Oregon Coronavirus Update

Oregon Department of Human Services sent this bulletin at 12/08/2020 05:52 PM PST

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Dec. 8, 2020

Extending our deepest sympathies as Oregon loses 36 lives in one day

Today, COVID-19 has claimed 36 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,080. Our hearts go out to the families, friends, neighbors and community members who have lost loved ones.

“The news of three dozen lives lost weighs heavily on all Oregonians,” said Patrick Allen, director of the Oregon Health Authority (OHA). “Today we share an unfortunate milestone since the first case was reported in February that 36 deaths were reported today, the highest single day loss of life to date from COVID-19. All of us are affected, and the families and friends of those lost most of all. These lost lives touch our families, our workplaces, our neighborhoods, and our communities.

“At this unfortunate moment, as we work together to confront the challenge presented by COVID-19, we extend our deepest sympathies to those who have lost a loved one and to every Oregonian who has been impacted by the pandemic.”

Progress with COVID-19 vaccine gives us hope

The first COVID-19 vaccine was given to a 90-year-old grandmother in the United Kingdom today. The vaccine, which was produced by Pfizer, was recently approved for use in the U.K. Vaccination provides hope that the pandemic will come to an end. To read more about the first vaccination in the U.K., see the story on the National Health Service webpage.

The first shipment of vaccines are due to arrive in Oregon around Dec. 15 and will be distributed according to Oregon’s COVID-19 Vaccination Plan. Since the vaccine will take time to be distributed widely, it’s important to continue taking safety measures to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Keep informed with OHA’s vaccine update pages in English and Spanish.

Continue safety measures to stop spread: wear mask, physical distance, wash hands, avoid gathering, stay home if sick

New small business grant funding available

Governor Kate Brown has announced that $55 million in funding is available for Oregon's small businesses and nonprofits.

Each of Oregon’s 36 counties is receiving a portion of $55 million in business grant funding. The counties will create grant programs to offer to small businesses. Counties are free to come up with their own approaches and criteria for issuing the grants, as long as it meets some minimum parameters. Some of those parameters are that businesses will have to be located in Oregon, have suffered revenue loss because of the pandemic, and not be behind on their taxes. The business can be for-profit or 501(c)(3).

Information on the grants can be found on Business Oregon’s small business navigator.

In case you missed it: See recording of Facebook Live on social gatherings, holidays

As cases continue to rise in Oregon, COVID-19 is reshaping how Oregonians celebrate the holidays. Last week, OHA held a Q&A with tips on celebrating safely and information on the social gathering guidelines, and our experts answered questions. Watch the video in English or Spanish.

Here are the time stamps for the questions from the Facebook Live event:

7:32 – If no more than six people can gather total, what are households with more than six people supposed to do?

8:14 – Why is shopping with lots of people at big box stores safe, but gathering with a small group of friends isn’t?

9:14 – What do you recommend for visiting COVID-19 patients in the hospital?

11:45 – If I get a COVID test the day before visiting family and it’s negative, am I safe to visit them?

12:52 – If I travel to visit family over the holidays, do I have to quarantine when I get back?

13:57 – Is the six person/two household limit even enforceable?

16:30 – What happens if more than six people live in a household? Does someone have to leave?

17:00 – What about single person households? Can I only get together with one other person?

17:58 – Will the state close again for the upcoming holidays?

20:34 – What is your recommendation on getting tested?

21:29 – What if a person tested positive now? Would they be safe to be around at Christmas time?

22:40 – Why can I go Christmas shopping, touching shelves that everyone else has touched, but not the gym where everything is wiped down between uses?

24:39 – What’s the plan to address individuals who blatantly disregard safety?

28:09 – What about mixed-use residential buildings with shared hallways and entrances where it’s hard to avoid people. Should everyone be wearing masks?

28:50 – What about mental health? Social isolation is destroying lives.

31:16 – Should I report a large gathering if I see it? If so, where?

OHA publishes new equity-driven crisis care principles to support surge planning

OHA is publishing new crisis care principles to help the state’s health care system manage public health crises, such as the recent surge of COVID-19 cases, that threaten to overwhelm hospitals dealing with scarce resources.

Principles in Promoting Health Equity During Resource Constrained Events is a significant shift from previous guidance, which was found to have the potential for perpetuating discrimination and health inequities.

While the development of official guidance will take more time to establish, OHA recommends that health systems take steps now to incorporate the new principles into crisis care planning and procedures.

Since September 2020, OHA has met with community partners and health care experts to co-create a new and inclusive process, with the goal of creating new crisis care guidance centered in health equity. Input by advocates from the disability community, communities of color, health system ethicists and public health community advisors helped inform these principles as an interim step. OHA plans for robust, transparent and continued community engagement and collaboration to develop Oregon’s future equity-centered crisis care guidance, including consultation with Oregon’s nine Federally Recognized Tribes.

OHA’s four key principles are non-discrimination, health equity, patient-led decision making and transparent communications.

See more details of the crisis care principles in today’s news release.

Oregon reports 1,341 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 36 new deaths

COVID-19 has claimed 36 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,080, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today.

OHA also reported 1,341 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today, bringing the state total to 87,082. The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Baker (5), Benton (21), Clackamas (114), Clatsop (12), Columbia (10), Coos (8), Crook (11), Curry (6), Deschutes (34), Douglas (27), Gilliam (1), Grant (7), Harney (1), Hood River (8), Jackson (106), Jefferson (28), Josephine (25), Klamath (40), Lake (7), Lane (109), Lincoln (10), Linn (48), Malheur (10), Marion (116), Morrow (5), Multnomah (286), Polk (16), Tillamook (8), Umatilla (40), Union (9), Wasco (13), Washington (173), Wheeler (3) and Yamhill (24).

NOTE: On Dec. 7, OHA reported in error Oregon’s 1,044th COVID-19 death as an 84-year-old woman in Washington County who tested positive on Nov. 21. The woman is not dead, and the number of COVID-19 deaths in Oregon has been adjusted to accommodate this error.

Oregon’s 1,045th COVID-19 death is an 80-year-old man in Clackamas County who tested positive on Nov. 23 and died on Nov. 30 at Providence Portland Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,046th COVID-19 death is a 64-year-old man in Columbia County who tested positive on Nov. 25 and died on Dec. 4 at Kaiser Westside Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,047th COVID-19 death is an 89-year-old man in Douglas County who tested positive on Nov. 18 and died on Nov. 26 at his residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
Oregon’s 1,048th COVID-19 death is a 76-year-old man in Jackson County who tested positive on Nov. 5 and died on Dec. 6 at Providence Medford Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 1,049th COVID-19 death is a 71-year-old woman in Jackson County who tested positive on Nov. 16 and died on Dec. 5 at Three Rivers Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,050th COVID-19 death is a 73-year-old man in Jackson County who tested positive on Nov. 25 and died on Dec. 5 at Providence Medford Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,051st COVID-19 death is a 72-year-old woman in Klamath County who tested positive on Dec. 4 and died on Dec. 4 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,052nd COVID-19 death is a 78-year-old woman in Josephine County who tested positive on Nov. 27 and died on Dec. 6 at Ashland Community Hospital. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
Oregon’s 1,053rd COVID-19 death is an 88-year-old man in Klamath County who tested positive on Nov. 29 and died on Dec. 7 at Sky Lakes Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 1,054th COVID-19 death is a 77-year-old woman in Lane County who tested positive on Nov. 16 and died on Dec. 1 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,055th COVID-19 death is a 96-year-old woman in Lane County who tested positive on Nov. 30 and died on Dec. 5 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,056th COVID-19 death is an 87-year-old woman in Lane County who tested positive on Nov. 25 and died on Dec. 6 at her residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
Oregon’s 1,057th COVID-19 death is an 82-year-old woman in Lane County who tested positive on Nov. 25 and died on Dec. 6 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,058th COVID-19 death is a 72-year-old man in Marion County who tested positive on Nov. 22 and died on Dec. 4 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 1,059th COVID-19 death is an 89-year-old man in Marion County who tested positive on Nov. 17 and died on Nov. 30 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,060th COVID-19 death is an 87-year-old woman in Marion County who tested positive on Nov. 30 and died on Dec. 6 at Salem Hospital. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,061st COVID-19 death is a 69-year-old man in Marion County who tested positive on Nov. 30 and died on Nov. 30 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,062nd COVID-19 death is a 90-year-old man in Marion County who tested positive on Nov. 27 and died on Dec. 4 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,063rd COVID-19 death is a 97-year-old man in Marion County who tested positive on Dec. 4 and died on Dec. 4 at his residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 1,064th COVID-19 death is an 88-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on Nov. 26 and died on Nov. 27 at Portland Providence Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,065th COVID-19 death is an 87-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Nov. 21 and died on Nov. 27 at her residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
Oregon’s 1,066th COVID-19 death is an 88-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Nov. 23 and died on Nov. 29 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,067th COVID-19 death is a 92-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Nov. 13 and died on Nov. 26 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,068th COVID-19 death is an 88-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Oct. 28 and died on Nov. 16 at her residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 1,069th COVID-19 death is a 73-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Nov. 3 and died on Nov. 23 at Kaiser Westside Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,070th COVID-19 death is an 84-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on Nov. 3 and died on Nov. 22 at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
Oregon’s 1,071st COVID-19 death is a 79-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Nov. 4 and died on Nov. 25 at Kaiser Westside Vincent Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,072nd COVID-19 death is a 78-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on Nov. 10 and died on Nov. 22 at Adventist Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,073rd COVID-19 death is a 77-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on Nov. 16 and died on Dec. 6 at Legacy Emanuel Vincent Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 1,074th COVID-19 death is an 83-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on Dec. 3 and died on Dec. 6. Location of death and presence of underlying conditions are being confirmed.
Oregon’s 1,075th COVID-19 death is an 87-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on Nov. 17 and died on Nov. 23 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,076th COVID-19 death is a 74-year-old man in Umatilla County who tested positive on Nov. 24 and died on Nov. 30 at St. Mary’s Medical Center Providence-Walla Walla. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
Oregon’s 1,077th COVID-19 death is a 54-year-old woman in Washington County who tested positive on Sept. 10 and died on Nov. 20 at Providence Portland Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,078th COVID-19 death is an 84-year-old woman in Washington County who tested positive on Nov. 18 and died on Nov. 25 at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 1,079th COVID-19 death is a 73-year-old man in Washington County who tested positive on Nov. 23 and died on Nov. 29 at Kaiser Westside Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,080th COVID-19 death is a 78-year-old man in Yamhill County who tested positive on Nov. 13 and died on Nov. 20 at Willamette Valley Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.

COVID-19 hospitalizations: The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients across Oregon decreased to 553, 12 fewer than yesterday. There are 127 COVID-19 patients in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds, seven more than yesterday. The total number of patients in hospital beds may fluctuate between report times. 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. 

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