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Oregon reports 1,421 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 8 new deaths

January 3, 2021

PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed eight more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,500, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today.

Oregon Health Authority reported 1,421 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today, bringing the state total to 117,745.

Vaccinations in Oregon

Today, OHA recorded 3,430 doses of vaccine administered, raising the state’s total number of first vaccine doses administered to 48,725. This figure is based on preliminary reports of 1,717 doses administered yesterday, as well as 1,713 administered on prior days that had not been recorded.

All vaccinations occurred at Oregon hospitals, long-term care facilities, emergency medical service (EMS) agencies, urgent care facilities and Local Public Health Authorities (LPHAs).

To date, 190,500 doses of vaccine have been delivered to sites across Oregon.

COVID-19 hospitalizations

The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 483, 15 more than yesterday. There are 109 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, no change 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.

Cases and Deaths

The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Baker (3), Benton (9), Clackamas (202), Clatsop (6), Columbia (14), Coos (20), Crook (4), Curry (6), Deschutes (37), Douglas (3), Harney (2), Hood River (5), Jackson (115), Jefferson (65), Josephine (30), Lane (58), Lincoln (1), Linn (11), Malheur (2), Marion (221), Morrow (9), Multnomah (189), Polk (31), Tillamook (7), Umatilla (91), Union (6), Wallowa (2), Wasco (1), Washington (212), and Yamhill (59).

Oregon’s 1,493rd COVID-19 death is an 82-year-old man in Coos County who tested positive on Dec. 21 and died on Dec. 31 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 1,494th COVID-19 death is a 76-year-old man in Marion County who tested positive on Nov. 28 and died on Jan. 1 at Salem Hospital. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 1,495th COVID-19 death is an 88-year-old woman in Marion County who tested positive on Dec. 1 and died on Jan. 1 at Salem Hospital. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 1,496th COVID-19 death is a 77-year-old woman in Polk County who tested positive on Nov. 13 and died on Dec. 12 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 1,497th COVID-19 death is an 81-year-old man in Polk County who tested positive on Nov. 30 and died on Dec. 15 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 1,498th COVID-19 death is a 79-year-old woman in Polk County who tested positive on Dec. 15 and died on Dec. 28 at West Valley Hospital. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 1,499th COVID-19 death is a 77-year-old woman in Union County who tested positive on Dec. 10 and died on Jan. 1 at Grand Ronde Hospital. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 1,500th COVID-19 death is an 88-year-old woman in Washington County who tested positive on Dec. 18 and died on Jan. 1; her location of death is being confirmed. She had underlying conditions.

County

Cases1

Total deaths2

Baker

488

5

Benton

1394

11

Clackamas

10340

112

Clatsop

586

3

Columbia

882

15

Coos

789

11

Crook

471

7

Curry

293

3

Deschutes

4168

22

Douglas

1439

40

Gilliam

39

1

Grant

170

1

Harney

141

2

Hood River

843

17

Jackson

6069

72

Jefferson

1534

18

Josephine

1298

22

Klamath

1991

18

Lake

200

4

Lane

7170

93

Lincoln

908

17

Linn

2731

32

Malheur

2926

50

Marion

14483

215

Morrow

839

8

Multnomah

25943

393

Polk

2066

33

Sherman

31

0

Tillamook

325

0

Umatilla

5840

57

Union

988

15

Wallowa

80

3

Wasco

928

22

Washington

16595

143

Wheeler

17

1

Yamhill

2740

34

Total

117,745

1,500

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.

3This includes cases who test negative and are not epi-linked to a confirmed case.

ELRs Received 1/2

County

Negative ELRs

Positive ELRs

Total ELRs

Percent Positivity

Baker

20

1

21

4.8%

Benton

166

5

171

2.9%

Clackamas

866

86

952

9.0%

Clatsop

78

6

84

7.1%

Columbia

102

10

112

8.9%

Coos

73

16

89

18.0%

Crook

22

4

26

15.4%

Curry

29

6

35

17.1%

Deschutes

342

22

364

6.0%

Douglas

180

5

185

2.7%

Grant

21

0

21

0.0%

Harney

1

1

2

50.0%

Hood River

34

3

37

8.1%

Jackson

517

50

567

8.8%

Jefferson

25

7

32

21.9%

Josephine

174

15

189

7.9%

Klamath

108

21

129

16.3%

Lake

2

0

2

0.0%

Lane

681

60

741

8.1%

Lincoln

18

4

22

18.2%

Linn

169

15

184

8.2%

Malheur

115

1

116

0.9%

Marion

749

102

851

12.0%

Morrow

13

6

19

31.6%

Multnomah

2122

163

2285

7.1%

Polk

178

22

200

11.0%

Sherman

1

0

1

0.0%

Tillamook

38

4

42

9.5%

Umatilla

76

25

101

24.8%

Union

40

9

49

18.4%

Wallowa

5

0

5

0.0%

Wasco

42

1

43

2.3%

Washington

1312

138

1450

9.5%

Yamhill

375

25

400

6.3%

Statewide

8,694

833

9,527

8.7%

 

Total ELRs Received

County

Negative ELRs

Positive ELRs

Total ELRs

Percent Positivity

Baker

5544

1404

6948

20.2%

Benton

73756

2264

76020

3.0%

Clackamas

269485

15007

284492

5.3%

Clatsop

21145

1036

22181

4.7%

Columbia

25522

1171

26693

4.4%

Coos

22274

942

23216

4.1%

Crook

9365

716

10081

7.1%

Curry

5665

238

5903

4.0%

Deschutes

101073

6134

107207

5.7%

Douglas

38909

1282

40191

3.2%

Gilliam

691

24

715

3.4%

Grant

2670

162

2832

5.7%

Harney

2092

156

2248

6.9%

Hood River

19353

1073

20426

5.3%

Jackson

122374

7611

129985

5.9%

Jefferson

11531

1382

12913

10.7%

Josephine

31713

1250

32963

3.8%

Klamath

29134

2130

31264

6.8%

Lake

1620

249

1869

13.3%

Lane

235107

7485

242592

3.1%

Lincoln

28661

1854

30515

6.1%

Linn

76967

5261

82228

6.4%

Malheur

14374

4283

18657

23.0%

Marion

202244

20759

223003

9.3%

Morrow

4406

988

5394

18.3%

Multnomah

614771

37022

651793

5.7%

Polk

40769

2696

43465

6.2%

Sherman

912

40

952

4.2%

Tillamook

8985

292

9277

3.1%

Umatilla

40259

6246

46505

13.4%

Union

7568

798

8366

9.5%

Wallowa

1562

51

1613

3.2%

Wasco

19508

1035

20543

5.0%

Washington

387332

24133

411465

5.9%

Wheeler

269

16

285

5.6%

Yamhill

74595

3862

78457

4.9%

Statewide

2,552,205

161,052

2,713,257

5.9%

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