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August 26, 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 during this past week.
We’re obviously still very much caught up in the maelstrom of the COVID Delta surge. The wave of new cases that began at the end of last month is now producing the inevitable surge of hospitalizations and deaths. The latter are increasingly and still almost exclusively among the unvaccinated. We must expect that the pressures on our healthcare system—which are extreme and largely unprecedented—will continue for the next few weeks as the rising tide of new cases among the unvaccinated continues to produce rising hospitalizations and deaths.
You’ll see in tonight’s newsletter, though, evidence that the surge in new cases may be starting to abate. They’re still increasing, but for the first time in weeks the rate of increase seems to be lower. The trend lines on the graphs are starting to flatten. You won’t see this in hospitalizations and deaths for some time, but this could be a promising sign. Thanks to all of you who have been heeding the pleas and requirements to wear masks and limit your exposure for the time being.
We’re also starting to see an increase in vaccinations, as more and more people see first hand the effects of going unvaccinated; however, those increases are still just a tiny fraction of what’s needed.
You’ll find information in tonight’s newsletter about breakthrough cases, the increases in pediatrics cases, the weekly and county reports, and links to a wide variety of articles and resources related to the current state of the pandemic.
Amidst all the bad news, there is good news to share. Legislators received a very positive briefing from the firefighters at the Department of Forestry and the State Fire Marshal this week. The weather is definitely cooperating throughout most of the state, making it easier to contain the fires and stop new ones from taking off. Weather conditions are unusually favorable but we’ll take it. This fire season has already been costlier than usual both in terms of acres burned and actual firefighting costs (already a net of more than $50 million). Let’s hope that these favorable conditions persevere.
The other positive information to share is that our economy appears to be in very good shape and our state revenues are up at record levels. Though the Delta surge may change all that if it stays with us, for now, the picture is good. You can read all about it further down in the newsletter, when I report on the recently-released quarterly revenue forecast from the Office of Economic Analysis.
Actually, let me leave you with a third bit of good news. As I mentioned last week, those with compromised immune systems have been authorized to get a third dose of the vaccine in an effort to get their bodies to produce necessary antibodies. They are now doing so all over the state. Someone close to me who had not been able to form antibodies just had her third shot a week ago and we have fingers crossed that she’ll be more protected in another week or two.
To give you a better sense of how vulnerable people with compromised immune systems are right now—and why they need us to focus on masking and social distancing for the time being—I urge you to check out this piece of reporting from KOIN from a month ago that focuses on three women who have been kidney-transplant recipients and have found themselves at great risk. They were all part of a Johns Hopkins study that found that immunocompromised people—even if vaccinated with two doses--are 485 times more likely to end up in a hospital or die from COVID compared to vaccinated people with healthy immune systems. It’s well worth watching or reading.
And in a happy update, I’ve just found that one of them, who was able to receive a third dose as part of the study, was just informed that she was able to produce a normal amount of antibodies, leading to a normal level of protection. It’s such wonderful news for her and everyone in this situation! But until we know that everyone is truly protected—and this includes many children who cannot yet be inoculated--please do your best to keep them safe.
Until next week, please stay healthy and safe yourself, and let me know if you have any questions about information in tonight’s newsletter.
 TODAY’S CORONAVIRUS AND CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE UPDATE
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New COVID Cases: OHA reports 2,057 new COVID cases today (vs. 2,971 last Thursday). That’s an average of 2,054 per day for the 7 days since the last newsletter (vs. 2,033 per day the previous week). The cumulative number of cases in Oregon since the beginning of the pandemic is 265,210.
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Variant COVID Cases:
- OHA is now showing us not only this week’s variant cases but the growth of the different variants in Oregon over time. You can see in the above graph just how the Delta variant has come to dominate cases here in Oregon. It is updated every Wednesday.
- OHA’s Variant Dashboard provides current and new variant case numbers for the state as a whole but also for different parts of the state. It too is updated each Wednesday.
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Positive Test Results: OHA reported 2,426 positive tests today (vs. 3,258 a week ago). That’s an average of 2,564 per day for the seven days since the last newsletter (vs. 2,709 per day the previous week). The cumulative total of positive test results since the beginning of the pandemic is now 355,833.
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Total Tests: OHA reported an additional 19,726 tests today (vs. 24,133 a week ago). That’s an average of 21,366 per day for the seven days since the last newsletter (vs. 20,954 for the previous week). Our cumulative total of reported tests is 6,19,313.
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Positivity Rate: The test positivity ratio for Oregon today is 12.3% (vs. 13.5% a week ago). That’s an average of 12.0% per day for the seven days since the last newsletter (vs. 13.0% per day for the previous week).
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Hospitalization Information:
- Patients Currently with Confirmed COVID-19: 1,085 (240 more than last newsletter, 388 more than the week before)
- ICU Patients Confirmed w COVID-19: 299 (73 more than last newsletter.
- Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently on Ventilators: 174 (46 more than last newsletter)
- Available Ventilators: 775 (23 fewer than last newsletter).
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Hospital Capacity:
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Deaths: I’m sorry to report 9 additional COVID deaths today, which is 10 fewer than last Thursday. However, that’s an average of 14.4 per day for the week since the last newsletter (vs. 9.4 per day the previous week). The total number of COVID deaths in Oregon is 3,095.
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Vaccinations:
- An additional 62,335 vaccines were administered in the past week (up from 51,257 for the previous week).
- The seven-day running average is now 7,921 doses per day. While still low, it’s nearly double what it was a month ago.
- Total First and Second Doses Administered So Far: 4,815,272
- 2,781,997 Pfizer doses
- 1,834,344 Moderna doses
- 196,219 Johnson & Johnson doses
- Total Oregonians vaccinated so far: 2,604,664 (up 35,521 from last week).
- 2,604,664 now fully vaccinated with two doses
- 63.4% of all Oregonians have received at least one dose (74.7% of those 18 and older).***
- 57.66% of all Oregonians are now fully vaccinated (68.3% of those 18 and older).
- ***These percentages are from the CDC Data Tracker. They include vaccinations administered by the VA and Tribal Health Services.
- For more details, including the demographics of those receiving the vaccine and the number of vaccinations by county, go to the OHA vaccinations dashboard.
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Bloomberg News provides a wealth of easy-to-read information on the trajectory of vaccinations—by state, nationally, and internationally.
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Here's information about Oregon’s progress in getting to the next goal: 80% of those 18 and over.
 Additional Brief Updates
- As I’m sure you’ve heard already, we now have a new approved drug on the market: “Comirnaty,” which used to be known as “The Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine.” Here’s the official word from OHA's vaccination blog.
- Here's more on the new authorization from VOX.
- The New Yorker surveys the legal landscape regarding vaccine mandates. So far, the Supreme Court has not shown any interest in reconsidering the prevailing ruling from 1905, Jacobson vs. Massachusetts, affirmed “the principle that individual liberty is not absolute in the face of ‘the common good,’ and that ‘real liberty for all’ depends on restraining individual exercises of liberty that harm others.” The author goes on to explore the likelihood of a national vaccine mandate.
- We’re starting to see vaccination rates slowly going up, particularly in areas of the country with a great deal of infection. Here's a national overview with maps.
- The stresses that COVID is putting on our hospitals isn’t so much the lack of physical space as it is lack of staff to provide the ICU care for all those additional COVID patients. (There are only 44 available adult ICU beds out of 662 total for the state as a whole, i.e., 7% availability). The Governor and her staff have been working hard to bring in teams of skilled medical personnel from outside Oregon. We learned yesterday that they have had success and are bringing in up to 560 nurses from other states. Here’s more on that. Here's more on that.
- And here’s a status report and a plea from four major hospital systems in the Portland area.
- And here’s a recent opinion piece from two physicians at OHSU with a focus on keeping kids safe.
- Oregon began the pandemic with the lowest hospital-beds-per-capita of any state. This was a result of our commitment to healthcare reform and efforts to get people the primary care they need to stay out of the hospital. It has been working. However, it makes the current hospital surge a particular challenge. The A. Times has a story about this.
- I recently linked to an article speculating on whether or not those who’d been fired for refusing to get a vaccine would be eligible for unemployment benefits. The answer at the time was probably not but maybe. Now the Oregon Employment Department has made it clearer—without a medical or legitimate religious reason not to, it’s highly unlikely.
- Should you cancel or modify your travel plans because of the delta surge? Here are some questions and answers.
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The Atlantic has a story about this year's return to school.If done right, it can be safe. If done wrong, we will see a continuation of quarantines and returns to distance learning.
- Recently, OHA and ODE held a series of townhall meetings on Facebook to answer questions about school reopening and COVID-19. Videos are available here: Eastern Oregon/English, Statewide/English, Statewide/Espańol. Also, this FAQ answers common questions submitted by the public for those townhalls.
- Curious about how the University of Oregon’s vaccination requirement for students and staff is going? Here's a dashboard recording levels of success. (And they are having a lot of success.)
- Recent polling by the Associated Press shows strong support for masking in schools. Needless to say, there are differences among different groups, however.
- Here’sa recent study released by the CDC showing that infection rates among unvaccinated persons were 4.9 time those of vaccinated people, and hospital rates were 29.2 times greater. (You’ll see that trend borne out in the graphs below from OHSU and PeaceHealth.)
- Policy-makers are generally trying their (our) best to base pandemic-response decisions on science, committing to “follow” the science. The problem of course is that “science” is never a clear-cut collection of unchanging certainties, and “following the science” means putting up with a fair amount of uncertainty. Here’s an article from the New York Times on how "The U.S. is Getting a Crash Course in Scientific Uncertinty."
 
Governor Announces Masking Requirement for Outdoor Activities Starting Tomorrow
With evidence growing that the Delta variant of COVID is so contagious that it can be spread outdoors as well as indoors if people are in close contact with one another for prolonged periods of time, the Governor has announced new requirements for the outdoor events that provide a risk of transmission.
Here's an article reporting on the new requirement from the Statesman-Journal.
Meanwhile, in addition to the new masking requirements, an increasing number of venues are proactively requiring proof of vaccination for attendance. This is true of the Timbers and Thorns, as well as the University of Oregon and Oregon State, the Trailblazers, and a growing number of performance venues.
Weekly Breakthrough Case Report: Cases in the Vaccinated Declining Relative to the Unvaccinated
OHA’s most recent update on COVID-19 breakthrough cases (cases involving people who have been fully vaccinated), released today, found that 88% of the 14,523 reported COVID-19 cases between Aug. 15 and Aug. 21 occurred in people who were unvaccinated. There were 1,739 breakthrough cases, accounting for 12% of the week’s cases. As you’ll see in the report’s charts, this is the smallest percentage that we’ve seen for the last six weeks. While Delta has been increasing the number of breakthrough cases, we’ve actually been seeing a decrease in the proportion of breakthrough cases relative to the number of new infections among the unvaccinated.
The report shows that the rate of COVID-19 in unvaccinated people is currently approximately six times higher than in vaccinated people.
The median age of the breakthrough cases during this period was 48. Thirty-six breakthrough cases involved residents of care facilities, senior living communities or other congregate care settings. There were 31 breakthrough cases in people aged 12 to 17.
To date, there have been 9,539 COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough cases in Oregon. The median age of all cases is also 48. Breakthrough cases have been reported in all 36 counties.
To date, 5.5% of all vaccine breakthrough cases have been hospitalized and 0.9% have died. The median age of the people who died was 83. Three-fourths of these deaths were among people 70 and older.
The number of vaccine breakthrough cases identified in Oregon remains very small when compared to the more than 2.38 million Oregonians who have completed their COVID-19 vaccination series. 99.6% of all COVID cases in Oregon have been among the unvaccinated.
The latest breakthrough report can be found here.
OHA Releases New Pediatric COVID Report
OHA also published its newest dashboard report of pediatric COVID-19 case data in Oregon today. It will be published weekly on Thursdays.
Most of the infections are in the 12-17 age group. However, a key finding this week is an increase in hospitalizations in children 0-5 years.
We’re seeing similar patterns in other states as well.
OHA Releases Latest County Metrics: Some Rates Starting to Go Down
Though it’s no longer assigning risk levels to counties, OHA is still reporting weekly increases/decreases in COVID spread for each county and for the state as a whole.
While every county remains at a level that would be considered High Risk or Extreme Risk (except for Wheeler, which had zero new cases), you’ll find that some counties are seeing lowered rates of infection. Aside from Wheeler, Multnomah County remains the county with the lowest rate of infection, followed by Washington County. The highest rates are again in Douglas and Josephine Counties, whose rates are more than nine times the rate of Multnomah.
Weekly COVID Data and Outbreaks Report Released: New Records Again, but Some Slowing
The Oregon Health Authority’s COVID-19 Weekly Report, released yesterday, shows continued increases in all categories: daily cases, hospitalizations and deaths. However, we may be seeing a slowing down of the rate of increases in cases, tests, and positivity rates. Even so, because they are lagging indicators, we have to expect hospitalizations and deaths to continue to rise at high rates.
- OHA reported 14,800 new cases of COVID-19 during the week of Monday, Aug. 15 through Sunday, Aug. 22. That represents a 16% increase over the previous week. While a large increase, it’s much smaller than the previous week’s 53% increase or the 40% increase of the week before that. We’ll see if this slowdown continues.
- There were 601 new COVID-19 hospitalizations, up from 546 last week. That marked the seventh consecutive week of increases.
- There were 87 reported COVID-19 related deaths, up from 46 reported the previous week.
- There were 149,836 tests for COVID-19 for the week of Aug. 15 through Aug. 21, a very small increase from the previous week’s 146,199.
- The percentage of positive tests increased to 12.3%, up from 11.8% reported the previous week.
Today’s COVID-19 Weekly Outbreak Report shows 103 active COVID-19 outbreaks in senior living communities and congregate living settings, another big increase.
1/13/21 202 facilities
2/10/21 116 facilities
3/10/21 44 facilities
4/14/21 24 facilities
5/12/21 42 facilities
6/09/21 19 facilities
7/8/21 22 facilities
7/28/21 28 facilities
8/04/21 33 facilities
8/11/21 53 facilities
8/18/21 72 facilities
8/25/21 103 facilities
The Outbreak Report also includes the latest data on COVID in workplaces, childcare centers, and public and private K-12 schools.
Latest Revenue Forecast Released: It’s Stable and Solid
Every few months the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis comes to a joint meeting of the House Revenue Committee and the Senate Finance and Revenue Committee to update their revenue forecast for the current biennium. You’ll remember that the last forecast, delivered in May, was the forecast on which our current biennial budget was built. This first update gives us a first sign of how their forecast is holding up.
Their quarterly presentation also informs us on the general state of Oregon’s economy, as well as the national economy. It analyzes potential strengths and weaknesses that could lead to future changes.
In a nutshell, the news was very good.
This first update was a little unusual in that it includes a much better picture of current income tax receipts, since this year’s tax filing deadline was delayed by a month by the Biden administration due to COVID. When they did their May forecast, most people had not yet filed. When they did, it allowed us to see just how strong our revenues currently are.
By the end of the tax year at the end of June, we had received a much higher amount than they thought we would—by $699.1 million. Most of this will go into next year’s kicker payments to taxpayers or to the Education fund, though some will go into our Ending Fund Balance.
It appears that we are rebounding from the pandemic recession much more quickly than had been expected, more quickly than Oregon usually experiences following a recession. Workforce shortages and some inflation are potential risks, but the consensus right now is that they are short-term problems and will dissipate when we’re able to put the pandemic more securely behind us.
Their report provides further evidence that the pandemic has been much harder for lower-income Oregonians than for those with wealth. The wealth gap between rich and poor continues to widen, even as we’re starting to see increases in wages.
For all the details, here are the PowerPoint slides from the presentation.
Here is the revenue summary from Legislative Revenue.
And here are my bulleted notes with highlights from the presentation.
If you’d like to watch the presentation, you can do so here.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
And the Deaths:
Here is information about the 101 deaths (up from 66) that OHA has reported since the last newsletter on August 19.
NOTE from OHA: Oregon’s 2,983rd and 2,984th COVID-19 associated deaths, reported on Aug. 19 are the same person. Because of this error we are renumbering our reported deaths starting with 2,994 today.
Oregon’s 2,994th COVID-19 associated death is an 87-year-old man from Deschutes County who tested positive on Aug. 11 and died on Aug. 19 at his residence.
Oregon’s 2,995th COVID-19 associated death is an 87-year-old man from Clackamas County who tested positive on Aug. 16 and died on Aug. 19 at his residence.
Oregon’s 2,996th COVID-19 associated death is a 70-year-old man from Clackamas County who tested positive on Aug. 4 and died on Aug. 15 at his residence.
Oregon’s 2,997th COVID-19 associated death is an 86-year-old man from Clackamas County who tested positive on Aug. 2 and died on Aug. 13 at Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center.
Oregon’s 2,998th COVID-19 associated death is a 74-year-old man from Clackamas County who tested positive on July 25 and died on July 31 at Providence St Vincent Medical Center.
Oregon’s 2,999th COVID-19 associated death is an 87-year-old woman from Douglas County who tested positive on Aug. 10 and died on Aug. 19 at Mercy Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,000th COVID-19 associated death is a 79-year-old man from Klamath County who tested positive on Aug. 13 and died on Aug. 19 at Sky Lakes Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,001st COVID-19 associated death is a 62-year-old man from Klamath County who tested positive on July 26 and died on Aug. 12 at Sky Lakes Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,002nd COVID-19 associated death is a 62-year-old woman from Josephine County who tested positive on Aug. 19 and died on Aug. 19 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,003rd COVID-19 associated death is an 81-year-old man from Josephine County who tested positive on Aug. 12 and died on Aug. 19 at his residence.
Oregon’s 3,004th COVID-19 associated death is a 64-year-old woman from Josephine County who tested positive on Aug. 8 and died on Aug. 18 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,005th COVID-19 associated death is a 95-year-old man from Josephine County who tested positive on Aug. 3 and died on Aug. 19 at his residence.
Oregon’s 3,006th COVID-19 associated death is a 65-year-old man from Josephine County who tested positive on Aug. 4 and died on Aug. 18 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,007th COVID-19 associated death is a 100-year-old man from Josephine County who tested positive on July 31 and died on Aug. 16 at his residence.
Oregon’s 3,008th COVID-19 associated death is an 80-year-old man from Umatilla County who tested positive on Aug. 3 and died on Aug. 5 at Oregon Health and Sciences University Hospital.
Oregon’s 3,009th COVID-19 associated death is a 67-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive on July 5 and died on Aug. 19 at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,010th COVID-19 associated death is a 62-year-old man from Union County who tested positive on Aug. 10 and died on Aug. 17 at his residence.
Oregon’s 3,011th COVID-19 associated death is a 96-year-old man from Polk County who tested positive on Aug. 1 and died on Aug. 18 at Salem Hospital.
Oregon’s 3,012nd COVID-19 associated death is a 95-year-old woman from Wasco County who tested positive on Aug. 5 and died on Aug. 14 at her residence.
Oregon’s 3,013th COVID-19 death is a 55-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive on Aug. 14 and died on Aug. 19 at Providence Medford Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,014th COVID-19 death is an 88-year-old man from Douglas County who tested positive on Aug. 11 and died on Aug. 19 at Mercy Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,015th COVID-19 death is an 81-year-old woman from Deschutes County who tested positive on Aug. 2 and died at St Charles Bend Hospital.
Oregon’s 3,016th COVID-19 death is a 90-year-old woman from Curry County who tested positive on Aug. 6 and died on Aug. 19 at Curry General Hospital.
Oregon’s 3,017th COVID-19 death is a 68-year-old woman from Clackamas County who tested positive on Aug. 16 and died on Aug. 19 at her residence.
Oregon’s 3,018th COVID-19 death is an 84-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive on Aug. 15 and died on Aug. 19 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,019th COVID-19 death is a 61-year-old man from Josephine County who tested positive on Aug. 14 and died on Aug. 20.
Oregon’s 3,020th COVID-19 death is a 75-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive on Aug. 20 and died on Aug. 21 at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend.
Oregon’s 3,021st COVID-19 death is a 57-year-old woman from Lane County who tested positive on Aug. 19 and died on Aug. 20 at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend.
Oregon’s 3,022nd COVID-19 death is a 78-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive on Aug. 17 and died on Aug. 20 at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend.
Oregon’s 3,023rd COVID-19 death is a 74-year-old woman from Lane County who tested positive on Aug. 13 and died on Aug. 19 at her residence.
Oregon’s 3,024th COVID-19 death is a 61-year-old woman from Lane County who tested positive on July 9 and died on Aug. 20 at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend.
Oregon’s 3,025th COVID-19 death is a 75-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive on Aug. 3 and died on Aug. 20 at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,026th COVID-19 death is a 48-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive on Aug. 17 and died on Aug. 19 at University of Washington Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,027th COVID-19 death is a 49-year-old woman from Lincoln County who tested positive on Aug. 9 and died on Aug. 19 at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend.
Oregon’s 3,028th COVID-19 death is a 54-year-old man from Umatilla County who tested positive on Aug. 14 and died on Aug. 17 at Good Shepherd Hospital.
Oregon’s 3,029th COVID-19 death is a 66-year-old man from Umatilla County who tested positive on July 19 and died on Aug. 13.
Oregon’s 3,030st COVID-19 death is a 49-year-old man from Tillamook County who tested positive on Aug. 18 and died on Aug. 18 at his residence.
Oregon’s 3,031st COVID-19 death is a 65-year-old man from Douglas County who tested positive on Aug. 13 and died on Aug. 22 at Mercy Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,032nd COVID-19 death is a 60-year-old man from Douglas County who tested positive on Aug. 12 and died on Aug. 19 at Mercy Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,033rd COVID-19 death is a 69-year-old woman from Douglas County who tested positive on Aug. 7 and died on Aug. 20 at Mercy Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,034th COVID-19 death is a 94-year-old man from Douglas County who tested positive on Aug. 6 and died on Aug. 20 at Mercy Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,035tht COVID-19 death is a 49-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive on July 31 and died on Aug. 16 at Ashland Community Hospital.
Oregon’s 3,036th COVID-19 death is a 90-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive on June 28 and died on Aug. 15 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,037th COVID-19 death is a 61-year-old man from Douglas County who tested positive on Aug. 18 and died on Aug. 21 at Mercy Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 3,038th COVID-19 death is a 72-year-old man from Douglas County who tested positive on Aug. 8 and died on Aug. 22 at Mercy Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 3,039th COVID-19 death is a 90-year-old man from Coos County who tested positive on Aug. 18 and died on Aug. 22. Location of death is being confirmed. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 3,040th COVID-19 death is an 81-year-old woman from Coos County who tested positive on Aug. 18 and died on Aug. 23 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 3,041st COVID-19 death is a 74-year-old woman from Benton County who tested positive on Aug. 16 and died on Aug. 21 at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 3,042nd COVID-19 death is an 84-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive on Aug. 2 and died on Aug. 11 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 3,043rd COVID-19 death is a 70-year-old woman from Jackson County who tested positive on Aug. 2 and died on Aug. 11 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 3,044th COVID-19 death is a 73-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive on Aug. 8 and died on Aug. 21 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,045th COVID-19 death is an 88-year-old woman from Jackson County who tested positive on July 11 and died on Aug. 17 at her residence.
Oregon’s 3,046th COVID-19 death is a 59-year-old woman from Jackson County who tested positive on Aug. 16 and died on Aug. 21 at Providence Medford Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,047th COVID-19 death is a 95-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive on Aug. 19 and died on Aug. 21 at Providence Medford Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,048th COVID-19 death is a 67-year-old woman from Jackson County who tested positive on July 31 and died on Aug. 20 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,049th COVID-19 death is an 81-year-old man from Josephine County who tested positive on Aug. 14 and died on Aug. 21 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,050th COVID-19 death is an 80-year-old man from Josephine County who tested positive on Aug. 10 and died on Aug. 21 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,051st COVID-19 death is an 83-year-old man from Josephine County who tested positive on Aug. 12 and died on Aug. 21 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,052nd COVID-19 death is a 77-year-old woman from Josephine County who tested positive on Aug. 12 and died on Aug. 22 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,053rd COVID-19 death is a 77-year-old man from Josephine County who tested positive on Aug. 8 and died on Aug. 21 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,054th COVID-19 death is a 50-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive on July 28 and died on Aug. 11.
Oregon’s 3,055th COVID-19 death is a 75-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive on Aug. 5 and died on Aug. 21.
Oregon’s 3,056th COVID-19 death is an 83-year-old man from Marion County who tested positive on Aug. 15 and died on Aug. 21 at Salem Hospital.
Oregon’s 3,057th COVID-19 death is a 61-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive on Aug. 12 and died on Aug. 21 at Salem Hospital.
Oregon’s 3,058th COVID-19 death is an 87-year-old man from Marion County who tested positive on Aug. 9 and died on Aug. 22 at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,059th COVID-19 death is a 53-year-old man from Marion County who tested positive on July 30 and died on Aug. 18 at his residence.
Oregon’s 3,060th COVID-19 death is a 67-year-old man from Tillamook County who tested positive on Aug. 21 and died on Aug. 21.
Oregon’s 3,061st COVID-19 death is a 92-year-old man from Tillamook County who tested positive on Aug. 20 and died on Aug. 23.
Oregon’s 3,062nd COVID-19 death is an 80-year-old man from Tillamook County who tested positive on Aug. 15 and died on Aug. 21.
Oregon’s 3,063rd COVID-19 death is a 31-year-old woman from Tillamook County who tested positive on Aug. 13 and died on Aug. 22.
Oregon’s 3,064th COVID-19 death is a 74-year-old woman from Yamhill County who tested positive on Aug. 11 and died on Aug. 22 at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,065th COVID-19 death is a 74-year-old man from Washington County who tested positive on Aug. 21 and died on Aug. 22 at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,066th COVID-19 death is a 71-year-old man from Deschutes County who tested positive on Aug. 5 and died on Aug. 21 at St. Charles Bend Hospital.
Oregon’s 3,067th COVID-19 associated death is a 48-year-old woman from Douglas County who tested positive on Aug. 16 and died on Aug. 22 at her residence.
Oregon’s 3,068th COVID-19 associated death is a 74-year-old woman from Douglas County who tested positive on Aug. 13 and died on Aug. 24 at Mercy Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,069th COVID-19 associated death is a 91-year-old woman from Douglas County who tested positive on July 30 and died on Aug. 21 at her residence.
Oregon’s 3,070th COVID-19 associated death is a 72-year-old woman from Crook County who tested positive on Aug. 3 and died on Aug. 22.
Oregon’s 3,071st COVID-19 associated death is a 74-year-old woman from Coos County who tested positive on Aug. 16 and died on Aug. 24 at her residence.
Oregon’s 3,072nd COVID-19 associated death is a 59-year-old woman from Douglas County who tested positive on Aug. 23 and died on Aug. 24 at Mercy Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,073rd COVID-19 associated death is a 72-year-old woman from Douglas County who tested positive on Aug. 19 and died on Aug. 24 at Mercy Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,074th COVID-19 associated death is an 89-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive on Aug. 15 and died on Aug. 23 at Salem Health Hospital.
Oregon’s 3,075th COVID-19 associated death is a 97-year-old man from Josephine County who tested positive on Aug. 10 and died on Aug. 23 at his residence
Oregon’s 3,076th COVID-19 associated death is a 69-year-old woman from Jackson County who tested positive on July 27 and died on Aug. 23 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,077th COVID-19 associated death is a 65-year-old man from Josephine County who tested positive on July 24 and died on Aug. 23 at Providence Medford Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,078th COVID-19 associated death is a 74-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive on Aug. 7 and died on Aug. 22 at Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,079th COVID-19 associated death is a 73-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive on July 30 and died on Aug. 22 at Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,080th COVID-19 associated death is a 59-year-old man from Washington County who tested positive on Aug. 20 and died on Aug. 20 at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,081st COVID-19 associated death is a 69-year-old woman from Umatilla County who tested positive on Aug. 3 and died on Aug. 15 at St. Luke’s Hospital.
Oregon’s 3,082nd COVID-19 associated death is a 66-year-old man from Umatilla County who tested positive on Aug. 2 and died on Aug. 22 at Providence Portland Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,083rd COVID-19 associated death is a 52-year-old woman from Umatilla County who tested positive on July 28 and died on Aug. 7 at CHI St. Anthony Hospital.
Oregon’s 3,084th COVID-19 associated death is a 63-year-old man from Umatilla County who tested positive on Aug. 15 and died on Aug. 23 at Good Shepherd Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,085th COVID-19 associated death is an 82-year-old woman from Lincoln County who tested positive on Aug. 17 and died on Aug. 23 at Albany General Hospital.
Oregon’s 3,086th COVID-19 associated death is a 55-year-old man from Columbia County who tested positive on Aug. 5 and died on Aug. 19 at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend.
Oregon’s 3,087th COVID-19 associated death is a 72-year-old man from Josephine County who tested positive on Aug. 10 and died on Aug. 24 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,088th COVID-19 associated death is an 88-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive on Aug. 15 and died on Aug. 24 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,089th COVID-19 associated death is a 95-year-old woman from Douglas County who tested positive on Aug. 17 and died on Aug. 25 at her residence.
Oregon’s 3,090th COVID-19 associated death is an 81-year-old woman from Josephine County who tested positive on Aug. 19 and died on Aug. 24 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,091st COVID-19 associated death is an 81-year-old woman from Josephine County who tested positive on Aug. 6 and died on Aug. 23 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,092nd COVID-19 associated death is a 52-year-old man from Tillamook County who tested positive on Aug. 12 and died on Aug. 24 at Adventist Health Tillamook.
Oregon’s 3,093rd COVID-19 associated death is a 53-year-old man from Washington County who tested positive on Aug. 12 and died on Aug. 24 at his residence.
Oregon’s 3,094th COVID-19 associated death is a 78-year-old man from Umatilla County who tested positive on Aug. 15 and died on Aug. 22 at St. Mary’s Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,095th COVID-19 associated death is a 71-year-old woman from Lane County who tested positive on Aug. 16 and died on Aug. 16 at her residence.
And here’s a breakdown of last week’s 101 deaths by county.
You’ll see that once again nearly half of all the deaths were from three Southern Oregon counties: Jackson, Josephine, and Douglas. Thirteen percent were from the Portland Tri-County area.
Benton (1)
Clackamas (5)
Columbia (1)
Coos (3)
Crook (1)
Curry (1)
Deschutes (3)
Douglas (14)
Jackson (13)
Jefferson (2)
Josephine (17)
Klamath (2)
Lane (7)
Lincoln (2)
Marion (6)
Multnomah (5)
Tillamook (6)
Umatilla (8)
Union (1)
Wasco (1)
Washington (3)
Yamhill (1)
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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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