Coronavirus in Oregon: 1,160 cases and 13 deaths – oregonlive.com

Posted: November 19, 2021 at 5:17 pm

The Oregon Health Authority reported 1,160 new known cases of COVID-19 in Oregon on Thursday.

The agency also announced 13 new deaths, five which occurred in November. The rest are part of a backlog of nearly 550 deaths from earlier this year that the agency announced last month it hadnt yet reported.

Where the new cases are by county: Baker (11), Benton (20), Clackamas (95), Clatsop (9), Columbia (12), Coos (15), Crook (13), Curry (6), Deschutes (127), Douglas (72), Grant (4), Harney (2), Hood River (3), Jackson (67), Jefferson (10), Josephine (29), Klamath (20), Lake (1), Lane (80), Lincoln (15), Linn (66), Malheur (11), Marion (116), Morrow (8), Multnomah (141), Polk (27), Sherman (3), Tillamook (4), Umatilla (16), Union (10), Wallowa (1), Wasco (10), Washington (110) and Yamhill (26).

Fatalities: Those who died ranged in age from 43 to 89. Although officials determined all of these deaths were related to COVID-19, the health authority noted the death certificates in four stated that the disease was a cause of death or a significant contributor.

A 43-year-old Multnomah County man tested positive Aug. 17 and died Sept. 2 at his home.

A 59-year-old Jackson County man tested positive Aug. 25 and died Sept. 16 at Portland VA Medical Center.

A 74-year-old Clackamas County woman tested positive Sept. 1 and died Sept. 17 at Oregon Health & Science University Hospital.

An 88-year-old Marion County man tested positive Jan. 4 and died April 3 at his home.

A 64-year-old Curry County man died Aug. 13 at Curry Medical Center.

A 66-year-old Curry County woman died Aug. 5 at Curry Medical Center.

A 78-year-old Josephine County woman tested positive Nov. 8 and died Nov. 16 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center.

A 51-year-old Linn County man tested positive Oct. 29 and died Nov. 12 at Salem Hospital.

An 86-year-old Union County man tested positive Nov. 15 and died Nov. 16 at Grande Ronde Hospital.

A 52-year-old Washington County woman tested positive Aug. 27 and died Oct. 13 at OHSU Hillsboro Medical Center.

A 62-year-old Washington County man died Sept. 22 at Kaiser Permanente Westside Medical Center.

An 89-year-old Washington County woman tested positive Oct. 23 and died Nov. 6 at her home.

An 89-year-old Deschutes County man tested positive Nov. 12 and died Nov. 17 at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend.

Hospitalizations: Officials reported 419 COVID-19 patients hospitalized statewide, eight fewer than Wednesday. Of those, 104 were in intensive care units, four more than the previous day.

Officials said 6% of non-ICU beds are available for adults statewide, and 9% of adult ICU beds are.

Vaccines: The state reported 6,622 people have received their first doses since Wednesday. About 13% -- or more than 43,000 -- of Oregons 5- to 11-year-olds have received their first shots.

Since it began: Oregon officials have identified 382,990 confirmed or presumed cases and 4,886 deaths, ranking the state fourth lowest in cases and sixth lowest in deaths per capita in the U.S. To date, state officials have reported fully vaccinating 2,639,902 people or nearly 63% of the population. Another 6%, or 256,512 people, are partially vaccinated.

To see more data and trends, visit https://projects.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/

-- Aimee Green; agreen@oregonian.com; @o_aimee

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