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January 24, 2022

This is an updated news release with additional information about cases and deaths.

Contact: OHA External Relations, orcovid19.media@dhsoha.state.or.us

Oregon reports 19,400 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 17 new deaths

PORTLAND, Ore. — There are 17 new COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 5,953, Oregon Health Authority (OHA) reported at 12:01 a.m. today.

OHA reported 19,400 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today, bringing the state total to 590,270.

The 17 new deaths and 19,400 new cases reported today include data recorded by counties for the three-day period between Jan. 21 and Jan. 23.

More Oregonians receive COVID-19 booster doses

Oregon continues to move closer to meeting Gov. Kate Brown’s goal, announced Dec. 17, of getting 1 million more people in the state a booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of January.

When the challenge began, 949,749 people had received a booster dose. Since then, 451,268 Oregonians have received a booster.

As of today, Oregon needs 548,732 people to get a booster to reach the goal and make our state safer from the Omicron variant. Find a booster here.

COVID-19 hospitalizations

The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 1,045, which is 19 more than yesterday. There are 161 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is two more than yesterday.

There are 48 available adult ICU beds out of 643 total (7% availability) and 243 available adult non-ICU beds out of 4,096 (6% availability).

Statewide regions are as follows:

Region 1: Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Multnomah, Tillamook and Washington counties

Region 2: Benton, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Polk and Yamhill counties

Region 3: Coos, Curry, Douglas and Lane counties

Region 5: Jackson and Josephine counties

Region 6: Hood River, Gilliam, Sherman and Wasco counties

Region 7: Crook, Deschutes, Grant, Harney, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake and Wheeler counties

Region 9: Baker, Malheur, Morrow, Umatilla, Union and Wallowa counties

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.

More information about hospital capacity can be found here.

Vaccinations in Oregon

Today, OHA reported that 5,285 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry on Jan. 23. Of that total, 352 were initial doses, 261 were second doses and 1,644 were third doses and booster doses. The remaining 3,005 were administered on previous days but were entered into the vaccine registry Jan. 23.

The seven-day running average is now 12,159 doses per day.

Oregon has now administered 4,003,118 doses of Pfizer Comirnaty, 202,343 doses of Pfizer pediatric, 2,632,405 doses of Moderna and 263,464 doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines.

As of today, 3,112,692 people have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 2,814,714 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.

Cases and deaths

The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Baker (41), Benton (461), Clackamas (1,532), Clatsop (104), Columbia (165), Coos (204), Crook (200), Curry (64), Deschutes (1,402), Douglas (228), Gilliam (14), Grant (36), Harney (28), Hood River (64), Jackson (1,113), Jefferson (105), Josephine (343), Klamath (448), Lake (4), Lane (2,048), Lincoln (213), Linn (834), Malheur (188), Marion (1,940), Morrow (71), Multnomah (2,940), Polk (425), Sherman (37), Tillamook (66), Umatilla (541), Union (125), Wallowa (28), Wasco (209), Washington (2,722) and Yamhill (457).

Oregon reports 4,922 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases on Jan. 21, 10,862 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases on Jan. 22 and 3,616 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases on Jan. 23.

Oregon’s 5,937th COVID-19-related death is an 86-year-old woman from Clackamas County who tested positive Nov. 7, 2021, and died Dec. 9, 2021, at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 5,938th COVID-19-related death is an 84-year-old man from Coos County who tested positive Nov. 24, 2021, and died Dec. 9, 2021, at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 5,939th COVID-19-related death is a 54-year-old man from Washington County who tested positive Nov. 23, 2021, and died Dec. 9, 2021, at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 5,940th COVID-19-related death is an 82-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive Nov. 29, 2021, and died Dec. 6, 2021, at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 5,941st COVID-19-related death is a 77-year-old woman from Washington County who tested positive Nov. 4, 2021, and died Dec. 2, 2021, at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 5,942nd COVID-19-related death is an 86-year-old man from Hood River County who tested positive Jan. 14 and died Jan. 21 at Providence Hood River Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 5,943rd COVID-19-related death is a 61-year-old woman from Douglas County who tested positive Dec. 30, 2021, and died Jan. 20 at Mercy Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 5,944th COVID-19-related death is a 67-year-old woman from Deschutes County who died Dec. 6, 2021, at her residence. The death certificate listed COVID-19 disease or SARS-CoV-2 as a cause of death or a significant condition contributing to death. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 5,945th COVID-19-related death is a 91-year-old man from Clackamas County who tested positive Jan. 20 and died Jan. 20 at Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 5,946th COVID-19-related death is a 37-year-old woman from Clackamas County who tested positive Nov. 8, 2021, and died Nov. 30, 2021, at Providence Portland Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 5,947th COVID-19-related death is a 77-year-old woman from Jackson County who tested positive Jan. 12 and died Jan. 21 at Providence Medford Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 5,948th COVID-19-related death is a 75-year-old man from Yamhill County who tested positive Jan. 12 and died Jan. 16 at Willamette Valley Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 5,949th COVID-19-related death is a 62-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 15 and died Jan. 15 at Adventist Health Portland. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 5,950th COVID-19-related death is a 75-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 18 and died Jan. 18 at Adventist Health Portland. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 5,951st COVID-19-related death is a 65-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 14 and died Jan. 22 at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 5,952nd COVID-19-related death is a 50-year-old woman from Washington County who died Jan. 16 at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center. The death certificate listed COVID-19 disease or SARS-CoV-2 as a cause of death or a significant condition contributing to death. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 5,953rd COVID-19-related death is a 63-year-old woman from Washington County who tested positive Jan. 13 and died Jan. 21 at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

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.

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