Rosa Ochoa and her family were eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine because they are in Group 3 of Phase 1A. Rosa shares her story in English and Spanish: 

Hi, my name is Rosa Ochoa and we are a family of five. We live in Medford, a small town in Oregon. Our health and the health of my youngest child who experiences a disability are very important to us. When we learned that we were eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, we called to make an appointment. It was not easy since the first barrier was that there was no information in Spanish. Receiving the information in my language is an important factor to know what steps to take and the precautions to follow. We all deserve to have access to information in our language so we can feel safe and make an informed decision. A lack of information should not be the reason we decide against the vaccine. After having access to information in Spanish and receiving the vaccine, my family and I feel safe and reassured that everything will be fine.  

Hola, mi nombre es Rosa Ochoa y somos una familia de cinco. Vivimos en Medford, un pueblo pequeño de Oregon. Para nosotros es muy importante nuestra salud y la salud de mi hijo menor que experimenta una discapacidad. Cuando supimos que éramos elegibles para recibir la vacuna contra el COVID-19 llamamos para hacer una cita. No fue fácil, ya que la primera barrera fue que no había información sobre la vacuna en español. El recibir la información en mi idioma es un factor importante para saber qué pasos tomar y las precauciones a seguir. Todos merecemos el acceso a la información en nuestro idioma para sentirnos seguros y así tomar una decisión informada. La falta de información no debería ser la razón que nos hace decidir no vacunarnos. Después de obtener la información en español y recibir la vacuna, mi famila y yo nos sentimos seguros y tranquilos de que todo va a estar bien.

Para obtener información sobre la vacunación contra el COVID-19 de Oregon en español, haga clic aquí o mande un mensaje de texto con ORCOVID al 898211. 

For information about Oregon COVID-19 vaccination in English, click here or text ORCOVID to 898211.  

The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) will continue to offer increased food benefits in February 2021, to help Oregonians struggling as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

This benefit increase applies to current Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients who are receiving less than the maximum allotment. Additionally, in response to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, there is also a temporary increase in SNAP benefits of approximately 15% for all recipients. 

SNAP recipients do not have to take any action to receive additional benefits as they will be placed directly on their Oregon EBT cards.  

More information is in a news release: https://go.usa.gov/xAtAP 

There are 23 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,981, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today. 

OHA also reported 619 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today, bringing the state total to 143,978. 

Vaccinations in Oregon: Today, OHA reported that 15,967 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry. Of this total, 10,712 doses were administered on Feb. 1 and 5,255 were administered on previous days but were entered into the vaccine registry on Feb. 1. 

Cumulative daily totals can take several days to finalize because providers have 72 hours to report doses administered and technical challenges have caused many providers to lag in their reporting. OHA has been providing technical support to vaccination sites to improve the timeliness of their data entry into the state’s ALERT Immunization Information System (IIS). 

Oregon has now administered a cumulative total of 454,246 first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccines. To date, 696,100 doses of vaccine have been delivered to sites across Oregon. 

These data are preliminary and subject to change. OHA's dashboards provide regularly updated vaccination data, and Oregon’s dashboard has been updated today. 

Cases and deaths: 

The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Baker (2), Benton (16), Clackamas (59), Clatsop (8), Columbia (2), Coos (10), Crook (3), Curry (2), Deschutes (18), Douglas (15), Harney (3), Hood River (7), Jackson (54), Jefferson (5), Josephine (23), Klamath (18), Lake (3), Lane (32), Lincoln (5), Linn (10), Malheur (5), Marion (42), Morrow (1), Multnomah (135), Polk (21), Sherman (3), Tillamook (2), Umatilla (25), Union (9), Wallowa (3), Wasco (4), Washington (64) and Yamhill (10). 

Note: Details from today’s reported deaths are being reviewed and will be posted in an updated version of this press release, which will be posted here. For updated information on details of deaths reported from Jan. 27 to Feb. 1, see this updated release.   

COVID-19 hospitalizations: The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 262, which is nine fewer than yesterday. There are 61 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is three fewer than 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. 

Learn more about COVID-19 vaccinations 

To learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine situation in Oregon, visit our webpage (English or Spanish), which has a breakdown of distribution and other information.