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February 2, 2021
Friends and Neighbors,
I hope that you and your loved ones are doing well, staying healthy, and looking out for your neighbors and friends in these difficult times.
In tonight’s newsletter, along with the (overall positive) COVID and vaccination updates, you’ll find the return of the reported COVID deaths listed by individual. The current plan is for OHA to produce these each day. Today’s is a long list, with several days’ worth of catching up to do.
Please stay safe, and let me know if you have any questions about information in today’s newsletter.
TODAY’S CORONAVIRUS AND CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE UPDATE
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New COVID Cases: OHA reports 619 new COVID cases over the last two days, an average of 482 per day. This count is a combination of positive test results and those who are presumed positive (see definition below). The cumulative number of cases in Oregon since the beginning of the pandemic is 143,978.
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Positive Test Results: OHA reports 699 positive tests today. (Individuals may have had multiple tests come back positive, and each is now counted separately.) The cumulative total of positive test results since the beginning of the pandemic is now 190,515.
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Total Tests: OHA reported an additional 16,631 tests today. Our cumulative total of reported tests is now 3,218,747.
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Positivity Rate: Today’s test positivity ratio for Oregon is 4.2%. The national ratio today is 8.4%.
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Hospitalization Information:
- Patients Currently with Confirmed COVID-19: 262 (9 fewer than yesterday)
- Available ICU Beds: 155 (5 fewer than yesterday)
- Other Available Beds: 589 (24 more than yesterday).
- ICU Patients Confirmed w COVID-19: 61 (3 fewer than yesterday).
- Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently on Ventilators: 32 (2 more than yesterday).
- Available Ventilators: 777 (5 fewer than Friday).
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Deaths: I’m sorry to report 23 COVID deaths for the last two days. You’ll find more information about those we’ve lost recently further down in the newsletter. The total number of COVID deaths in Oregon is now 1,981.
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Vaccinations: As of the end of yesterday, here are the latest numbers:
- New Immunizations Reported Today: 15,967
- 10,712 administered yesterday
- 5,255 administered previously and report received yesterday
- Total First and Second Doses Administered So Far: 454,246.
- Total Oregonians vaccinated so far: 35.
- 87,748 now fully vaccinated with two doses
- To date, 696,100 doses of vaccine have been delivered to sites across Oregon.
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Today’s National Numbers:
- Total Tests: 310,683,694 (up 1,375,084 from yesterday).
- Total Cases: 26,052,734 (up 115,619 from yesterday).
- Deaths: 437,237 (up 3,486 from yesterday).
- These national numbers come from the COVID Tracking Project. You can visit that site HERE https://covidtracking.com/data/national
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Additional Brief Updates:
- The federal government will send one million vaccine doses to about 6,500 retail pharmacies on Feb. 11, the beginning of a federal program that will deliver vaccines directly to as many as 40,000 drugstores and grocery stores, Jeffrey D. Zients, the Biden White House’s Covid-19 response coordinator, announced today. You can read more about it here and in the Oregonian article here.
- The Biden administration announced that it will soon be sending the states a 20% increase in the number of anticipated doses. You can read more about the boost in manufacturing here.
- A federal judge ordered Oregon to begin vaccinating adults in custody in its correctional institutions immediately, ruling that they should be treated in the same way as others living in congregate setting. Given the extraordinary COVID dangers that we’ve seen for those living in prisons here in Oregon, as well as the fact that there total numbers (around 14,000) are roughly the amount we are vaccinating in one day, this decision makes a lot of sense to me. You can read more about it in this Oregonian article.You’ll find the entire decision here.
- One of the sad but unsurprising outcomes of our inadequate supply of vaccines is that some people with the means and/or the technical expertise to do so are “jumping the line.” Here’s a commentary arguing why we should care.
OHA Provides Legislators with the Latest Info on Vaccinations
This evening legislators received a lengthy memo with information about the coming rollout of the COVID vaccine to seniors 65 and older. Everyone in this group will theoretically have access to the vaccine in the next few weeks, starting on February 8 for those 80 years old and older. However, at the current rate of supply, it will still take around 12 weeks for everyone in this group (approx. 766,000 remain in need of a first dose).
OHA and ODE Collaborate on a Facebook Live
To give parents a better sense of what in-person school reopening might look like this spring, the Oregon Health Authority is hosting a Facebook Live event on Wednesday, Feb. 3, at 1:30 p.m. Oregon Department of Education Director Colt Gill and OHA Deputy State Health Officer and Epidemiologist, Dr. Thomas Jeanne will answer school-related questions. Join in English or Spanish.
Where Are Today’s New Cases?
If we put together the positive test results and new “presumptive cases reported today, the overall number of new cases reported is 619. Here is the breakdown of cases by county today:
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)
Yamhill (10)
And the Deaths:
NOTE FROM OHA: Today’s case counts include new cases from Jan. 30 and Jan. 31. Details from today’s reported death, along with the 53 that were not included in the daily media releases between Jan. 27 and Jan. 30, are posted below.
Oregon’s 1,905th COVID-19 death is a 72-year-old man in Clackamas County who tested positive on Jan. 12 and died on Jan. 23 at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center.
Oregon’s 1,906th COVID-19 death is a 90-year-old woman in Clackamas County who tested positive on Jan. 3 and died on Jan. 16 at her residence.
Oregon’s 1,907th COVID-19 death is an 88-year-old woman in Clackamas County who tested positive on Dec. 29 and died on Jan. 24 at her residence.
Oregon’s 1,908th COVID-19 death is a 90-year-old woman in Deschutes County who tested positive on Jan. 22 and died on Jan. 26 at her residence.
Oregon’s 1,909th COVID-19 death is an 82-year-old woman in Deschutes County who tested positive on Jan. 4 and died on Jan. 19 at her residence.
Oregon’s 1,910th COVID-19 death is a 79-year-old woman in Deschutes County who tested positive on Jan. 8 and died on Jan. 19 at St. Charles Bend Hospital. She had underlying conditions
Oregon’s 1,911th COVID-19 death is a 68-year-old woman in Deschutes County who tested positive on Jan. 4 and died on Jan. 5 at her residence.
Oregon’s 1,912th COVID-19 death is a 70-year-old man in Douglas County who tested positive on Jan. 6 and died on Jan. 26 at Mercy Medical Center.
Oregon’s 1,913th COVID-19 death is an 81-year-old woman in Hood River County who tested positive on Jan. 12 and died on Jan. 27 at her residence.
Oregon’s 1,914th COVID-19 death is a 93-year-old woman in Jackson County who tested positive on Jan. 28 and died on Jan. 29 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center.
Oregon’s 1,915th COVID-19 death is an 86-year-old woman in Jackson County who tested positive on Dec. 24 and died on Jan. 1 at her residence.
Oregon’s 1,916th COVID-19 death is a 91-year-old man in Jackson County who tested positive on Dec. 27 and died on Jan. 17 at his residence.
Oregon’s 1,917th COVID-19 death is an 88-year-old man in Columbia County who became symptomatic on Dec. 26 after contact with a confirmed case and died on Jan. 25 at his residence.
Oregon’s 1,918th COVID-19 death is an 81-year-old man in Jackson County who tested positive on Jan. 23 and died on Jan. 29 at his residence.
Oregon’s 1,919th COVID-19 death is an 83-year-old woman in Klamath County who tested positive on Jan. 20 and died on Jan. 28 at her residence.
Oregon’s 1,920th COVID-19 death is an 89-year-old woman in Klamath County who tested positive on Jan. 20 and died on Jan. 26 at Sky Lakes Medical Center.
Oregon’s 1,921st COVID-19 death is a 74-year-old man in Klamath County who tested positive on Jan. 11 and died on Jan. 23 at his residence.
Oregon’s 1,922nd COVID-19 death is an 86-year-old woman in Klamath County who tested positive on Jan. 4 and died on Jan. 21 at her residence.
Oregon’s 1,923rd COVID-19 death is an 87-year-old woman in Lake County who tested positive on Jan. 27 and died on Jan. 29 at Lake District Hospital.
Oregon’s 1,924th COVID-19 death is a 71-year-old woman in Lincoln County who tested positive on Jan. 9 and died on Jan. 27 at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center.
Oregon’s 1,925th COVID-19 death is an 85-year-old woman in Malheur County who tested positive on Jan. 13 and died on Jan. 26 at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, Idaho.
Oregon’s 1,926th COVID-19 death is a 75-year-old man in Marion County who tested positive on Jan. 16 and died on Jan. 28 at Salem Hospital.
Oregon’s 1,927th COVID-19 death is a 43-year-old man in Marion County who tested positive on Dec. 31 and died on Jan. 25 at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center.
Oregon’s 1,928th COVID-19 death is a 69-year-old man in Marion County who tested positive on Dec. 31 and died on Jan. 26 at Salem Hospital.
Oregon’s 1,929th COVID-19 death is a 64-year-old woman in Marion County who tested positive on Dec. 26 and died on Jan. 28 at Salem Hospital.
Oregon’s 1,930th COVID-19 death is a 76-year-old woman in Marion County who tested positive on Dec. 21 and died on Jan. 26 at Salem Hospital.
Oregon’s 1,931st COVID-19 death is an 88-year-old man in Marion County who tested positive on Nov. 19 and died on Dec. 12 at his residence.
Oregon’s 1,932nd COVID-19 death is an 84-year-old woman in Marion County who tested positive on Nov. 8 and died on Nov. 29 at her residence.
Oregon’s 1,933rd COVID-19 death is a 90-year-old man in Marion County who tested positive on Jan. 26 and died on Jan. 29 at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center.
Oregon’s 1,934th COVID-19 death is an 86-year-old man in Marion County who tested positive on Jan. 17 and died on Jan. 26 at his residence.
Oregon’s 1,935th COVID-19 death is an 82-year-old man in Morrow County who tested positive on Jan. 5 and died on Jan. 24 at St. Luke’s Boise Medical Center in Idaho.
Oregon’s 1,936th COVID-19 death is a 72-year-old man in Washington County who died on Jan. 5 at Portland VA Medical Center.
Oregon’s 1,937th COVID-19 death is a 67-year-old woman in Washington County who tested positive on Dec. 13 and died on Jan. 1 at her residence.
Oregon’s 1,938th COVID-19 death is a 53-year-old man in Washington County who died on Dec. 6 at his residence.
Oregon’s 1,939th COVID-19 death is a 97-year-old woman in Washington County who tested positive on Dec. 9 and died on Jan. 17 at her residence.
Oregon’s 1,940th COVID-19 death is a 74-year-old man in Washington County who died on Jan. 5 at his residence.
Oregon’s 1,941st COVID-19 death is an 84-year-old woman in Union County who tested positive on Jan. 20 and died on Jan. 29 at Grande Ronde Hospital.
Oregon’s 1,942nd COVID-19 death is a 79-year-old man in Polk County who tested positive on Jan. 13 and died on Jan. 25 at Salem Hospital.
Oregon’s 1,943rd COVID-19 death is a 69-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on Jan. 5 and died on Jan. 23 at Oregon Health & Science University.
Oregon’s 1,944th COVID-19 death is a 53-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Dec. 26 and died on Jan. 6 at Adventist Hospital. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 1,945th COVID-19 death is a 59-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Dec. 8 and died on Jan. 8 at Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center.
Oregon’s 1,946th COVID-19 death is a 75-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on Dec. 3 and died on Jan. 4 at his residence.
Oregon’s 1,947th COVID-19 death is a 78-year-old man in Multnomah County who tested positive on Nov. 30 and died on Dec. 14 at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center.
Oregon’s 1,948th COVID-19 death is an 85-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Nov. 23 and died on Nov. 28 at her residence.
Oregon’s 1,949th COVID-19 death is a 93-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on Nov. 11 and died on Nov. 21 at her residence.
Oregon’s 1,950th COVID-19 death is a 93-year-old woman in Multnomah County who died on Dec. 6 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.
Oregon’s 1,951st COVID-19 death is a 95-year-old woman in Washington County who tested positive on Jan. 4 and died on Jan. 28 at her residence.
Oregon’s 1,952nd COVID-19 death is a 73-year-old woman in Washington County who tested positive on Jan. 11 and died on Jan. 18 at OHSU Health Hillsboro Medical Center.
Oregon’s 1,953rd COVID-19 death is a 95-year-old woman in Washington County who died on Jan. 22 at her residence.
Oregon’s 1,954th COVID-19 death is a 67-year-old woman in Yamhill County who tested positive on Jan. 8 and died on Jan. 26 at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center.
Oregon’s 1,955th COVID-19 death is a 66-year-old man in Yamhill County who tested positive on Jan. 12 and died on Jan. 22 at his residence.
Oregon’s 1,956th COVID-19 death is a 98-year-old woman in Yamhill County who tested positive on Jan. 19 and died on Jan. 22 at her residence.
Oregon’s 1,957th COVID-19 death is an 85-year-old woman in Yamhill County who tested positive on Jan. 21 and died on Jan. 22 at her residence.
Oregon’s 1,958th COVID-19 death is an 81-year-old man in Crook County who tested positive on Jan. 1 and died on Jan. 23 at St. Charles Bend Hospital.
Want to See Past Newsletters?
If there was COVID-related information in a past newsletter that you want to go back to, but find you’ve deleted it, you can always go to my legislative website (senatordembrow.com), click on “News and Information,” and you’ll find them all there. Also, if someone forwarded you this newsletter and you’d like to get it directly, you can sign up for it there.
AND FINALLY,
Here again are some resources that you will find useful:
If the above links are not providing you with answers to your questions or directing you to the help that you need, please consider me and my office to be a resource. We’ll do our best to assist you or steer you in the right direction.
Best,
 Senator Michael Dembrow
District 23
email: Sen.MichaelDembrow@oregonlegislature.gov
web: www.senatordembrow.com
phone: 503-281-0608
mail: 900 Court St NE, S-407, Salem, OR, 97301
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