Coronavirus updates Thursday: Lane County reports one death, 48 cases, 1,456 vaccinations
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Lane County reported one death and 48 confirmed or presumptive cases of COVID-19 on Thursday raising the death toll to 148 and the countywide case count to 13,016, according to Lane County Public Health.
There were 231 people considered infectious, down 6% from Wednesday s 247.
Seventeen people were hospitalized Thursday, up four from Wednesday, with five in intensive care, down one from Wednesday, and none on a ventilator, down one from Wednesday.
Oregon reports 9 more COVID-19 related deaths, 3 in Central Oregon; 616 new cases
(Update: Adding weekly report; cases, hospitalizations drop, deaths rise)
Two deaths from Jefferson County, one from Crook County
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) There are nine new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including three from Central Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,558, the Oregon Health Authority reported Wednesday.
OHA also reported 616 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, bringing the state total to 193,014.
Oregon surpasses 2 million vaccinated
Oregon reached another milestone in the efforts to vaccinate Oregonians more than 2 million people have received at least one dose of a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine, OHA said.
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Oregon reports 616 new cases, nine new deaths
Oregon has reported 616 new cases of COVID-19, and nine new deaths.
That brings the state’s cumulative case count to 193,014, and the death toll to 2,558, according to the Oregon Health Authority.
Marion County reported 53 new cases. Polk County reported 11 new cases.
Other counties’ new cases were: Baker (2), Benton (14), Clackamas (80), Clatsop (1), Columbia (7), Coos (9), Crook (11), Deschutes (63), Douglas (15), Gilliam (1), Grant (2), Hood River (2), Jackson (42), Jefferson (13), Josephine (6), Klamath (15), Lake (2), Lane (49), Lincoln (2), Linn (21), Malheur (6), Multnomah (105), Tillamook (2), Umatilla (20), Union (1), Washington (49), Wheeler (2) and Yamhill (10).
Surge in coronavirus cases, deaths continues across Oregon
State officials report 844 new, confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, along with eight new deaths.
There are eight new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state s death toll to 2,522, the Oregon Health Authority reported Friday, May 7.
The Oregon Health Authority also reported 844 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Friday, bringing the state total to 189,986.
As in past weeks, the tri-county metro area is the heaviest hit.
The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported Friday include hotspots in Multnomah County (with 146 cases) Clackamas County (104) and Washington County (94).
May 8, 2021
There are eight new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,522.
Oregon Health Authority reported 844 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19, bringing the state total to 189,986.
The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 324, which is four fewer than Thursday. There are 90 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is unchanged from Thursday.
The total number of COVID-19 positive patient bed-days in the most recent seven days is 2,354, which is a 5.5% 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 351.