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When the daily onslaught of negativity began weighing on Sallie Cohen’s spirit in late 2016, she knew she could make a difference by staying positive. Five years later, her work is changing lives. Read the full story about Positive Charge PDX on our blog.
 “Health care hero” Tamar Solinger, Emergency Dept. staffer at St. Vincent Hospital East Pavilion, enjoys a kindness kit put together by volunteers with Positive Charge PDX.
On Dec. 17, Governor Kate Brown announced a goal to boost 1 million more people in Oregon against COVID-19 by the end of January to lessen a projected surge in cases from the Omicron variant.
When the challenge started on Dec. 17, 949,749 people had received a booster dose. Since then, an additional 145,346 people in Oregon have received a booster. As of today, Oregon needs 854,654 more people boosted to reach the goal.
Looking for a booster? Check out the high-volume vaccination clinics on our blog. New sites in Coos, Douglas, Jackson and Polk/Yamhill counties will open soon. Please note: Due to the weather, some sites may be closed or have adjusted hours of operation this week.
Etiquette experts Jessica Lieffring (JL), founder of The Polite Society, and Steven Petrow (SP), USA Today columnist on civility, along with state health officer Dr. Dean Sidelinger (DS), offer advice on making sure your holiday fest isn’t a flop. We’ll publish additional Q&As in upcoming Coronavirus Update newsletters.
JL: Try to avoid them. I don’t know that it’s worth saying something. You could politely ask, ‘Hey do you have a mask with you? It looks like everyone else is wearing them.’ But the best thing you can do for yourself is maintain a distance.
SP: If you are uncomfortable, talk to the host. If you are still uncomfortable, it might be upon you to say goodbye and go ahead and move on. Don’t go to the individual not wearing the mask.
DS: Tell the person that wearing masks helps protect the person wearing the mask and those around them. Ask them to wear a mask – and offer them one to use if they don’t have one. That will help ensure everyone can have more fun with less risk.
We want to keep you informed about COVID-19 in Oregon. Data are provisional and change frequently.
• Samples for 563,166 tests have been reported positive.
• Samples for 8,035,042 tests have been reported negative.
COVID-19 hospitalizations
The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 381, which is 23 more than yesterday. There are 94 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is two more than yesterday.
There are 56 available adult ICU beds out of 649 total (9% availability) and 311 available adult non-ICU beds out of 4,082 (8% availability).
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.
Note: Please do not visit an emergency department for COVID-19 testing, unless you require emergency care for your symptoms.
Emergency departments in Oregon are under significant strain. You can find a test here. If you have a medical condition that doesn’t require emergency care, contact your provider. An urgent care center may also help you get the care you need and will save emergency departments from added strain.
Today, OHA reported that 3,278 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry Dec. 26. Of that total, 288 were initial doses, 157 were second doses and 1,055 were third doses and booster doses. The remaining 1,765 were administered on previous days but were entered into the vaccine registry Dec. 26.
The seven-day running average is now 18,801 doses per day.
Oregon has now administered 3,774,636 doses of Pfizer Comirnaty, 158,669 doses of Pfizer pediatric, 2,480,850 doses of Moderna and 254,746 doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines.
As of today, 3,039,196 people have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 2,759,458 people have completed a COVID-19 vaccine series.
These data are preliminary and subject to change. Updated vaccination data are provided on Oregon’s COVID-19 data dashboards and have been updated today.
The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Baker (9), Benton (105), Clackamas (428), Clatsop (10), Columbia (30), Coos (26), Crook (6), Curry (1), Deschutes (324), Douglas (52), Grant (5), Harney (8), Hood River (13), Jackson (169), Jefferson (25), Josephine (104), Klamath (18), Lane (256), Lincoln (32), Linn (155), Malheur (9), Marion (97), Morrow (7), Multnomah (1,032), Polk (23), Tillamook (12), Umatilla (37), Union (20), Wasco (10), Washington (540) and Yamhill (22).
Learn more about COVID-19 vaccinations
To learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine situation in Oregon, visit our web page (English or Spanish), which has a breakdown of distribution and other information.
For all the latest data on COVID-19 in Oregon, visit OHA's data dashboards.
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