May 12th COVID-19 Update

Oregon State Legislature sent this bulletin at 05/13/2021 12:00 AM PDT
Michael Dembrow

May 12, 2021

Dear Neighbors and Friends,

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.

Today’s daily COVID report and the just-released weekly report both point in the same direction: an end to the big increases in COVID cases and positivity rates, and a gradual decline from the surging numbers of a couple of weeks ago.  On the other hand, COVID deaths seem to be increasing among people under 60.  Hopefully, that will end as (if?) more of those in this age group get vaccinated.

Earlier this evening the CDC Director gave formal approval to the use of the Pfizer vaccine for younger adolescents.  Pharmacies and other vaccination sites will begin offering the vaccine as early as tomorrow to those between the ages of 12 and 16.  I was delighted to learn that my own grandchildren have appointments to receive their first shots early next week. 

And today marked one of those accomplishments that we like to see: more than 2 million Oregonians have now received at least one dose of the vaccine.  That's nearly 57% of those 16 and over.  It leaves around 430,000 who will still need to be vaccinated in the next 4-6 weeks if we're to hit the target of 70% by July 4 to put an end to the safety restrictions.

Please stay safe and let me know if you have any questions about information in today’s newsletter.

 

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TODAY’S CORONAVIRUS AND CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE UPDATE

  • New COVID Cases: OHA reports 616 new COVID cases today.  The cumulative number of cases in Oregon since the beginning of the pandemic is 193,014.
  • Variant COVID Cases: The reported variant case numbers have been updated. The case counts include  425 (up from 311) cases of the B.1.1.7 (UK) variant, 29 cases (up from 18) of the P.1 (Brazilian) variant, and 35 (up from 28) cases of the B.1.351 (South African) variant.  In addition, we are now seeing 196 (up from 177) cases of the B.1.427 variant, and 586 (up from 566) of the B.1.429 variant.  OHA is now producing a Variant Tableau dashboard providing current variant case numbers for the state as a whole and for various parts of the state.
  • Positive Test Results: OHA reported 882 positive tests today. The cumulative total of positive test results since the beginning of the pandemic is now 277,646.
  • Total Tests: OHA reported an additional 12,721 tests today. Our cumulative total of reported tests is now 4,851,066.
  • Positivity Rate: The test positivity ratio for Oregon today is 5.5%.
  • Hospitalization Information:
    • Patients Currently with Confirmed COVID-19: 346 (1 more than yesterday)
    • ICU Patients Confirmed w COVID-19: 88 (1 fewer than yesterday).
    • Available ICU Beds: 145 (13 more than yesterday)
    • Other Available Beds: 420 (186 fewer than yesterday).
    • Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently on Ventilators: 45 (2 more than yesterday).
    • Available Ventilators: 791 (10 more than yesterday).
  • Deaths: I’m sorry to report 9 additional COVID deaths today.  The total number of COVID deaths in Oregon is now 2,558.
  • Vaccinations:
    • Total First and Second Doses Administered So Far: 3,406,698
      • 1,866,010 Pfizer doses
      • 1,424,061 Moderna doses
      • 115,126 Johnson & Johnson doses
    • Total Oregonians vaccinated so far: 2,006,179
      • 1,509,537 now fully vaccinated with two doses
    • To date, 4,264,665 doses of vaccine have been delivered to sites across Oregon. (That’s a total of 229,681 so far for the week.)

 

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Weekly COVID Data And Outbreak Reports Released: The Downturn Continues

The Oregon Health Authority’s COVID-19 Weekly Report, released today, shows a second consecutive week of declining cases and hospitalizations.  Here are the highlights:

  • OHA reported 4,896 new daily cases of COVID-19 during the week of Monday, May 3 through Sunday, May 9. That represents a 12% decline from the previous week and marks the second consecutive week of lower weekly cases.
  • New COVID-19 related hospitalizations also declined from 272 to 245.
  • However, there were 31 reported COVID-19 related deaths, nearly doubling the previous week’s total.
  • There were 111,121 tests for COVID-19 for the week of May 2 through May 8, a slight increase from the previous week.
  • The percentage of positive tests was 6.1%, a decline from the previous week’s 6.8%.
  • People 70 years of age and older have accounted for 39% of COVID-19 related hospitalizations and 75% of COVID-19 related deaths.

Today’s COVID-19 Weekly Outbreak Report shows 42 active COVID-19 outbreaks in senior living communities and congregate living settings for the second week in a row.

          12/9/20         191 facilities

          1/13/21         202 facilities

          2/10/21         116 facilities

          3/10/21           44 facilities

          3/17/21           37 facilities

          3/24/21           31 facilities

          3/31/21           24 facilities

          4/7/21             21 facilities

         4/14/21           24 facilities

         4/21/21           24 facilities

         4/28/21           34 facilities

          5/5/21            42 facilities

          5/12/21         42 facilities

The Outbreak Report also includes the latest data on COVID in workplaces, childcare centers, and public and private K-12 schools.

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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 616.  Here is today’s breakdown by county:

Baker (2)

Benton (14)

Clackamas (80)

Clatsop (1)

Columbia (7)

Coos (9)

Crook (11)

Deschutes (63)

Douglas (15)

Gilliam (1)

Grant (2)

Hood River (2)

Jackson (42)

Jefferson (13)

Josephine (6)

Klamath (15)

Lake (2)

Lane (49)

Linn (21)

Malheur (6)

Marion (53)

Multnomah (105)

Polk (11)

Tillamook (2)

Umatilla (20)

Union (1)

Washington (49)

Wheeler (2)

Yamhill (10)

 

And the Deaths:

OHA released the individualized information about the 16 deaths reported yesterday. Nearly all were from a few weeks ago.

Oregon’s 2,534th death is a 75-year-old man from Clackamas County who tested positive on April 24 and died on May 9 at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center.

Oregon’s 2,535th death is an 84-year-old woman from Clackamas County who tested positive on April 5 and died on April 21 her residence.

Oregon’s 2,536th death is an 84-year-old woman from Clackamas County who tested positive on Dec. 13, 2020 and died on April 29 at her residence.

Oregon’s 2,537th death is a 79-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive on April 22 and died on May 9 at Providence Medford Medical Center.

Oregon’s 2,538th death is a 61-year-old woman from Jackson County who tested positive on April 20 and died on May 9 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center.

Oregon’s 2,539th death is a 78-year-old woman from Klamath County who tested positive on April 26 and died on May 7 at Sky Lakes Medical Center.

Oregon’s 2,540th death is a 69-year-old woman from Klamath County who tested positive on April 26 and died on May 8 at Sky Lakes Medical Center.

Oregon’s 2,541st death is a 79-year-old man from Klamath County who tested positive on March 27 and died on April 29 at his residence.

Oregon’s 2,542nd death is a 68-year-old man from Malheur County who tested positive on April 5 and died on April 25 at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, ID.

Oregon’s 2,543rd death is a 62-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive on April 5 and died on April 25 at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center.

Oregon’s 2,544th death is a 65-year-old man from Morrow County who tested positive on April 8 and died on April 22 at Oregon Health & Sciences University Hospital.

Oregon’s 2,545th death is a 67-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive on April 9 and died on April 22 at Providence Portland Medical Center.

Oregon’s 2,546th death is an 83-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive on April 9 and died on April 27 at his residence.

Oregon’s 2,547th death is an 83-year-old woman from Yamhill County who died on April 27 Willamette Valley Medical Center.

Oregon’s 2,548th death is a 93-year-old man from Washington County who tested positive on April 18 and died on April 29 at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center.

Oregon’s 2,549th death is a 58-year-old man from Washington County who tested positive on March 19 and died on April 26 at Oregon Health & Sciences University Hospital.

 

And here are today’s 9:

Oregon’s 2,550th COVID-19 death is a 46-year-old woman from Clackamas County who tested positive on May 1 and died on May 8 at Kaiser Permanente Sunnyside Medical Center.

Oregon’s 2,551st COVID-19 death is a 25-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive on April 25 and died on May 10 at Providence Medford Medical Center. \ 

Oregon’s 2,552nd COVID-19 death is an 80-year-old woman from Crook County who tested positive on April 20 and died on May 8 at her residence.

Oregon’s 2,553rd COVID-19 death is a 32-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive on April 24 and died on May 11 at Oregon Health & Science University Hospital.

Oregon’s 2,554th COVID-19 death is a 50-year-old woman from Malheur County who tested positive on April 29 and died on May 10 at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center.

Oregon’s 2,555th COVID-19 death is a 67-year-old woman from Linn County who tested positive on April 23 and died on May 10 at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center.

Oregon’s 2,556th COVID-19 death is a 70-year-old man from Washington County who tested positive on April 13 and died on May 8 at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center.

Oregon’s 2,557th COVID-19 death is a 76-year-old man from Jefferson county who tested positive on April 21 and died on May 10 at St. Charles Bend Hospital.

Oregon’s 2,558th COVID-19 death is an 81-year-old man from Jefferson County who tested positive on April 17 and died on May 10 at St. Charles Bend Hospital.

 

 

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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,

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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