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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We ll update this story throughout the day with the latest news about coronavirus and its effects in Oregon on Wednesday, May 12.
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).
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âIâm probably one of the longest hired in ICU (besides) maybe one or two other nurses,â she said.
âI always liked working with people,â she said. âI had an experience where the nurse was really important to me and I was really scared. She was with me and helped me through a procedure. That sparked my interest to be a nurse: that I could help people in moments where they are scared and I could be there for them. Thatâs what drew me.â