Cases and hospitalizations are also reported increasing on Sunday by state health officials.
Reported new cases, deaths and hospitalizations from COVID-19 all increased Sunday, the Oregon Health Authority said.
State health officials reported 1,421 new cases of COVID-19 on Jan. 3, bringing the state total to 117,745.
The OHA also said COVID-19 has claimed eight more lives in Oregon, raising the state s death toll to 1,500.
And the officials said the number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in Oregon is now 483, which is 15 more than on Jan. 2. There were 109 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, no change from the day before.
State health officials also recorded 3,430 doses of vaccine administered by Sunday, raising the state s total number of first vaccine doses administered to 48,725. All vaccinations occurred at Oregon hospitals, long-term care facilities, emergency medical service (EMS) agencies, urgent care facilities and Local Public Health Aut
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DALLAS â The first doses of COVID-19 vaccine arrived a West Valley Hospital in Dallas on the morning of Dec. 22. By 2 p.m., vaccinations had begun, the first given by Brandon Schmidgall, the hospitalâs chief administrative officer and a registered nurse.
Gretel Honis, a West Valley Hospital emergency department doctor, was the first in line.
âUmm ⦠I begged. I work on the frontlines and I want to be protected,â Honis said. âI didnât even feel a thing.â
Schmidgall said the day is historic for most who currently work in the health care field.
âWe commented last spring when the pandemic hit that this might be the single biggest event in our careers,â Schmidgall said.