July 30, 2021
When Katrina Doughty, Regional Field Operations Coordinator for OHA’s COVID Response and Recovery Unit (CRRU), first thought about where to set up a clinic in Yamhill County, she thought of the casino. Doughty had worked for the AmeriCorps VISTA program in Yamhill County and knew the casino was located in a heavily trafficked area.
Through a contact at Grand Ronde Health and Wellness Center, Doughty got in touch with Spirit Mountain Casino’s general manager.
“The general manager was very excited, had a phone call with me, just basically right away said we would love to do something like that. We think it would be important for our staff and for our families,” recalled Doughty.
“Very quickly, they let us know that they were invested in making sure this was a success too. They created promotional material, and they offered up resources to be given as incentives.”
The road past Spirit Mountain Casino often has slow traffic, so Doughty spent time alongside the road waving people down and asking if they had gotten the vaccine. They would ask her what was going on with the traffic and she would answer, “I’m not sure, but there’s restrooms here and there’s COVID-19 vaccines.”
One dad who hadn’t found easy access to Pfizer, yelled through his car window, “Do you vaccinate kids?” Doughty was able to say yes. They pulled in for a vaccine.
Vaccination at Spirit Mountain Casino will continue Saturday, July 31 through Thursday, August 5, from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. The clinic will offer both the Johnson & Johnson single dose and both first and second doses of the two dose Pfizer series.
Read the full story on the Oregon Vaccine News blog.
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Today, OHA released its latest COVID-19 forecast, which projects sharply higher COVID-19 associated hospitalizations and daily cases through Aug. 17.
According to the model, the effective reproduction rate, meaning the expected number of secondary cases that a single case generates, was estimated at 1.58 through July 14, which is more than double the 0.74 reported through mid-June.
If transmission remains at the same level over the next two weeks, daily cases would continue to rapidly increase to 390 cases per 100,000 people. That’s an estimated 1,170 daily cases and 95 new hospitalizations per day.
At that same level of transmission, over the next two weeks, daily cases would continue to rapidly increase to 390 cases per 100,000 people, or an estimated 1,170 daily cases and 95 new hospitalizations per day.
Also, according to the report, even if the Delta variant grew to comprise 95% of new cases, the adoption of protective measures such as wearing masks and avoiding large gatherings, would curb the projected increase in hospitalizations and daily cases.
“Today’s modeling report, although sobering, confirms the importance of protecting ourselves and others by getting vaccinated against COVID-19,” Dr. Dean Sidelinger, State Public Health Officer and Epidemiologist, said. “By vaccinating more people, we can more quickly drive down hospitalizations and new cases.
Watch Dr. Sidelinger talk about how to protect yourself from the Delta variant by clicking on the screenshot below. You can find the full modeling report here.
OHA is investigating a COVID-19 outbreak associated with the Pendleton Whisky Music Fest held in Pendleton on July 10.
Cases have been identified among residents of Umatilla, Morrow, Union and Wallowa counties, and Washington state.
OHA is working with local, state and Tribal public health partners to identify other cases in people who may have attended the music festival. As of today, OHA is aware of 58 COVID-19 cases in people who attended the event.
This outbreak is the first one of its size and scope to be traced to an outdoor entertainment event since the lifting of statewide COVID-19 prevention measures at the end of June.
Read the full news release here.
We want to keep you informed about COVID-19 in Oregon. Data are provisional and change frequently.
- Samples for 316,611 tests have been reported positive.
- Samples for 5,385,857 tests have been reported negative.
Today we're reporting 1,076 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today, bringing the state total to 219,755. The new cases reported today are in the following counties: Baker (22), Benton (21), Clackamas (77), Clatsop (13), Columbia (6), Coos (15), Crook (7), Curry (12), Deschutes (40), Douglas (57), Grant (1), Harney (2), Hood River (9), Jackson (188), Jefferson (6), Josephine (33), Klamath (3), Lane (81), Lincoln (9), Linn (29), Malheur (5), Marion (46), Morrow (7), Multnomah (134), Polk (20), Sherman (1), Tillamook (13), Umatilla (82), Union (22), Wallowa (10), Wasco (15), Washington (76), Wheeler (2) and Yamhill (12).
There are three new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,858. More information on COVID-19 related deaths are available here: oregon.gov/oha/erd/pages/covid-19-news.aspx
The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 298, which is 13 more than yesterday. There are 97 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is 13 more 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.
For more information, visit healthoregon.org/coronavirus.
Learn more about COVID-19 vaccinations
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