(Update: Six deaths were reported in central Oregon)
St. Charles reports fewer hospitalizations
PORTLAND, Oregon (KTVZ) – There are 44 new COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, bringing the state’s death toll to 3,490, the Oregon Health Authority said Tuesday.
Central Oregon health departments said OHA reported Tuesday six deaths from COVID-19 in the region: four from Crook County, one from Deschutes County and one from Jefferson County. This brings the total number of deaths from the pandemic to 37 in Crook County, 99 in Deschutes County and 46 in Jefferson County.
OHA also reported 2,040 new confirmed and suspected cases of COVID-19 at 12:01 p.m. on Tuesday, bringing the state total to 303,532.
Hospitalizations COVID-19
The number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Oregon is 1,082, which is seven more than on Monday. There are 288 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, 14 more than on Monday.
There are 48 beds available for adult ICUs out of a total of 656 (7% availability) and 337 non-ICU adult beds out of 4,282 (8% availability).
St. Charles Bend reported 87 COVID-19 patients as early as Tuesday, 15 of whom were in the ICU, with 14 ventilators. That is 11 patients less than the 98 record on Monday. One of the 15 ICU patients on Tuesday was fully vaccinated, while 10 of the 87 patients in total were fully vaccinated.
The total number of patients in hospital beds may vary between report times. The figures do not reflect daily admissions or length of hospital stay. Staff limitations are not included in this data and may further limit the capacity of the bed.
Note: Please do not visit an emergency department for COVID-19 testing unless you need emergency care for your symptoms.
Oregon emergency departments are under significant stress in response to the current increase in COVID-19. You can find a test here.
If you have an illness that does not require emergency care, contact your provider. An urgent care center can also help you get the care you need and will save the emergency services extra stress.
You can find more information about hospital capacity here.
Vaccines in Oregon
OHA reported Tuesday that 8,392 new doses of COVID-19 vaccine were added to the state vaccination registry on Monday.
Of that total, 4,301 were administered on Monday: 2,307 were initial doses, 1,447 were second and 516 were third. The remaining 4,091 were administered the previous days, but were registered in the vaccine registry on Monday.
The current seven-day average is now 7,403 doses per day.
Oregon has now administered 2,886,031 doses of Pfizer Comirnaty, 1,875,138 doses of Modern and 206,735 doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines.
As of Tuesday, 2,685,261 people have had at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 2,443,376 people have completed a series of COVID-19 vaccines.
These data are preliminary and may change.
Updated vaccination data is provided to Oregon’s COVID-19 data boards and updated Tuesday.
Cases and deaths
The new confirmed and suspected cases of COVID-19 reported Tuesday are in the following counties: Baker (18), Benton (29), Clackamas (160), Clatsop (35), Columbia (21), Coos (72), Crook 45)), Curry (17), Deschutes (119), Douglas (102), Gilliam (2), Grant (17), Harney (15), Hood River (13), Jackson (117), Jefferson (15), Josephine (44), Klamath (86), Lake (36), Lane (136), Lincoln (11), Linn (69), Malheur (99), Marion (205), Morrow (14), Multnomah (155), Polk (44), Sherman (1), Tillamook (9), Umatilla (80), Union (5), Wallowa (5), Wasco (20), Washington (160) and Yamhill (64).
Note: More information on cases and deaths will be provided in an updated press release.
Oregon updates disclosure of non-viable vaccine1,2,3
The OHA non-viable vaccine table has been moved to the Tableau board. You can find the link to the weekly tab here. OHA reports updates on vaccines that are not used every Tuesday in its daily media release.
| Type of vaccine | Doses are remembered | Not viable, damaged or expired | Great total |
| Vaccine Janssen COVID-19 | 21,351 | 21,351 | |
| Modern vaccine COVID-19 | 103,778 | 103,778 | |
| Pfizer Comirnaty | 51,344 | 51,344 | |
| Great total | 0 | 176,473 | 176,473 |
1Updated: 14/09/21
2Data source: ALERT Immunization Information System (IIS)
3Data is preliminary and may change.
Learn more about COVID-19 vaccines
For more information on the COVID-19 vaccine situation in Oregon, visit the OHA website (English or Spanish), which provides a breakdown of the distribution and other information.