas (10), Harney (2), Hood River (1), Jackson (23), Jefferson (6), Josephine (6), Lake (2), Lane (28), Lincoln (4), Linn (8), Malheur (1), Marion (41), Morrow (3), Multnomah (63), Polk (16), Umatilla (13), Union (1), Wasco (3), Washington (51), Yamhill (16).

Vaccinations in Oregon

Today, OHA reported that 21,694 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry. Of this total, 17,940 doses were administered on Feb. 6 and 3,754 doses were administered on previous days but were entered into the vaccine registry on Feb. 6.

Cumulative daily totals can take several days to finalize because providers have 72 hours to report doses administered and technical challenges have caused many providers to lag in their reporting. OHA has been providing technical support to vaccination sites to improve the timeliness of their data entry into the state’s ALERT Immunization Information System (IIS).

Oregon has now administered a cumulative total of 554,145 first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccines. To date, 734,950 doses of vaccine have been delivered to sites across Oregon.

These data are preliminary and subject to change. OHA's dashboards provide regularly updated vaccination data, and Oregon’s dashboard has been updated today.

COVID-19 hospitalizations

The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 230, which is 2 more than yesterday. Today there are 53 COVID-19 positive patients in ICU beds, 1 more than yesterday (2/6).

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.

Cases and deaths

Oregon’s 2020th COVID-19 death is an 82-year-old in Multnomah County who tested positive on November 19 and died on November 29 at their residence. Gender is being confirmed and presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 2021st COVID-19 death is an 89-year-old woman in Jackson County who tested positive on January 11 and died on February 4 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2022nd COVID-19 death is a 78-year-old woman in Marion County who tested positive on January 22 and died on February 5 at Salem Hospital. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 2023rd COVID-19 death is a 93-year-old man in Marion County who tested positive on January 26 and died on February 5 at Salem Hospital. He had underlying conditions.

1This includes cases confirmed by diagnostic testing and presumptive cases. Presumptive cases are those without a positive diagnostic test who present COVID-19-like symptoms and had close contact with a confirmed case. County of residence for cases may change as new information becomes available. If changes occur, we will update our counts accordingly.

2For additional details on individuals who have died from COVID-19 in Oregon, please refer to our press releases

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