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October 7, 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.
The COVID picture remains pretty much as it has been the last few weeks, with case numbers continuing to go down steadily, along with the number of new hospitalizations. Hospitals are still stressed, though, because COVID patients tend to stay in ICUs longer than other patients. Hospitals are continuing to have to defer important medical procedures as a result (which, as you’ll see in an article linked below, is causing real damage to their finances).
COVID deaths continue to be high, as they will be for some time, following the wave of earlier infections and hospitalizations.
I’m happy to report that I followed medical advice for someone my age and was doubly vaccinated this week: receiving both the flu shot and the booster Pfizer COVID vaccine. I’m also happy to report that the injections were painless, and I had no negative reactions!
Until next week, please stay healthy and safe, 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 1,453 new COVID cases today (vs. 1,896 last Thursday). That’s an average of 1,357 per day for the 7 days since the last newsletter (vs. 1,591 per day the previous week). The cumulative number of cases in Oregon since the beginning of the pandemic is 339,556
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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 graph above 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 1,760 positive test results today (vs. 2,370 a week ago). That’s an average of 1,786 per day for the seven days since the last newsletter (vs. 1,986 per day the previous week). The cumulative total of positive test results since the beginning of the pandemic is now 466,934.
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Total Tests: OHA reported an additional 22,006 tests today (vs. 26,632 a week ago). That’s an average of 20,719 per day for the seven days since the last newsletter (vs. 22,049 for the previous week). Our cumulative total of reported tests is 7,104,137.
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Positivity Rate: The test positivity ratio for Oregon today was 8.0% (vs. 8.9% a week ago). That’s an average of 8.7% per day for the seven days since the last newsletter (it was 9.1% per day for the previous week).
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Hospitalization Information:
- Patients Currently with Confirmed COVID-19: 699 (117 fewer than last newsletter)
- ICU Patients Confirmed w COVID-19: 173 (58 fewer than last newsletter.)
- Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently on Ventilators: 98 (33 fewer than last newsletter)
- Available Ventilators: 847 (47 more than last newsletter).
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Hospital Capacity:
- Available ICU Beds: 51 (13 fewer than last newsletter)
- Other Available Beds: 286 (49 fewer than last newsletter).
Deaths: I’m sorry to report 59 additional COVID deaths today (vs. 12 last Thursday). That’s an average of 24 per day for the week since the last newsletter (vs. 18.5 per day the previous week). The total number of COVID deaths in Oregon is 3,959.
Vaccinations:
- Today’s seven-day running average is 11,692 doses per day (happily, a big increase from last week’s 7,270).
- Total First and Second Doses Administered So Far: 5,221,822
- 3,079,816 Pfizer/Comimaty vaccines
- 1,919,046 Moderna vaccines
- 219,615 Johnson & Johnson vaccines
- Total Oregonians vaccinated so far: 2,762,379 (up by 24,655)
- 2,543,105 now fully vaccinated with two doses (up by 50,631)
- 67% of all Oregonians have received at least one dose (78.7% of those 18 and older, 77.3% of those 12 and older, 91.4% of those 65 and older).***
- 61.4% of all Oregonians are now fully vaccinated (72.3% of those 18 and older, 70.8% of those 12 and older, 86.5% of those 65 and older).***
- ***These percentages are from the CDC Data Tracker. https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#vaccinations 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.
Additional Brief Updates and Links
- A rural physician published a very clear-sighted, moving opinion pieceopinion piece about the connection between the physician’s Hippocratic Oath and the responsibility to be vaccinated, especially in a pandemic.
- Last week the U.S. hit the dreadful mark of 700,000 COVID deaths. Projections are that at least 200,000 of those deaths could have been avoided had the individuals been vaccinated. New York Times takes a closer look at this connection.
- It appears that one of the reasons that Delta is so transmissible is that it’s better at infecting via airborne transmission, rather than just through droplets.
- Sadly, police and fire departments have become centers of vaccine holdouts. That’s despite the fact that there was so much pressure to make them first in line because they are so exposed to people with the virus. Here's a story about that.
- Oregon is not alone in seeing its COVID rates declining. Here's a national perspective.
- The FDA’s advisory panel is set to make a recommendation on vaccines for children in a meeting scheduled for October 26. It will meet to discuss Moderna boosters on October 14 and J&J boosters on October 15. Here's a press release from the FDA with info and links.
- I and other legislators routinely receive form letters that tell us about the presumed risks that masks pose for schoolchildren (risks that the science does not support). Turns out they’re part of a coordinated effort funded by the Koch fortune. Here's more.
- The numbers are improving. Whenever that has happened in earlier waves, people have let down their guards and the numbers have gone back up. A group of doctors is warning us to not let history repeat itself again.
- Here’s a story about the incredible frustration that many medical providers are feeling when they have patients who refuse to accept that COVID is real and preventable.
- We’ve seen many articles such as the previous one, recording the difficult experiences of medical professionals having to deal with unvaccinated patients. The Washington Post looks at the effects of the problem from a different perspective—the crippling financial hit that hospitals are taking, particularly in low-vaccination regions, as their beds are all taken up by COVID patients.
- The FDA reports that home COVID tests are about to become much more widely available as a result of increased production and government purchase.
- Arizona’s governor has been trying to restrict distribution of federal COVID grants to schools that decide not to require that students and teachers be masked. Not so fast, says the Biden administration. Schools that are following national recommendations cannot be penalized in this way.
- There’s a new documentary out on Dr. Fauci by National Geographic Films, currently playing on the Disney+ Channel. Here's a nice write-up on it.
- As you’ve read in this newsletter, Jackson and Josephine counties have been particularly hard-hit by COVID, experiencing illnesses and deaths far beyond what would be expected of their populations. Fortunately (as you’ll see below in this week’s county report) those numbers are going down. The reason may be that the extremely high infection rates have created the unfortunate kind of herd immunity. Here's more from the Medford Mail-Tribune.
- According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the COVID vaccine prevented 200 Oregonian deaths and 1,500 infections during just the first five months of 2021. Here's more.
- However, in a very sad statistic, a recent study shows that more than 142,000 American children have lost their primary caregiver to COVID. This is another example of the long-term devastation this pandemic is creating.
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Politico reports that some top COVID experts are continuing to advise President Biden not to encourage boosters except for higher-risk populations.
- While there is evidence that vaccine mandates are achieving their goal of increasing vaccinations among hesitant medical workers, there is still significant concern that many low-paid homecare aides will simply choose to move to other minimum-wage work. Here's more.
- The BBC tells the story of "How False Science Created a COVID 'Miracle Drug" (Invermectin).
- On the non-COVID front, there is exciting news about changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, making it easier for grads to get their debt reduced. Here are details from Inside Higher Education.
- And on a less happy note, a report from the Oregon Department of Education shows another negative effect of the pandemic, this one on the effects of last year’s switch to distance learning on high school freshman. After steady improvement over the previous years, the share of Oregon high school freshmen who passed enough classes last year to be on track for graduation dropped from a high of 85% to just 74% last year. You can read responses and plans to turn that around. We’ll be discussing this problem during our next Senate Education Committee hearing in November, along with potential investments in summer enrichment programs next summer to get those students back on track.
Legislators Receive Final Fire Season Report
One of the benefits of moving into fall, with its shorter days and colder, wetter weather, is that the danger of fire season has come to an end in most of Oregon. This afternoon legislators received their final fire season report from the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Chief of Fire Suppression and the State Fire Marshal.
It includes the cumulative costs for fire season this year. You’ll see that our gross costs this year amounted to nearly $128 million. However, we do eventually get some of that back in reimbursements from FEMA. With climate change putting us on a path where expensive fire seasons are the norm, several years ago ODF also began the practice of purchasing catastrophic wildfire insurance from Lloyds of London. We pay $25 million for a policy that covers net costs above a $50 million deductible. This year we will exceed that deductible by an estimated $17.5 million.
Here's the report itself.
OHA Releases Latest County Metrics: Declines Overall, with Exceptions
Though it’s no longer assigning risk levels to counties, OHA is still reporting weekly increases/decreaIses in COVID spread for each county and for the state as a whole.
The report shows our statewide infection rate and test positivity rates continuing to decline, for the fourth week in a row. Aside from tiny Wheeler County, all Oregon counties remain at the High Risk and the Extreme Risk levels.
Aside from Wheeler County, the three Portland-area counties have the lowest infection rates among all counties: Multnomah County is the county with the lowest infection rate, followed by Washington and then Clackamas.
Nearly all the larger counties are seeing their transmission rates go down, with increases in some of the smaller ones.
I’m pleased to report that the rates in Douglas, Josephine, and Jackson Counties have continued their declines.
Weekly COVID Data and Outbreaks Report Released: Case Declines Continue
The Oregon Health Authority’s COVID-19 Weekly Report, released yesterday, shows decreases in daily cases, hospitalizations and deaths.
- OHA reported 10,400 new cases of COVID-19 during the week of Monday, Sept. 27 through Sunday, Oct. 3. That represents an 8.9% decrease from the previous week and the fifth consecutive week of declining case counts.
- The incidence of reported COVID-19 continues to be higher in Oregon counties with lower vaccination rates.
- There were 462 new COVID-19 hospitalizations, down from 512 last week, which marks a 10% reduction and the fourth consecutive week of declines.
- There were 114 reported COVID-19 related deaths, similar to the 115 deaths reported the previous week.
- There were 151,415 tests for COVID-19 for the week of Sept. 26 through Oct. 2.
- The percentage of positive tests was 8.8%, similar to the 8.9% positivity rate reported last week.
Today’s COVID-19 Weekly Outbreak Report shows 163 active COVID-19 outbreaks in senior living communities and congregate living settings. This is a reduction of 23 facilities from last week.
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
8/4/21 33 facilities
9/1/21 144 facilities
9/9/21 188 facilities
9/16/21 182 facilities
9/22/21 187 facilities
9/29/21 186 facilities
10/6/21 163 facilities
Statewide, these outbreaks have unfortunately resulted in an increasing number of deaths of residents (though fortunately nothing like what we were seeing pre-vaccination, when these would have been daily numbers):
8/4 1,374 (pandemic total)
8/11 1,385 (pandemic total) +11
8/18 1,401 (pandemic total) +16
8/25 1,419 (pandemic total) +18
9/1 1,441 (pandemic total) +22
9/9 1,468 (pandemic total) +27
9/15 1,492 (pandemic total) +24
9/22 1,521 (pandemic total) +29
9/29 1,547 (pandemic total) +26
10/6 1,574 (pandemic total) +27
The Outbreak Report also includes the latest data on COVID in workplaces, childcare centers, and public and private K-12 schools.
More Breakthrough COVID Cases Reported
OHA’s most recent update on COVID-19 breakthrough cases, released today, found that 75.6% of the 10,411 reported COVID-19 cases between Sept. 26 through Oct. 2, occurred in people who were unvaccinated.
There were 2,542 breakthrough cases, accounting for 24.4% of all cases. This is an increase from last week, when 20.8% of all cases were breakthroughs.
The latest breakthrough report can be found here.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, 4.5% of all vaccine breakthrough cases have been hospitalized and 0.8% have died. However, as the report shows, the Delta variant has more recently caused breakthrough cases to be a somewhat larger share of hospitalizations and deaths, particularly among older Oregonians and the immunocompromised. The average age of vaccinated people who died was 81.
Last Friday’s OHA Forecast Shows Ongoing Decrease in Transmission, Cases, and Hospitalizations
On Friday, October 1, OHA released its latest COVID-19 forecast showing a continued decline in daily cases and hospitalizations through mid-October.
According to the report, the effective reproduction rate — the expected number of secondary cases that a single case generates — was estimated at 0.81 on Sept. 15, which is lower than last week’s projection of 0.91.
At that level of transmission, the report estimates 320 cases per 100,000 people, or an average of 955 daily cases and 56 hospitalizations for the two-week period between Oct. 6 and Oct. 19.
The modeling report also estimated the potential impact of a 20% increase in transmission.
Under that scenario, the pace of declining newly diagnosed cases and hospitalizations would slow considerably, with an estimated average of 505 per 100,000 people, projecting an estimated average of 1,515 new cases and 94 hospitalizations over the same period.
Even this scenario is a big improvement over last week’s “pessimistic” scenario, which showed 2,050 new cases and 118 hospitalizations over the same period.
The report also continued to note a slow increase in high-risk behaviors and protocol fatigue.
Friday’s model shows that mask-wearing recommendations and requirements have correlated with declines in the number of new cases reported each day and in hospitalizations.
Today’s OHSU Forecast Shows Gradual Decline in Hospitalizations
OHSU released its latest COVID analysis and forecast today. It shows a steady decline in hospitalizations, though the number of hospitalizations will remain relatively high, in part because of “COVID fatigue” and people doing less outdoor gathering as the weather becomes colder (similar to what was reported above).
Here's OHSU's write-up on it.
And the Deaths:
Here is information about most of the168 deaths (up from 130) that OHA has reported for the week since September 30 (OHA has not yet provided detailed information on today’s 59 deaths. I’ll include them in next week’s newsletter):
Friday, October 1
Oregon’s 3,792nd COVID-19 related death is an 89-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive on Aug. 6 and died on Aug. 22 at Adventist Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,793rd COVID-19 related death is an 86-year-old woman from Douglas County who tested positive on Aug. 22 and died Sept. 1 at her residence.
Oregon’s 3,794th COVID-19 related death is a 90-year-old man from Douglas County who tested positive on Aug. 19 and died on Sept. 10 at his residence.
Oregon’s 3,795th COVID-19 related death is a 57-year-old woman from Douglas County who tested positive on Sept. 13 and died on Sept. 29 at Mercy Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,796th COVID-19 related death is a 69-year-old woman from Douglas County who tested positive on Sept. 23 and died on Sept. 29 at Mercy Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,797th COVID-19 related death is an 86-year-old man from Union County who tested positive on Sept. 28 and died on Sept. 29 at Grande Ronde Hospital.
Oregon’s 3,798th COVID-19 related death is a 66-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive on Sept. 23 and died on Sept. 27 at his residence.
Oregon’s 3,799th COVID-19 related death is a 47-year-old woman from Jackson County who tested positive on Sept. 28 and died on Sept. 29 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,800th COVID-19 related death is an 80-year-old man from Crook County who died on Sept. 14 at his residence. Date of positive test is being confirmed.
Oregon’s 3,801st COVID-19 related death is a 78-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive on Sept. 14 and died on Sept. 29 at Providence Medford Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,802nd COVID-19 related death is an 83-year-old woman from Josephine County who tested positive on Sept. 22 and died on Sept. 30 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,803rd COVID-19 related death is an 81-year-old man from Josephine County who died on Sept. 27 at his residence. Date of positive test is being confirmed.
Oregon’s 3,804th COVID-19 related death is a 61-year-old woman from Harney County who tested positive on Sept. 11 and died on Sept. 23 at St. Charles Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,805th COVID-19 related death is a 93-year-old woman from Josephine County who tested positive on Sept. 10 and died on Sept. 27 at her residence.
Oregon’s 3,806th COVID-19 related death is a 96-year-old man from Josephine County who tested positive on Sept. 10 and died on Sept. 22 at his residence.
Oregon’s 3,807th COVID-19 related death is an 87-year-old woman from Clackamas County who tested positive on Aug. 8 and died on Sept. 6 at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,808th COVID-19 related death is a 62-year-old man from Douglas County who tested positive on Sept. 4 and died on Sept. 30 at Mercy Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,809th COVID-19 related death is an 88-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive on Sept. 13 and died on Sept. 19 at her residence.
Oregon’s 3,810th COVID-19 related death is a 69-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive on Aug. 31 and died on Sept. 20 at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,811th COVID-19 related death is a 70-year-old woman from Lane County who tested positive on Sept. 10 and died on Sept. 30 at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,812th COVID-19 related death is a 65-year-old woman from Lane County who tested positive on Sept. 14 and died on Sept. 25 at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,813th COVID-19 related death is an 89-year-old woman from Lane County who tested positive on Sept. 16 and died on Sept. 24 at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,814th COVID-19 related death is a 47-year-old woman from Lane County who tested positive on Sept. 16 and died on Sept. 25 at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,815th COVID-19 related death is a 93-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive on Sept. 8 and died on Sept. 27 at his residence.
Saturday-Monday, October 2-4
Oregon’s 3,816th COVID-19 related death is an 85-year-old man from Washington County who tested positive on Sept. 11 and died on Sept. 25 at Portland VA Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,817th COVID-19 related death is an 80-year-old man from Washington County who tested positive on August 9 and died on August 17 at Providence Milwaukie Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,818th COVID-19 related death is a 93-year-old woman from Linn county who tested positive on Sept. 12 and died on Sept. 17 at his residence.
Oregon’s 3,819th COVID-19 related death is a 60-year-old woman from Linn County who tested positive on Sept. 16 and died on Sept. 30 at Salem Hospital.
Oregon’s 3,820th COVID-19 related death is a 65-year-old man from Josephine County who tested positive on Sept. 17 and died on Sept. 30 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,821st COVID-19 related death is a 56-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive on August 20 and died on Sept. 26 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,822nd COVID-19 related death is a 90-year-old woman from Curry County who tested positive on Sept. 10 and died on Oct. 1 at her residence.
Oregon’s 3,823rd COVID-19 related death is a 74-year-old man from Coos County who tested positive on Sept. 13 and died on Sept. 27 at Oregon Health & Science University Hospital.
Tuesday, September 5
Oregon’s 3,824th COVID-19 related death is a 79-year-old man from Harney County who tested positive on Aug. 26 and died on Oct. 3 at his residence.
Oregon’s 3,825th COVID-19 related death is a 77-year-old man from Douglas County who tested positive on Sept. 30 and died on Oct. 4 at Mercy Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,826th COVID-19 related death is a 94-year-old woman from Douglas County who tested positive on Aug. 16 and died on Sept. 10 at her residence.
Oregon’s 3,827th COVID-19 related death is an 87-year-old man from Douglas County who tested positive on Sept. 23 and died on Sept. 30 at Mercy Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,828th COVID-19 related death is an 89-year-old woman from Douglas County who tested positive on Sept. 1 and died on Sept. 26 at her residence.
Oregon’s 3,829th COVID-19 related death is a 70-year-old man from Douglas County who tested positive on Aug. 30 and died on Oct. 4 at Mercy Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,830th COVID-19 related death is an 87-year-old woman from Douglas County who tested positive on Aug. 30 at her residence.
Oregon’s 3,831st COVID-19 related death is a 76-year-old woman from Deschutes County who tested positive on Sept. 17 and died on Sept. 28 at St. Charles Bend Hospital.
Oregon’s 3,832nd COVID-19 related death is a 79-year-old man from Deschutes County who tested positive on Sept. 17 and died on Sept. 25 at St. Charles Bend Hospital.
Oregon’s 3,833rd COVID-19 related death is an 80-year-old man from Coos County who tested positive on Sept. 22 and died on Oct. 2 at Bay Area Hospital.
Oregon’s 3,834th COVID-19 related death is an 85-year-old woman from Coos County who tested positive on Sept. 30 and died on Oct. 1 at Bay Area Hospital.
Oregon’s 3,835th COVID-19 related death is a 95-year-old woman from Coos County who tested positive on Sept. 20 and died on Oct. 2 at Bay Area Hospital.
Oregon’s 3,836th COVID-19 related death is a 72-year-old woman from Coos County who tested positive on Sept. 13 and died on Oct. 1 at Bay Area Hospital.
Oregon’s 3,837th COVID-19 related death is a 96-year-old man from Coos County who tested positive on Sept. 4 and died on Sept. 26 at his residence.
Oregon’s 3,838th COVID-19 related death is a 73-year-old man from Marion County who tested positive on Sept. 7 and died on Oct. 1 at Salem Hospital.
Oregon’s 3,839th COVID-19 related death is a 60-year-old man from Marion County who tested positive on Aug. 13 and died on Oct. 1 at Salem Hospital.
Oregon’s 3,840th COVID-19 related death is a 43-year-old man from Malheur County who tested positive on Sept. 27 and died on Oct. 3 at his residence.
Oregon’s 3,841st COVID-19 related death is an 88-year-old man from Malheur County who tested positive on Sept. 19 and died on Oct. 2 at St. Luke’s Boise Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,842nd COVID-19 related death is a 98-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive on Sept. 15 and died on Oct. 22 at his residence.
Oregon’s 3,843rd COVID-19 related death is a 48-year-old woman from Lane County who tested positive on Sept. 20 and died on Oct. 1 at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,844th COVID-19 related death is a 56-year-old man from Klamath County who tested positive on Sept. 20 and died on Oct. 2 at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,845th COVID-19 related death is an 88-year-old woman from Josephine County who tested positive on Sept. 9 and died on Oct. 2 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,846th COVID-19 related death is a 53-year-old man from Josephine County who tested positive on Sept. 3 and died on Oct. 3 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,847th COVID-19 related death is a 76-year-old woman from Jackson County who first became symptomatic on Sept. 1 and died on Sept. 20 at her residence.
Oregon’s 3,848th COVID-19 related death is an 83-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive on Sept. 24 and died on Oct. 3 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,849th COVID-19 related death is a 51-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive on Sept. 24 and died on Oct. 2 at his residence.
Oregon’s 3,850th COVID-19 related death is an 85-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive on Sept. 22 and died on Oct. 3 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,851st COVID-19 related death is a 64-year-old woman from Jackson County who tested positive on Sept. 9 and died on Oct. 2 at Providence Medford Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,852nd COVID-19 related death is a 55-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive on Aug. 26 and died on Oct. 1 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,853rd COVID-19 related death is a 74-year-old man from Union County who tested positive on Sept. 19 and died on Oct. 4 at Grande Ronde Hospital.
Oregon’s 3,854th COVID-19 related death is a 68-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive on Sept. 19 and died on Oct. 1 at Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,855th COVID-19 related death is a 69-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive on Sept. 15 and died on Oct. 3 at Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,856th COVID-19 related death is an 82-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive on Sept. 14 and died on Sept. 27 at Providence Portland Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,857th COVID-19 related death is a 92-year-old man from Washington County who tested positive on Aug. 27 and died on Sept. 2 at OHSU Health Hillsboro Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,858th COVID-19 related death is a 67-year-old woman from Washington County who tested positive on Aug. 18 and died on Sept. 15 at Kaiser Permanente Westside Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,859th COVID-19 related death is a 45-year-old woman from Washington County who tested positive on Aug. 14 and died on Sept. 20 at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,860th COVID-19 related death is a 57-year-old woman from Washington County who tested positive on Aug. 10 and died on Sept. 1 at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,861st COVID-19 related death is a 58-year-old man from Washington County who tested positive on Sept. 5 and died on Sept. 18 at Providence Portland Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,862nd COVID-19 related death is an 83-year-old woman from Washington County who tested positive on Sept. 16 and died on Oct. 2 at Kaiser Permanente Westside Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,863rd COVID-19 related death is a 57-year-old man from Washington County who tested positive on Sept. 19 and died on Sept. 19 at OHSU Health Hillsboro Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,864th COVID-19 related death is a 72-year-old man from Washington County who tested positive on Sept. 9 and died on Sept. 28 at his residence.
Oregon’s 3,865th COVID-19 related death is a 76-year-old man from Washington County who tested positive on Sept. 21 and died on Sept. 21 at Providence Portland Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,866th COVID-19 related death is a 38-year-old man from Washington County who tested positive on Sept. 21 and died on Sept. 21 at Providence Portland Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,867th COVID-19 related death is an 83-year-old man from Yamhill County who tested positive on Oct. 1 and died on Oct. 2 at his residence.
Wednesday, October 6
Oregon’s 3,868th COVID-19 death is a 68-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive on Sept. 24 and died on Oct. 2 at Legacy Mt. Hood Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,869th COVID-19 death is a 69-year-old woman from Douglas County who first became symptomatic on Sept. 20 and died on Oct. 2 at her residence.
Oregon’s 3,870th COVID-19 death is a 64-year-old man from Douglas County who tested positive on Sept. 18 and died on Oct. 2 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,871st COVID-19 death is a 70-year-old man from Douglas County who tested positive on Aug. 27 and died on Oct. 4 at Oregon Health & Science University Hospital.
Oregon’s 3,872nd COVID-19 death is a 96-year-old woman from Deschutes County who tested positive on Sept. 30 and died on Oct. 4 at St. Charles Bend Hospital.
Oregon’s 3,873rd COVID-19 death is a 66-year-old woman from Clackamas County who tested positive on Sept. 8 and died on Sept. 28 Providence Portland Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,874th COVID-19 death is a 98-year-old woman from Clackamas County who tested positive on Sept. 8 and died on Sept. 27 at her residence.
Oregon’s 3,875th COVID-19 death is a 56-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive on Sept. 20 and died on Oct. 3 at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend.
Oregon’s 3,876th COVID-19 death is a 102-year-old woman from Lane County who tested positive on Sept. 16 and died on Oct. 2 at her residence.
Oregon’s 3,877th COVID-19 death is a 62-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive on Sept. 17 and died on Oct. 4 at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,878th COVID-19 death is an 89-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive on Aug. 29 and died on Oct. 6 at his residence.
Oregon’s 3,879th COVID-19 death is a 44-year-old man from Josephine County who tested positive on Sept. 22 and died on Oct. 3 at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,880th COVID-19 death is a 77-year-old man from Jefferson County who tested positive on Sept. 19 and died on Oct. 3 at St. Charles Bend Hospital.
Oregon’s 3,881st COVID-19 death is a 57-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive on Sept. 25 and died on Oct. 5 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,882nd COVID-19 death is an 84-year-old woman from Jackson County who tested positive on Sept. 17 and died on Oct. 4 at Ashland Community Hospital.
Oregon’s 3,883rd COVID-19 death is a 48-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive on Sept. 21 and died on Oct. 2 at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend.
Oregon’s 3,884th COVID-19 death is an 80-year-old man from Lincoln County who tested positive on Sept. 25 and died on Oct. 5 at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,885th COVID-19 death is a 44-year-old man from Yamhill County who tested positive on Sept. 8 and died on Sept. 23 at Willamette Valley Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,886th COVID-19 death is a 40-year-old woman from Washington County who tested positive on Sept. 11 and died on Oct. 3 at Oregon Health and Science University Hospital.
Oregon’s 3,887th COVID-19 death is a 58-year-old man from Washington County who tested positive on Aug. 11 and died on Oct. 3 at Oregon Health & Science University Hospital.
Oregon’s 3,888th COVID-19 death is a 71-year-old man from Polk County who tested positive on Sept. 16 and died on Oct. 4 at Salem Hospital.
Oregon’s 3,889th COVID-19 death is an 88-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive on Sept. 4 and died on Sept. 5 at Providence Portland Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,890th COVID-19 death is a 66-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive on Sept. 24 and died on Sept. 28 at Legacy Silverton Medical Center.
Oregon’s 3,891st COVID-19 death is a 72-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive on Sept. 29 and died on Oct. 3 at Salem Hospital.
Oregon’s 3,892nd COVID-19 death is a 71-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive on Sept. 24 and died on Sept. 29 at her residence.
Oregon’s 3,893rd COVID-19 death is a 66-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive on Sept. 4 and died on Oct. 1 at Santiam Hospital.
Oregon’s 3,894th COVID-19 death is a 79-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive on Sept. 20 and died on Oct. 3 at Salem Hospital.
Oregon’s 3,895th COVID-19 death is a 46-year-old man from Marion County who tested positive on Sept. 14 and died on Oct. 3 at Salem Hospital.
Oregon’s 3,896th COVID-19 death is an 86-year-old man from Marion County who tested positive on Sept. 13 and died on Oct. 2 at Salem Hospital.
Oregon’s 3,897th COVID-19 death is a 57-year-old man from Marion County who tested positive on Sept. 14 and died on Oct. 1 at Salem Hospital.
Oregon’s 3,898th COVID-19 death is a 54-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive on Sept. 9 and died on Sept. 30 at Salem Hospital.
Oregon’s 3,899th COVID-19 death is a 78-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive on Sept. 8 and died on Sept. 29 at Salem Hospital.
Oregon’s 3,900th COVID-19 death is a 61-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive on Sept. 4 and died on Oct. 1 at Salem Hospital.
Those Dying of COVID Skewing Somewhat Older So Far This Week
Last week we saw that 55% of COVID deaths were under the age of 70, while 45% were 70 and above (vs. pre-vaccine times, when 75% of COVID deaths were in the 70 and above category). So far this week (we don’t yet have data for the 59 deaths reported today) the numbers are skewing older: so far this week, 58% of those reported with their ages are in the 70% and above group. We’ll find out tomorrow morning if those proportions hold for the week as a whole. Below are the age breakdowns, with last week’s numbers in parentheses.
30s 1 (6)
40s 10(13)
50s 14 (15)
60s 20 (37)
70s 21 (25)
80s 28 (25)
90s 13 (9)
100s 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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