October 21st COVID-19 Update

Michael Dembrow

October 21, 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.

Oregon’s COVID trends remain consistent with where they’ve been since the Delta surge peaked a little over a month ago.  Infections and positivity rates continue to decline, though less quickly last week than they had been previously. The same is true of the decline in COVID hospitalizations: admissions continue to decline but at a lesser pace. 

Still, the forecasts from OHA and OHSU remain optimistic for continued gradual improvement over the next few months.

Deaths, unfortunately, continue to be high. The number of Oregon deaths in September was the highest it has been for a single month during the entire pandemic. Yesterday’s weekly COVID report, reflecting numbers through last Sunday, show another week of increases.  However, as you’ll see in this newsletter’s week-to-week comparison, which includes the four days since Sunday, we may be seeing the beginning of a decline in deaths as well.  I definitely hope so.

Vaccinations remain the big news story this week.  As you’ll see below, boosters and mixing-and-maxing of different kinds of vaccines, have just been approved.  We appear to be on the verge of FDA/CDC approval of a vaccine for younger children, and the White House has just released implementation plans designed to make sure that these vaccines are able to be administered promptly and efficiently for those who want them.

And of course we are already starting to see the effects of vaccine mandates, with some workers beginning to lose their jobs for refusing to be vaccinated.  The numbers of workers making this choice, however, remain relatively small, and so far we haven’t seen significant disruptions in our schools, hospitals, and other frontline services.  You’ll see more on that below.

Until next week, please stay healthy and safe, and let me know if you have any questions about information in tonight’s newsletter.

 

10-21

 

TODAY’S CORONAVIRUS AND CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE UPDATE

  • New COVID Cases: OHA reports 1,407 new COVID cases today (vs. 1,237 last Thursday). That’s an average of 1,206 per day for the 7 days since the last newsletter (vs. 1,151 per day the previous week). The cumulative number of cases in Oregon since the beginning of the pandemic is 356,061
  • 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.
  • Positive Test Results: OHA reported 1,669 positive test results today (vs. 1,760 a week ago). That’s an average of 1,359 per day for the seven days since the last newsletter (vs. 1,459 per day the previous week). The cumulative total of positive test results since the beginning of the pandemic is now 487,854.
  • Total Tests: OHA reported an additional 24,903 tests today (vs. 18,362 a week ago). That’s an average of 20,729 per day for the seven days since the last newsletter (vs. 18,981 for the previous week). Our cumulative total of reported tests is 7,382,108.
  • Positivity Rate: The test positivity ratio for Oregon today was 6.7% (vs. 7.4% a week ago). That’s an average of 7.4% per day for the seven days since the last newsletter (it was 7.7% per day for the previous week). 
  • Hospitalization Information:
    • Patients Currently with Confirmed COVID-19: 567 (8 fewer than last newsletter)
    • ICU Patients Confirmed w COVID-19: 133 (13 fewer than last newsletter.)
    • Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently on Ventilators: 69 (same as last newsletter)
    • Available Ventilators: 841 (20 more than last newsletter).
  • Hospital Capacity:
  • Deaths: I’m sorry to report 40 additional COVID deaths today (vs. 24 last Thursday).  That’s an average of 19 per day for the week since the last newsletter (vs. 26 per day the previous week).  The total number of COVID deaths in Oregon is 4,275.
  • Vaccinations:
    • Today’s seven-day running average is 9,309 doses per day (a decrease from last week’s 10,301).
  • Total First and Second Doses Administered So Far: 5,370,989
    • 3,208,049 Pfizer/Comimaty vaccines
    • 1,935,312 Moderna vaccines
    • 223,943 Johnson & Johnson vaccines
  • Total Oregonians vaccinated so far: 2,793,594 (up by 31,215, double last week’s increase)
    • 2,580,142 now fully vaccinated with two doses (up by 16,661)
    • 67.8% of all Oregonians have received at least one dose (79.2% of those 18 and older, 79.6% of those 12 and older, 92.2% of those 65 and older).***
    • 62.3% of all Oregonians are now fully vaccinated (73.4% of those 18 and older, 71.9% of those 12 and older, 87.1% of those 65 and older).***
  • For more details, including the demographics of those receiving the vaccine and the number of vaccinations by county, go to the OHA vaccinations dashboard.
  • Bloomberg News provides a wealth of easy-to-read information on the trajectory of vaccinations—by state, nationally, and internationally.

 

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Additional Brief Updates and Links

  • Here’s reporting Here's reporting on this afternoon’s decision by the CDC to accept yesterday’s FDA recommendation, approving boosters for Moderna and J&J, along with the ability to mix-and-match booster vaccines.
  • Regarding mixing boosters,  Here are some Q & A's for you.
  • Speaking again of mixing vaccines,  here's the latest column from Dr. Leona Wen,in which she walks us through her decision process for choosing a Pfizer booster after having previously received the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. 
  • With approval of lesser-dose version of COVID vaccines for young children imminent, the White House yesterday rolled out a plan for how they will be administered. We won’t be seeing the mass vaccination sites that were used for adults, rather a focus on clinics, pharmacies and pediatricians’ offices.
  • We’re starting to hear about a new “sublineage” of the Delta variant that is starting to show up in this country. It appears to be slightly more transmissible but not yet a cause for real concern.  The current vaccines appear to be effective against it.  Here's more.
  • NPR reports that with hospitals crowded with COVID patients, one in five American families are delaying health care.
  • Here's another example of physicians asking their state board to address the problem of colleagues who are spreading misinformation about COVID—this one from our neighboring state of Idaho and a request from the Idaho Medical Association.
  • Veteran Salem political reporter Dick Hughes recently experienced a serious breakthrough case of COVID-19, which landed him in the Salem Hospital. Here’s his recent column, a very personal and insightful piece of (unfortunate) “investigative reporting.”
  • The Oregonian profiles several Oregonians who have decided to give up their jobs rather than be vaccinated against COVID-19.
  • The Oregon Capital Chronicle’s Lynne Terry takes a  comprehensive look at how Oregon’s hospitals have lost hundreds of employees due to vaccination mandates but have largely been able to adjust, with the departures constituting a tiny percentage of their frontline workforce and rural hospitals allowing large numbers of exemptions for religious and medical reasons.
  •  Here's reporting from Axios on the CDC’s finding that unvaccinated Americans are ELEVEN times more likely of dying from COVID than those who are fully vaccinated.
  • The CDC is finally reporting on the vaccination status of those who die of COVID,  with a tool that allows people to see real-time information. I know many of you would like to see this new information reflected in OHA’s daily reporting of individual cases, but at this point there are no plans for them to do so.
  • The UofO is seeing an increase in COVID cases with the return to on-campus instruction, particularly among those living off-campus. Here's more./ from the Register-Guard.
  • Here’s a story from OPB’s Elizabeth Miller on the mixed feelings teachers and students in Woodburn have about their experience so far in this school year.
  • The U.S. Department of Labor has warned three states that they may lose their ability to oversee their workplace safety issues as a result of their state OSHAs not enforcing COVID regulation.
  • A new study shows that the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is highly effective against COVID hospitalization for 12-18 year olds.
  • In another example of the effects of our lack of real universal health care, the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy provides further evidence that hospitalized patients may be racking up thousands of dollars now that insurers are no longer waiving co-pays, deductibles, and other COVID expenses.
  • Axios reports that the Biden administration is under more pressure to address the  lack of vaccines in low-income countries.
  • On Monday a federal judge  ruled against a last-ditch attempt to stop Oregon’s vaccination mandate for teachers, health care workers and state employees. Meanwhile, the U.S. Supreme Court has again refused to act to stop a vaccine mandate, this time in Maine.
  • In a (editorial comment) bizarre twist on the usual policy regarding vaccination mandates, a private school in Miami is requiring students who have been vaccinated to stay home for 30 days. Why? Concern that they will “shed” COVID and infect students, COVID myth that was debunked many months ago. Here's more.
  • I’m sure you heard that the trail-blazing former general and Secretary of State, Colin Powell, succumbed to a breakthrough case of COVID-19 earlier this week just before he was scheduled to receive a booster vaccine. It’s very sad, but equally sad is the way that his passing has been exploited by some as proof that vaccines don’t work.  In fact, a closer look reveals that it does no such thing.  com posted a link to  VerifyThis.com that goes into detail on just why that is.
  • Here's a piecel by NY Times columnist Zeynep Tufekci exploring the question of who is remaining unvaccinated and why, with a number of thought-provoking, myth-busting insights.
  • Here’s an  interesting opinion pieceby NY Times columnist David Leonhardt praising the CDC director’s recent frank interview that departed from the usual talking points, and calling for more such frankness.

 


Is Another Special Session Coming?

On a different note, you’ll remember my reporting on the Legislature’s redistricting special session that occurred at the end of September.  We remain one of the few states to have completed the legislative process for redistricting so far.  A partisan challenge to our congressional maps has been filed in the courts by a group of former Republican politicians. (A number of other states are also already experiencing court challenges.)  We haven’t yet heard about a challenge to the legislative maps.  The deadline for such a challenge is next Monday, October 25th.

For those of you interested in a national perspective on redistricting, check out the .All About Redistricting website. 

Meanwhile, it appears that legislators may be called back into another special session in order to protect thousands of Oregon renters from eviction.  During the last session we passed SB 278, designed to provide a 60-day “safe harbor” from evictions for renters while they awaited the processing of their claims for federal assistance, which would go directly to their landlords.  At the time, we assumed that the applications would be processed and the money distributed to meet this timeline.  Unfortunately, although Oregon is among the better states at getting applications processed, there are many thousands who still await payment and are at risk of their landlords losing patience and proceeding to evict them. It could be several months still for all landlords to be paid.

It’s in the interest of both tenants and landlords in seeing the safe harbor extended until all the dollars are distributed.  At this point it’s not clear if that can happen through an executive order by Governor Brown (she believes that the way SB 278 is written precludes her from taking such action).  If not, we would need to have a special session to fix the problem. 

Here's reporting from OPB on the problem.

If a special session is indeed needed, then I support our having one.  If people have had their applications approved, it makes no sense to see them evicted, potentially homeless, and in any case their lives and those of their children seriously disrupted, because of processing delays.  We need to act. 

Having said that, a special session always opens the door to partisan grandstanding and squabbling.  Nothing is easy.  Stay tuned.

 

The Number of Deaths Reported in Oregon Will Rise

OHA reported today that they are in the process of another reconciliation of death counts during the pandemic and will soon be adding an addition 550 deaths that occurred from this past May to August but were omitted due to technical error.

You can read more about it here.

These corrections will likely move Oregon up slightly from its current status as the nation’s sixth lowest state for COVID deaths.

It’s not surprising to see the daily reports include deaths from earlier months.  In many cases, this is the result of delays from the CDC. They are added as they are discovered. However, the OHA online dashboards puts them in their proper place (i.e., when they actually occurred) in the various graphs.  You’ll find graphs related to COVID deaths and hospitalizations here.

 

OHA Releases Latest County Metrics: Declines Overall, with Exceptions

The latest OHA county report, showing weekly increases/decreaIses in COVID spread for each county and for the state as a whole, was released on Monday.

The report shows our statewide infection rate and test positivity rates continuing to decline, for the sixth week in a row.  The statewide infection rate last week was just under 200 per 100K, with a test positivity rate of 7.6%.  However, a number of counties did see their rates increase somewhat.

Clatsop County is the county with the lowest infection rate, followed by Washington, Multnomah, and then Clackamas. 

Aside from Clatsop County, all Oregon counties remain at the High Risk and the Extreme Risk levels. However, Multnomah County and Washington County are close to moving into the “moderate” range.

 

Weekly COVID Data and Outbreaks Reports Released: Once Again Fewer Cases and Hospitalizations But More Deaths

The Oregon Health Authority’s COVID-19 Weekly Report, released yesterday, shows decreases in daily cases and hospitalizations and an increase in deaths.

  • OHA reported 8,033 new cases of COVID-19 during the week of Monday, Oct. 11 through Sunday, Oct. 17. That represents an 11% decrease from the previous week and the seventh consecutive week of declining case counts.
  • The incidence of reported COVID-19 was again higher in Oregon counties with population vaccination rates less than 50%.
  • There were 377 new COVID-19 hospitalizations, down from 416 last week, which marks a 9% reduction and the sixth consecutive week of declines.
  • There were 183 reported COVID-19 related deaths, up from 179 reported the previous week. This was the highest weekly death toll since the week of Jan. 11–17.
  • There were 139,727 tests for COVID-19 for the week of Oct. 10 through Oct. 16, down from 141,863 the previous week.
  • The percentage of positive tests was 7.6%, down from 8.1% the previous week.

Today’s COVID-19 Weekly Outbreak Report shows 127 active COVID-19 outbreaks in senior living communities and congregate living settings.  This is fortunately a continuation of the steady reduction we’ve been seeing over the last few weeks.

          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

         10/6/21           163 facilities

         10/13/21         148 facilities

         10/20/21         127 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).  Fortunately, this week we see that number go down. Given the reductions in cases and outbreaks that we’re seeing, we were expecting to see deaths of residents start to go down. (Deaths nearly always lag new cases by around a month.)We’ll see if this pattern continues.

          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

          10/13   1,619 (pandemic total)       +45

          10/20   1,654 (pandemic total)        +35

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

 

Share of Breakthrough COVID Cases Declines Slightly

OHA’s most recent update on COVID-19 breakthrough cases, released today, found that 23.5% (1,977) of the 6,446 reported COVID-19 cases between Oct. 10 through Oct. 16, occurred in people who were vaccinated.  This is a decrease from last week’s reported 27.2%.

The latest breakthrough report can be found here.

Thirty-five breakthrough cases involved residents of care facilities, senior living communities or other congregate care settings. There were 88 cases in people ages 12 to 17.  To date, there have been 32,954 COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough cases in Oregon. This is just 1.2% of the 2,793,594 Oregonians who are fully vaccinated against the virus.

Cases of COVID-19 are far more common in unvaccinated people. The report shows that the rate of COVID-19 in unvaccinated people is currently four times higher than in vaccinated people.

To date, 4.4% of all vaccine breakthrough cases have been hospitalized and 1% have died. The average age of vaccinated people who died was 80.

Last week OHA added three new features to the breakthrough report. Data is now available by vaccine manufacturer, including the number of breakthrough cases and their severity. This report also shows the number of Oregonians who received each vaccine, as well as the number of breakthrough cases per 100,000 vaccinated people.

OHA also expanded demographic data to include race and ethnicity for breakthrough cases, hospitalizations, and deaths and a map showing cumulative breakthrough cases for each county. In general, breakthrough case totals correspond with population size, vaccination rates, and overall case counts.

 

Last Friday’s OHA Forecast Shows Ongoing Decrease in Transmission, Cases, and Hospitalizations

Last Friday OHA released its latest COVID-19 forecast showing a continued decline in daily cases and hospitalizations through mid-October.

The report also indicated that hospitals across the state are seeing declines in COVID-19 hospitalizations and declining COVID-19 intensive care admissions.

According to the report, the effective reproduction rate — the expected number of secondary cases that a single case generates — was estimated at 0.91 on Sept. 29.

At that level of transmission, the report estimates that by November 2 we should be seeing an average of 895 daily cases and 54 hospitalizations per day by Nov. 2.

The report also estimated a more aggressive decline scenario, based on more recent data.  Under this scenario, new daily cases and hospitalizations are expected to decline more steeply, with an estimated average of 245 cases per 100,000 people, projecting an average of 740 new cases and 43 hospitalizations through Nov. 2.

 

Today’s OHSU Forecast Shows Ongoing Decline in Cases and Hospitalizations

This afternoon OHSU’s lead data scientist, Dr. Peter Graven, released his latest COVID Analysis and forecast.  It is largely a series of graphs that track various current trends and forecast future ones.  It is full of interesting information, and I recommend it.

Here are some of the high-level trends that he calls out:

  • While the number of patients needing hospital beds declined to 562 as of Oct. 19, the decline was a bit flat during the week.
  • Region 7 (central/southern Oregon) continues to show slower declines in hospitalizations than other parts of Oregon.
  • Data shows there is significant contrast in the social behaviors of vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals in Oregon. In Oregon, the mask wearing rate for unvaccinated individuals is currently about half the rate for vaccinated individuals (89% vs. 49%). Unvaccinated Oregonians are also more likely to attend large events indoors.
  • As of Oct. 18, 22% of occupied ICU beds continue to have COVID patients in them statewide, a continued decrease from last week.
  • Case rates continue to decline and have now dropped to previous fall/winter surge levels.
  • The forecast continues to show a general decrease in hospitalizations over the next 2-3 months. As of Oct. 19, 24% of Oregon’s population remains susceptible for COVID-19 infection in the coming months.
  • The vaccine efficacy rate in the model has been adjusted downward (from 95% to 90% efficacy against severe disease) based on published estimates.
  • Deaths lag infections by an average of 21 days.
  • We can expect a COVID death for every 5 COVID hospitalizations.

 

From OHA: "Magic" Team Brings Vaccination Confidence to Oregon -- and Across the World

Here’s an interesting article from Wednesday’s OHA COVID newsletter:

As a refugee services provider Catholic Charities Oregon has a mission - to create trusting relationships with the families and communities they serve.   

COVID-19 Community Engagement Specialists in early 2021. This team rapidly took on the work of supporting their communities. The team included Chomba Kaluba, Abidah Jamaluddin, Lung Wah Lazum and Mohamed Ali. 

“We are a group of individuals from different backgrounds and nationalities who work for Catholic Charities with pride,” said Kaluba who is originally from Zambia and serves the Congolese and Swahili speaking communities. “And the power of numbers is what each one of us brings as a strength. And that strength is from all backgrounds; our values, beliefs, and passion.” 

Kaluba came up with the idea of making language and culturally specific videos about the vaccine to amplify vaccination confidence. Clackamas County Public Health provided a producer to film and edit the work.  

Jamaluddin works to provide COVID-19 information for Rohingya in the Burmese community through a vaccine education program and referral service. She was excited about producing a video to bring more community awareness to Rohingya about the COVID-19 vaccines.  

“We shared it in our Facebook and also on YouTube,” said Jamaluddin. And since then, more people from the Rohingya community have asked where the testing sites are, and want to know more about the vaccine.   

Lazum and Jamaluddin originally came from the same country, Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, but they represent different cultures. They decided to make videos in both Burmese and Rohingya to broaden their reach.   

“I chose two community members,” said Lazum. “We have three main religions in our country, Buddhist, Christian and Muslim. And we have officially 135 ethnic groups in our country. So firstly, I chose a Buddhist monk to speak for the Burmese people who are mostly Buddhists. The second one is a teacher who works with Burmese kids. The parents of these children came as refugees from Burma.” 

Kaluba pointed out that it was essential to meet people where they are.  

“It is because we are immigrants,” said Kaluba. “We are coming from backgrounds which might have lacked a health education, might have lacked access to health care, might have different political systems or economic systems.” 

Kaluba adds, “We have been able to reach the world because someone in Burma, they'll see that video on YouTube and they'll go - 'wow - I can get vaccinated.’ So maybe somehow, we are trying to do what they say is teaching in time saves nine. So maybe we are saving lives somewhere else.” 

“The magic itself is a team that you see right here,” says Kaluba. 

You can see the videos at the links below: 

Burmese: Seng RaAshin SirindaLung Wah 

English: HaikaChombaDr. Divneet 

French: Papa Eugene 

Rohingya: Sam 

Somali: Ayan SalatHassan 

Swahili: Papa EugeneHaika  

You can read more at Oregon Vaccine News.

 

And the Deaths:

Here is information about most of the 134 deaths (down from 168) that OHA has reported for the week since October 6  OHA had not yet provided detailed information on October 14’s 24 deaths, so I couldn’t include them in last week’s newsletter.  You’ll find them below.  On the other hand, the information on today’s reported 40 deaths isn’t yet available, so you’ll have to wait till next week for them. 

Thursday, October 14

Oregon’s 4,118th COVID-19 related death is an 80-year-old woman from Klamath County who tested positive on Sept. 22 and died on Sept. 27 at her residence.

Oregon’s 4,119th COVID-19 related death is a 70-year-old woman from Josephine County who tested positive on Sept. 27 and died on Oct. 13 at Asante Three River Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4,120th COVID-19 related death is a 77-year-old man from Josephine County who tested positive on Sept. 4 and died on Sept. 29 at Asante Three River Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4,121st COVID-19 related death is a 61-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive on Sept. 24 and died on Oct. 8 at Providence Medford Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4,122nd COVID-19 related death is a 36-year-old woman from Curry County who tested positive on Sept. 16 and died on Sept. 27 at Asante Three River Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4123rd COVID-19 related death is a 94-year-old woman from Crook County who tested positive on Oct. 3 and died on Oct. 12 at her residence.

Oregon’s 4,124th COVID-19 related death is a 73-year-old man from Clackamas County who tested positive on Sept. 14 and died on Sept. 24 at Providence Portland Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4,125th COVID-19 related death is a 74-year-old man from Klamath County who tested positive on Sept. 18 and died on Sept. 28 at St. Charles Bend Hospital.

Oregon’s 4,126th COVID-19 related death is a 66-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive on Aug. 22 and died on Sept. 24 at Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4,127th COVID-19 related death is a 69-year-old man from Marion County who tested positive on Oct. 9 and died on Oct. 13 at Salem Hospital.

Oregon’s 4,128th COVID-19 related death is a 52-year-old man from Marion County who tested positive on Oct. 8 and died on Oct. 11 at Salem Hospital.

Oregon’s 4,129th COVID-19 related death is a 57-year-old woman from Lincoln County who first became symptomatic on July 24 and died on Aug. 17; location of death is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 4,130th COVID-19 related death is a 67-year-old woman from Lincoln County who tested positive on June 18 and died on June 18 at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4,131st COVID-19 related death is a 68-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive on Oct. 5 and died on Oct. 12 at Mckenzie-Willamette Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4,132nd COVID-19 related death is an 84-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive on Sept. 24 and died at Mckenzie-Willamette Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4,133rd COVID-19 related death is a 61-year-old man from Umatilla County who tested positive on Sept. 24 and died on Oct. 7 at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4,134th COVID-19 related death is an 82-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive on Sept. 29 and died on Oct. 4 at Providence Portland Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4,135th COVID-19 related death is an 81-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive on Sept. 16 and died on Sept. 22 at Adventist Health Portland.

Oregon’s 4,136th COVID-19 related death is a 76-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive on Sept. 13 and died on Sept. 29 at Adventist Health Portland.

Oregon’s 4,137th COVID-19 related death is a 97-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive on Sept. 9 and died on Sept. 11 at his residence.

Oregon’s 4,138th COVID-19 related death is a 66-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive on Sept. 6 and died on Oct. 3 at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4,139th COVID-19 related death is a 72-year-old woman from Wasco County who tested positive on Aug. 25 and died on Oct. 4 at St. Charles Bend Hospital.

Oregon’s 4,140th COVID-19 related death is a 90-year-old man from Union County who tested positive on Sept. 17 and died on Sept. 23 at his residence.

Oregon’s 4,141st COVID-19 related death is a 74-year-old woman from Union County who tested positive on Aug. 24 and died on Aug. 31 at Grande Ronde Hospital.

Friday, October 15

Oregon’s 4,142nd COVID-19 related death is a 64-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive on Oct. 2 and died on Oct. 13 at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4,143rd COVID-19 related death is a 79-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive on Sept. 23 and died on Oct. 11 at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend.

Oregon’s 4,144th COVID-19 related death is a 58-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive on Sept. 23 and died on Sept. 20 at his residence.

Oregon’s 4,145th COVID-19 related death is an 87-year-old woman from Deschutes County who tested positive on Sept. 29 and died on Oct. 4 at her residence.

Oregon’s 4,146th COVID-19 related death is a 60-year-old woman from Clatsop County who tested positive on Oct. 6 and died on Oct. 8.

Oregon’s 4,147th COVID-19 related death is an 85-year-old woman from Clackamas County who tested positive on Oct. 13 and died on Oct. 14 at her residence.

Oregon’s 4,148th COVID-19 related death is a 46-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive on Oct. 6 and died on Oct. 6 at her residence.

Oregon’s 4,149th COVID-19 related death is a 79-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive on Sept. 16 and died on Oct. 3 at her residence.

Oregon’s 4,150th COVID-19 related death is a 50-year-old woman from Linn County who tested positive on Sept. 18 and died on Sept. 25 at Oregon Health & Science University Hospital.

Oregon’s 4,151st COVID-19 related death is a 69-year-old woman from Lincoln County who tested positive on Sept. 13 and died on Oct. 6 at her residence.

Oregon’s 4,152nd COVID-19 related death is a 91-year-old man from Lincoln County who tested positive on July 26 and died on Sept. 14 at his residence.

Oregon’s 4,153rd COVID-19 related death is a 65-year-old man from Yamhill County who tested positive on Oct. 3 and died on Oct. 13 at Providence Newberg Medical Center. He had no underlying conditions

Oregon’s 4,154th COVID-19 related death is a 78-year-old man from Washington County who tested positive on Sept. 9 and died on Sept. 20 at OHSU Hillsboro Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4,155th COVID-19 related death is a 66-year-old woman from Umatilla County who tested positive on Oct. 4 and died on Oct. 7 at her residence.

Oregon’s 4,156th COVID-19 related death is a 71-year-old woman from Umatilla County who tested positive on Sept. 22 and died on Sept. 25 at Providence Portland Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4,157th COVID-19 related death is a 61-year-old woman from Umatilla County who tested positive on July 26 and died on Sept. 23 at her residence.

Oregon’s 4,158th COVID-19 related death is a 76-year-old man from Tillamook County who tested positive on Sept. 19 and died on Oct. 3 at his residence. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 4,159th COVID-19 related death is a 47-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive on Oct. 4 and died on Oct. 13 at Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4,160th COVID-19 related death is a 67-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive on Sept. 28 and died on Oct. 14 at Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4,161st  COVID-19 related death is a 47-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive on Aug. 8 and died on Aug. 8 at Providence Portland Medical Center.

Saturday through Monday, October 16-18

Oregon reports 1,726 confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases on Oct. 15, 883 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases on Oct. 16 and 667 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases on Oct. 17.

Oregon’s 4,162nd COVID-19 related death is a 60-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive on Sept. 23 and died on October 14 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4,163rd COVID-19 related death is a 65-year-old man from Harney County who tested positive on Oct. 11 and died on Oct. 11 at his residence.

Oregon’s 4,164th COVID-19 related death is a 68-year-old woman from Douglas County who tested positive on Sept. 9 and died on Oct. 7 at Mercy Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4,165th COVID-19 related death is a 90-year-old man from Deschutes who tested positive on Sept. 27 and died on Oct. 9 at St. Charles Bend Hospital.

Oregon’s 4,166th COVID-19 related death is a 74-year-old woman from Curry County who tested positive on Sept. 14 and died on Oct. 2 at Oregon Health & Science University Hospital.

Oregon’s 4,167th COVID-19 related death is an 88-year-old man from Crook County who tested positive on Oct. 1 and died on Oct. 10 at his residence.

Oregon’s 4,168th COVID-19 related death is a 60-year-old woman from Coos County who tested positive on Oct. 5 and died on Oct. 14 at Bay Area Hospital.

Oregon’s 4,169th COVID-19 related death is a 61-year-old man from Coos County who tested positive on Sept. 27 and died on Oct. 15 at Bay Area Hospital.

Oregon’s 4,170th COVID-19 related death is a 57-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive on Oct. 13 and died on Oct. 13 at Providence Medford Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4,171st COVID-19 related death is a 68-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive on Oct. 11 and died on Oct. 13 at his residence.

Oregon’s 4,172nd COVID-19 related death is a 68-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive on Oct. 11 and died on Oct. 14 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4,173rd COVID-19 related death is a 69-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive on Oct. 12 and died on Oct. 15 at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4,174th COVID-19 related death is an 89-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive on Oct. 4 and died on Oct. 14 at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend.

Oregon’s 4,175th COVID-19 related death is a 69-year-old man from Klamath County who tested positive on Oct. 13 and died on Oct. 15 at Sky Lakes Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4,176th COVID-19 related death is an 84-year-old woman from Jefferson County who tested positive on Oct. 3 and died on Oct. 13 at St. Charles Bend Hospital.

Oregon’s 4,177th COVID-19 related death is a 92-year-old woman from Union County who tested positive on Oct. 13 and died on Oct. 15 at Grande Ronde Hospital.

Oregon’s 4,178th COVID-19 related death is a 64-year-old woman from Tillamook County who tested positive on Sept. 1 and died on Oct. 8 at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4,179th COVID-19 related death is a 44-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive on Sept. 27 and died on Oct. 8 at Adventist Health Portland.

Oregon’s 4,180th COVID-19 related death is a 78-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive on Sept. 22 and died on Oct. 8 at Portland VA Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4,181st COVID-19 related death is a 73-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive on Sept. 20 and died on Oct. 9 at her residence.

Oregon’s 4,182nd COVID-19 related death is a 76-year-old man from Washington County who tested positive on Sept. 24 and died on Oct. 4 at Oregon Health & Science University Hospital.

Oregon’s 4,183rd COVID-19 related death is a 54-year-old man from Washington County who tested positive on Aug. 20 and died on Sept. 7 at Providence St. Vincent Medical

Oregon’s 4,184th COVID-19 related death is an 89-year-old woman from Washington County who tested positive on Aug. 19 and died on Oct. 7 at her residence.

Oregon’s 4,185th COVID-19 related death is a 79-year-old man from Yamhill County who tested positive on Oct. 4 and died on Oct. 14 at his residence.

Tuesday, October 19

Oregon’s 4,186th COVID-19 death is a 72-year-old woman from Harney County who tested positive on Sept. 30 and died on Oct. 11 at St. Charles Bend Hospital.

Oregon’s 4,187th COVID-19 death is a 72-year-old woman from Douglas County who tested positive on Oct. 15 and died on Oct. 18 at her residence.

Oregon’s 4,188th COVID-19 death is an 81-year-old woman from Douglas County who tested positive on Sept. 28 and died on Oct. 15 at Mercy Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4,189th COVID-19 death is a 90-year-old woman from Deschutes County who tested positive on Aug. 27 and died on Sept. 7 at St. Charles Bend Hospital.

Oregon’s 4,190th COVID-19 death is a 75-year-old woman from Curry County who tested positive on Sept. 24 and died on Oct. 7 at her residence.

Oregon’s 4,191st COVID-19 death is a 99-year-old woman from Curry County who tested positive on Aug. 30 and died on Oct. 6 at her residence.

Oregon’s 4,192nd COVID-19 death is a 68-year-old man from Coos County who tested positive on Oct. 3 and died on Oct. 17 at Bay Area Hospital.

Oregon’s 4,193rd COVID-19 death is a 65-year-old woman from Clackamas County who tested positive on Sept. 3 and died on Sept. 30 at Salem Hospital.

Oregon’s 4,194th COVID-19 death is a 74-year-old man from Clackamas County who tested positive on Oct. 14 and died on Oct. 16 at his residence.

Oregon’s 4,195th COVID-19 death is a 41-year-old man from Benton County who tested positive on Aug. 18 and died on Oct. 18 at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4,196th COVID-19 death is a 77-year-old man from Lake County who tested positive on Oct. 1 and died on Oct. 7 at Lake District Hospital.

Oregon’s 4,197th COVID-19 death is an 82-year-old man from Klamath County who tested positive on Oct. 2 and died on Oct. 17 at Sky Lakes Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4,198th COVID-19 death is an 86-year-old woman from Klamath County who tested positive on Oct. 5 and died on Oct. 15 at Sky Lakes Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4,199th COVID-19 death is a 57-year-old man from Klamath County who tested positive on Sept. 25 and died on Oct. 10 at Oregon Health & Science University Hospital.

Oregon’s 4,200th COVID-19 death is a 78-year-old woman from Klamath County who tested positive on Sept. 17 and died on Oct. 18 at Sky Lakes Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4,201st COVID-19 death is a 74-year-old man from Klamath County who tested positive on Aug. 31 and died on Oct. 3 at Sky Lakes Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 4,202nd COVID-19 death is an 83-year-old man from Jefferson County who tested positive on Dec. 15, 2020 and died on Feb. 3 at his residence.

Oregon’s 4,203rd COVID-19 death is a 97-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive on Aug. 23 and died on Oct. 1 at his residence.

Oregon’s 4,204th COVID-19 death is a 95-year-old woman from Lane County who tested positive on Sept. 30 and died on Oct. 17 at her residence.

Oregon’s 4,205th COVID-19 death is an 82-year-old man from Polk County who tested positive on Aug. 22 and died on Aug. 29 at his residence.

Oregon’s 4,206th COVID-19 death is an 87-year-old man from Washington County who tested positive on Oct. 12 and died on Oct. 16 at his residence.

Oregon’s 4,207th COVID-19 death is a 64-year-old man from Union County who tested positive on Oct. 12 and died on Oct. 18 at Grande Ronde Hospital.

Oregon’s 4,208th COVID-19 death is a 61-year-old woman from Umatilla County who tested positive on Sept. 30 and died on Oct.r 11 at CHI St. Anthony Hospital.

Oregon’s 4,209th COVID-19 death is a 37-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive on Oct. 5 and died on Oct. 10 at his residence.

Oregon’s 4,210th COVID-19 death is a 48-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive on Sept. 27 and died on Oct. 17 at Legacy Mt. Hood Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4,211th COVID-19 death is a 96-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive on Sept. 25 and died on Oct. 4 at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4,212nd COVID-19 death is a 73-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive on Sept. 25 and died on Oct. 8 at Providence Portland Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4,213rd COVID-19 death is a 68-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive on Sept. 22 and died on Sept. 29 at his residence.

Oregon’s 4,214th COVID-19 death is a 76-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive on Sept. 20 and died on Sept. 28 at Legacy Mt. Hood Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4,215th COVID-19 death is an 87-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive on Sept. 15 and died on Sept. 21 at Legacy Mt. Hood Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4,216th COVID-19 death is a 74-year-old man from Marion County who tested positive on Oct. 4 and died on Oct. 13 at Salem Hospital.

Oregon’s 4,217th COVID-19 death is an 81-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive on Sept. 27 and died on Oct. 11 at Samaritan Albany General Hospital.

Oregon’s 4,218th COVID-19 death is a 60-year-old man from Marion County who tested positive on Sept. 10 and died on Oct. 12 at Salem Hospital.

Oregon’s 4,219th COVID-19 death is a 56-year-old man from Malheur County who tested positive on Oct. 8 and died on Oct. 17 at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4,220th COVID-19 death is a 74-year-old woman from Malheur County who tested positive on Sept. 30 and died on Oct. 16 at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4,221st COVID-19 death is an 85-year-old woman from Linn County who tested positive on Oct. 10 and died on Oct. 15 at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4,222nd COVID-19 death is a 96-year-old man from Linn County who tested positive on Oct. 4 and died on Oct. 15 at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4,223rd COVID-19 death is a 72-year-old woman from Linn County who tested positive on Sept. 28 and died on Oct. 9 at Samaritan Albany General Hospital.

Oregon’s 4,224th COVID-19 death is a 54-year-old man from Linn County who tested positive on Sept. 16 and died on Oct. 9 at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Oregon’s 4,225th COVID-19 death is a 41-year-old man from Linn County who tested positive on Sept. 9 and died on Sept. 29 at Oregon Health & Science University Hospital.

Oregon’s 4,226th COVID-19 death is a 56-year-old man from Linn County who tested positive on Aug. 29 and died on Oct. 8 at Providence St Vincent Medical Center.

Wednesday, October 20

Oregon’s 4,227th COVID-19 related death is a 70-year-old woman from Umatilla County who tested positive on Oct. 4 and died on Oct. 15 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4,228th COVID-19 related death is a 95-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive on Oct. 9 and died on Oct. 18 at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4,229th COVID-19 related death is a 67-year-old man from Linn County who tested positive on Sept. 26 and died on Oct. 8 at his residence.

Oregon’s 4,230th COVID-19 related death is a 75-year-old woman from Josephine County who tested positive on Oct. 12 and died on Oct. 18 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4,231st COVID-19 related death is an 85-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive on Sept. 30 and died on Oct. 19 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4,232nd COVID-19 related death is an 85-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive on Sept. 10 and died on Oct. 9 at Providence Medford Medical Center.

Oregon’s 4,233rd COVID-19 related death is an 82-year-old woman from Jackson County who tested positive on Aug. 9 and died on Aug. 23 at Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose, Calif.

Oregon’s 4,234th COVID-19 related death is a 63-year-old man from Grant County who tested positive on Sept. 16 and died on Oct. 15 at St. Charles Bend Hospital.

Oregon’s 4,235th COVID-19 related death is a 68-year-old man from Clackamas County who tested positive on Oct. 10 and died on Oct. 18 at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center.

 

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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,

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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