Coronavirus in Oregon: 990 new cases, 4 new deaths
Updated Apr 30, 2021;
Posted Apr 30, 2021
FILE - This 2020 electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Rocky Mountain Laboratories shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles which causes COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in a lab. On Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, the top U.S. public health agency said that coronavirus can spread greater distances through the air than 6 feet, particularly in poorly ventilated and enclosed spaces. But agency officials continued to say such spread is uncommon, and current social distancing guidelines still make sense. (NIAID-RML via AP) APAP
Apr 30, 2021
There is one new COVID-19 related death in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,491.
Oregon Health Authority reported 928 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the state total to 183,830.
The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 339, which is 13 more than Wednesday. There are 71 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is seven more than Wednesday.
The total number of COVID-19 positive patient bed-days in the most recent seven days is 2,174, which is a 30.4% increase from the previous seven days. The peak daily number of beds occupied by COVID-19 positive patients in the most recent seven days is 339.