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January 27, 2022
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.
As you’ll see in tonight’s newsletter, here in Oregon we’re at or approaching our Omicron peak. This is pretty much in line with what the OHSU forecasters had predicted. As we’re seeing elsewhere around the country, the peak is occurring sooner in the more populous Portland-area counties, where Omicron hit first, but we should start seeing rates come down in the rural areas as well.
Unfortunately, with their lower vaccination rates, the rural counties are going to see much higher hospitalization rates in the coming weeks—we’re now learning just how dramatically higher the hospitalization rate is for those not fully vaccinated and boosted: nearly 50 times higher for seniors. Things are going to remain extremely challenging for the next month or so.
And of course hitting the peak doesn’t mean the end of new cases—there are potentially as many new cases to come on the way down from the peak as there were on the way up.
While our overall death rates from COVID are among the lowest of any state, Oregon did hit another grim marker this week: more than 6,000 deaths from this pandemic so far. Every one a loss, someone gone before their time. My thoughts are with them and their families.
It’s late Thursday evening, and there’s still no new OHSU forecast posted on their website. Sorry about that. I’ll update you next week.
This is of course an extremely busy time for legislators getting ready to start the 2022 session. We’re all working on our personal priority bills, refining, scheduling, and building support for them. (Here’s a just-released press release on one of mine: SB 1567, which calls for immediate action to address the certain dangers posed by the fuel tanks on the banks of the Willamette, the “Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub.” You’ll be hearing lots more about it and other priorities in the coming weeks.)
By the time you get next week’s newsletter, the Legislature will be finishing up the first week of its five-week session. The 2022 session convenes on Tuesday morning, when all bills will be “first-read” and referred to committees. If you go to the Oregon Legislative Information System (olis@oregonlegislature.gov), you can find all the bills and all the committees. Starting Tuesday you can watch floor sessions and hearings, sign up to be notified of committee agendas and action on individual bills. You can sign up to speak to committees in public hearings and submit written testimony on any bill that’s being heard. You can also find a wealth of “how-to’s” on the main legislative website—oregonlegislature.gov. I encourage you to check it out.
If you’re having any challenges with the system, send us an email, and Sierra, one of the interns (more on them next week), or I will help guide you through the process.
You can of course visit the Capitol in person now, as long as you’re wearing a mask. As I’ve mentioned, you’ll need to be prepared to go through the new Xray and metal detectors, and most legislators won’t be allowing you up into their offices for now. All of our committees will again be meeting virtually via Microsoft Teams, though we will continue to meet periodically in person for votes on the floor. Next week we expect to have floor sessions on Tuesday and Thursday. Then the following week it will likely be every day.
If we do see the Omicron wave subside dramatically early in February, we may be able to have more in-person contact, but for now we’re taking it one week at a time. We're obviously hoping to keep things as safe as possible. Hopefully, all legislators will be on the same page with that, but of course with the politicization of pandemic response, that may be too much to expect. I’ll give you a report next week.
Until the next newsletter, please stay healthy and safe, and let me know if you have any questions about information in tonight’s newsletter.
OREGON CORONAVIRUS AND CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE UPDATE
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New COVID Cases: OHA reports 7,871 new COVID cases today, vs. 10,034 last Thursday. That’s an average of 7,594 per day for the last week (vs. 7,890 per day the previous week). The cumulative number of cases in Oregon since the beginning of the pandemic is 613,121.
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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 that Omicron is now responsible for nearly all the cases in this state This graph 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 9,730 positive test results today (vs. 11,663 last Thursday). That’s an average of 9,422 per day for the 7 days since the last newsletter (vs. 10,125 per day the previous week). The cumulative total of positive test results since the beginning of the pandemic is now 813,983.
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Total Tests: OHA reported an additional 41,227 tests today (vs. 43,195 last Thursday). That’s an average of 39,185 per day for the last week (vs. 43,327 for the previous week). Our cumulative total of reported tests is 9,732,637.
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Positivity Rate: The test positivity ratio for Oregon today was 23.6% (extremely high, but down from last week’s incredible 27.0%). That’s an average of 24.0% per day for the last week (vs. 23.4% last week).
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Hospitalization Information:
- Patients Currently with Confirmed COVID-19: 1,130 (149 more than last newsletter)
- ICU Patients Confirmed w COVID-19: 169 (27 more than last newsletter.)
- Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently on Ventilators: 79 (12 more than last newsletter)
- Available Ventilators: 852 (3 fewer than last newsletter).
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Hospital Capacity:
- Available Adult ICU Beds: 59 (9% availability) (14 more than last newsletter).
- Other Available Adult Beds: 266 (6% availability) (15 more than last newsletter).
- Available Pediatric ICU Beds: 6 (15% availability) (same as last Thursday).
- Here’s a link to more OHA data on hospital capacity.
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Deaths: I’m sorry to report 19 additional COVID deaths today (vs. 8 last Thursday). That’s an average of nearly 7 per day for the week since the last newsletter (vs. 20 the previous week, an inflated number due to late reporting of deaths that occurred a while ago). The total number of COVID deaths in Oregon is 5,916.6,067.
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Vaccinations:
- Today, OHA reported that 13,523 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry Jan. 26. Of that total, 1,200 were initial doses, 1,029 were second doses and 4,924 were third doses and booster doses. The remaining 6,235 were administered on previous days but were entered into the vaccine registry Jan. 26.
- The seven-day running average is now 10,859 doses per day (down from 14,865 a week ago).
- Total doses administered: 7,154,999
- 4,026,046 Pfizer/Comimaty vaccines
- 106,062 Pfizer Pediatric vaccines
- 2,645,448 Moderna vaccines
- 264,277 Johnson & Johnson vaccines
- Progress towards Governor’s goal of 2 million boosters by the end of January (announced Dec. 17): 62,801
- When the challenge began, 949,749 people had received a booster dose.
- Since then, 478,497 Oregonians have received a booster (up by 62,801 from last week).
- As of today, Oregon needs 521,503 people to get a booster to reach the goal.
- Total Oregonians vaccinated so far: 3,120,082 (up by 16,392 from last week)
- 2,820,422 now fully vaccinated with two doses (up by 11,249 from the previous week)
- So far, 75.9% of all Oregonians have received at least one dose
- 80.3% of those 5 and older
- 84.5% of those 12 and older
- 85.9% of those 18 and older
- 95% of those 65 and older
- 67.7% of all Oregonians are now fully vaccinated
- 71.6% of those 5 and older
- 75.9% of those 12 and older
- 77.2% of those 18 and older
- 89.7% of those 65 and older
- 47.6% of all Oregonians have received a booster shot
- 51.1% of those 18 and older
- 63.0% of those 50 and older
- 71.9% of those 65 and older
- All 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 Newsprovides a wealth of easy-to-read information on the trajectory of vaccinations—by state, nationally, and internationally.
Additional Brief Updates and Links
- Though COVID numbers seem to have peaked in the Portland metro area, Multnomah County public health officials believe that by the end of February, half of all County residents will have been infected. That’s just incredible.
- We’re fortunately seeing a steep reduction in COVID hospitalizations in the Northeast. The West continues to see big increases. Here's more.
- California as a whole appears to have reached its Omicron peak.
- Oregon is seeing increasing numbers of pediatric COVID hospitalizations. It’s the highest so far for children in the pandemic.
- Here’s an overview of the challenges that hospitals are facing from Omicron.
- Hospital are resorting to using a lottery system to allocate scarce COVID treatment drugs for the immunocompromised.
- One in ten Oregon COVID patients could leave the hospital and free up beds—but there is nowhere for them to go for convalescent care.
- Despite evidence that boosters can make a real difference in warding off serious consequences from Omicron, the drive to get lots more people boosted is faltering in the U.S.
- The Superintendent of the Alsea School District in Benton County (who’s also running for the Republican nomination for Governor) is refusing to follow the state’s masking requirements. As a result, the Oregon Department of Education is withholding COVID relief funds to the district. He remains defiant.
- The New York Times’ David Leonhardt recently wrote a piece called "Two COVID Americas," about a recent poll that shows points of convergence and points of divergence regarding attitudes about COVID, vaccines, and appropriate responses. Leonhardt points out the irony that in these days of Omicron those who are vaccinated and boosted are overly cautious about getting out and about, given the extremely low odds they face of serious harm from the disease, while those who are unvaccinated are dangerously careless, given the very high risk of serious disease and even death that they face. Here's the transcript of a recent interview he did on the subject with The Daily’s Michael Barbaro. Thought-provoking.
- In fact, recent studies show that unvaccinated seniors are 49 times more likely to be hospitalized from COVID than those who’ve been vaccinated and boosted. And here's more on the recent studies.
- Researchers at OHSU have found further evidence that the combination of vaccines and infection can lead to "super immunity."
- A recent article in Science looks at the strange relationship between COVID and the body’s neurological system. Here are some insights from it.
- CNN queries some experts on what could come in 2022.
- When it comes to knowing whom to trust, a recent poll shows that Americans can be stingy with their trust. And they don’t much trust the CDC.
- Medicare patients can’t get their home COVID tests covered for reimbursement, unlike those with private insurers. That should change soon.
- More on what we’re coming to know about the trajectory of Omicron infections.
- The Washington Post’s editorial board is calling for a complete overhaul of our public health system.
- Would you agree that buying a face mask should be as easy as buying sunscreen? The authors of this opinion piece The authors of this piece (who include a retired rear admiral who was a former Assistant Surgeon-General) would say yes. Any mask is better than no mask, they argue, but the right mask is invaluable. Finding one should be much easier.
- Meanwhile, college health professionals are calling for better masks to be required on campus.
- Here’s the latest Checkup with Dr. Wen. It focuses on recent research showing that COVID vaccines do NOT negatively affect fertility.
- Conspiracy theorists who are banned from using social media are finding different ways to get their messages out.
- The Washington Post has a new profile of Dr. Anthony Fauci at this particular moment in the history of the pandemic. It’s both sad and uplifting, well worth a read.
Rental Assistance Back Up and Running
You may remember that the Legislature allocated extra money back in December to protect more people affected by COVID from being evicted from their rentals. Even though more than $240 million had been sent to landlords to cover back payments, federal support has run out and needed to be augmented by money from the state.
If you or anyone you know needs this service, here's the link to the program website. The funds are limited, so applicants need to file ASAP.
Next Constituent Coffee A Week From Saturday!
A week from Saturday will be the first Saturday of the month, so February 5, 9:00-10:30 a.m., will be our next zoom coffee.
It’ll be a chance to hear about the first week of session, what we know and don’t know about the trajectory of the session, the latest on COVID and the state’s response--and of course a chance for you to share your priorities and questions about individual bills and issues.
Hope to see you there! You can register here.
Weekly County Report: Starting to Level Off
The latest OHA county report, showing weekly increases/decreases in COVID spread for each county and for the state as a whole, was released on Monday. It shows case counts and rates for the last four weeks, including the week that ended Sunday, January 23.
The Omicron transmission numbers reported this week continue to be extremely high. However, they are only slightly higher than last week’s.
The state as a whole remains at EXTREME HIGH RISK of infection. The infection rate has gone from 1303.1 per 100K last week to 1,335.8 1,063.4 per 100K this week to; the test positivity rate, however, has continued to rise substantially, from 22.0% last week to 24.5 this week.
As we’ve seen around the country, the Omicron peaks hit the populous areas first, and so did the declines. The Portland-area counties are driving the statewide reduction rates, as they are seeing their infection rates starting to decline (though still extremely high). The rural counties are still seeing increases overall, though the rates of increase are slowing down.
Oregon Cases Decline, OHA Weekly Report Shows
OHA’s COVID-19 Weekly Report released yesterday showed a decline in weekly cases, but hospitalizations are still rising sharply, and test positivity rates remain extremely high.
- OHA reported 47,361 new cases of COVID-19 during the week of Monday, Jan 17, through Sunday, Jan. 23 – a 9.5% decline from last week’s pandemic high.
- There were 638 new COVID-19-related hospitalizations, a 45% increase over the previous week’s 445, and the highest since the Delta surge peaked at 1,036 hospitalizations. (However, in line with what we’ve been seeing with Omicron, new ICU admissions increased at a much lower rate.)
- COVID-19-related deaths fell to 59, from 83 the previous week.
- Reported COVID-19 test results dropped 9.9% to 288,232 for the week of Jan.16 to Jan.22, down from last week’s 320,210.
- Test positivity rose from 22.5% to 25%.
Today’s COVID-19 Weekly Outbreak Report shows 273 active COVID-19 outbreaks in senior living communities and congregate living settings, another increase from last week’s 210.
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
10/6/21 163 facilities
11/3/21 87 facilities
12/1/21 54 facilities
1/05/22 64 facilities
1/12/22 128 facilities
1/20/22 210 facilities
1/26/22 273 facilities
While Omicron is causing more cases among the general population, including those in residential care, so far it is not causing a big increase in this vulnerable but highly vaccinated population. The total number of deaths for people in congregate care can be seen below. As you’ can see, the number of new deaths among congregate care residents in fact continues to go down.
8/4 1,374 (pandemic total)
8/11 1,385 (pandemic total) +11
9/1 1,441 (pandemic total) +22
10/6 1,574 (pandemic total) +27
11/03 1,701 (pandemic total) +29
11/24 1,826 (pandemic total) +36
12/1 1,847 (pandemic total) +21
12/8 1,863 (pandemic total) +16
12/15 1,890 (pandemic total) +27
12/22 1,912 (pandemic total) +22
12/29 1,922 (pandemic total) +10
01/05 1,923 (pandemic total) + 1
01/12 1,946 (pandemic total) +23
01/20 1,961 (pandemic total) +15
01/26 1,971 (pandemic total) +10
The Outbreak Report also includes the latest data on COVID in workplaces, childcare centers, and public and private K-12 schools.
The Latest Breakthrough Report: Severe Cases Continue to Be Among the Unvaccinated
OHA’s most recent update on COVID-19 breakthrough cases, released today, reported 57,011 cases of COVID-19 during the week of Jan.16 to Jan. 22.
Of those cases, 40,594, or 71.2% (vs. last week’s 81%) were unvaccinated people and 16,417, or 28.8% (vs. last week’s 19%), were vaccine breakthrough cases.
The latest breakthrough report can be found here.
Ninety-eight breakthrough cases were residents of care facilities, senior living communities or other congregate care settings (up from 53 last week).
To date, there have been 104,088 COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough cases in Oregon, out of a total of 613,121.
The great majority of COVID cases are in unvaccinated people. The report shows that the rate of COVID-19 in unvaccinated people is more than four times as high as fully vaccinated people (down from five times last week), and nearly nine times as high as in fully vaccinated and boosted people.
Where the vaccines really make a difference is in preventing serious COVID cases. Nearly all breakthrough cases show no symptoms, or symptoms that are relatively mild. To date, only 2.9% of the small percentage of vaccine breakthrough cases have been hospitalized (down from 3.2%), and just 0.7% have died (down from 0.8%). Nearly all the COVID patients in ICUs and on ventilators have been unvaccinated.
Serious breakthrough cases are generally found in people who are aged, infirm, and immunocompromised, and who are not as responsive to the vaccine as younger people are. The average age of vaccinated people who have died remains 81.
To date, nearly 3 million Oregonians are fully vaccinated.
Note from OHA: As case counts have increased dramatically during the Omicron surge, breakthrough case ascertainment has been unable to keep pace with the volume of reported cases because approximately one-third of recent case vaccination status is unknown. [This may help to explain the fluctuations in percentages that we’ve been seeing over the last few weeks.] OHA is working towards alternative methods to identify vaccination status for all reported cases in a timely manner.
This week’s breakthrough report includes additional information on case vaccination status, most notably whether a breakthrough case was “fully vaccinated” or “fully vaccinated and boosted” at the time of infection. Figure 1 now compares case rates among unvaccinated, fully vaccinated, and fully vaccinated and boosted individuals. In addition, the newly added Table 3 shows the number of cases, hospitalizations and deaths by case vaccination status.
And the Deaths:
Here is information about the 151 additional deaths that have been reported since last Thursday’s newsletter, a big jump from the 46 additional deaths reported last week.
However, once again this week we’ve seen large data drops from earlier deaths. Most of this past week’s reported deaths were actually late-reports from December ago and in some cases much earlier. Only 73 of this past week’s reported deaths occurred in January (still a large increase from last week’s 46).
OHA does have a dashboard that shows week-over-week numbers of deaths by actual date of death, not when the deaths were reported (i.e., they go back and plug those late-reports into the weeks they actually occurred. You can find that dashboard here. It’s updated once a week.
Friday, January 21
Oregon’s 5,917th COVID-19-related death is a 71-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive Nov. 19, 2021, and died Dec. 1, 2021, at Providence Portland Medical Center.
Oregon’s 5,918th COVID-19-related death is a 67-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive Dec. 3, 2021, and died Dec. 6, 2021, at Providence Portland Medical Center.
Oregon’s 5,919th COVID-19-related death is a 73-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive Sept. 10, 2021, and died Dec. 6, 2021, at her residence.
Oregon’s 5,920th COVID-19-related death is a 78-year-old woman from Columbia County who tested positive Nov. 26, 2021, and died Dec. 2, 2021, at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center.
Oregon’s 5,921st COVID-19-related death is a 53-year-old woman from Jackson County who tested positive Oct. 6, 2021, and died Nov. 30, 2021, at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center.
Oregon’s 5,922nd COVID-19-related death is a 95-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive Sept. 2, 2021, and died Nov. 26, 2021, at her residence.
Oregon’s 5,923rd COVID-19-related death is a 57-year-old man from Klamath County who tested positive Nov. 6, 2021, and died Nov. 21, 2021, at St. Charles Bend.
Oregon’s 5,924th COVID-19-related death is an 88-year-old man from Polk County who tested positive Jan. 7 and died Jan. 13 at Salem Hospital.
Oregon’s 5,925th COVID-19-related death is a 64-year-old man from Polk County who tested positive Jan. 5 and died Jan. 18 at Salem Hospital.
Oregon’s 5,926th COVID-19-related death is a 66-year-old man from Polk County who tested positive Dec. 31, 2021, and died Jan. 19 at Salem Hospital.
Oregon’s 5,927th COVID-19-related death is a 77-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 7 and died Jan. 17 at Adventist Health Portland.
Oregon’s 5,928th COVID-19-related death is an 86-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 3 and died Jan. 17 at Adventist Health Portland.
Oregon’s 5,929th COVID-19-related death is a 77-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive Jan. 11 and died Jan. 18 at Salem Hospital.
Oregon’s 5,930th COVID-19-related death is a 61-year-old woman from Jefferson County who tested positive Jan. 12 and died Jan. 11 at her residence.
Oregon’s 5,931st COVID-19-related death is a 77-year-old woman from Jackson County who died Dec. 22, 2021, at her residence.
Oregon’s 5,932nd COVID-19-related death is a 60-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive Jan. 6 and died Jan. 19 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center.
Oregon’s 5,933rd COVID-19-related death is a 53-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive Dec. 22, 2021, and died Dec. 31, 2021, at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center.
Oregon’s 5,934th COVID-19-related death is a 70-year-old woman from Jackson County who tested positive Dec. 11, 2021, and died Dec. 29, 2021, at her residence. She had underlying conditions.
Oregon’s 5,935th COVID-19-related death is a 97-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive Nov. 15, 2021, and died Dec. 20, 2021, at his residence.
Oregon’s 5,936th COVID-19-related death is an 80-year-old man from Harney County who tested positive Jan. 9 and died Jan. 10 at St Charles Bend Hospital.
Saturday, January 22 to Monday, January 24
Oregon’s 5,937th COVID-19-related death is an 86-year-old woman from Clackamas County who tested positive Nov. 7, 2021, and died Dec. 9, 2021, at her residence.
Oregon’s 5,938th COVID-19-related death is an 84-year-old man from Coos County who tested positive Nov. 24, 2021, and died Dec. 9, 2021, at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend.
Oregon’s 5,939th COVID-19-related death is a 54-year-old man from Washington County who tested positive Nov. 23, 2021, and died Dec. 9, 2021, at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center.
Oregon’s 5,940th COVID-19-related death is an 82-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive Nov. 29, 2021, and died Dec. 6, 2021, at his residence.
Oregon’s 5,941st COVID-19-related death is a 77-year-old woman from Washington County who tested positive Nov. 4, 2021, and died Dec. 2, 2021, at her residence.
Oregon’s 5,942nd COVID-19-related death is an 86-year-old man from Hood River County who tested positive Jan. 14 and died Jan. 21 at Providence Hood River Medical Center.
Oregon’s 5,943rd COVID-19-related death is a 61-year-old woman from Douglas County who tested positive Dec. 30, 2021, and died Jan. 20 at Mercy Medical Center.
Oregon’s 5,944th COVID-19-related death is a 67-year-old woman from Deschutes County who died Dec. 6, 2021, at her residence.
Oregon’s 5,945th COVID-19-related death is a 91-year-old man from Clackamas County who tested positive Jan. 20 and died Jan. 20 at Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center.
Oregon’s 5,946th COVID-19-related death is a 37-year-old woman from Clackamas County who tested positive Nov. 8, 2021, and died Nov. 30, 2021, at Providence Portland Medical Center.
Oregon’s 5,947th COVID-19-related death is a 77-year-old woman from Jackson County who tested positive Jan. 12 and died Jan. 21 at Providence Medford Medical Center.
Oregon’s 5,948th COVID-19-related death is a 75-year-old man from Yamhill County who tested positive Jan. 12 and died Jan. 16 at Willamette Valley Medical Center.
Oregon’s 5,949th COVID-19-related death is a 62-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 15 and died Jan. 15 at Adventist Health Portland.
Oregon’s 5,950th COVID-19-related death is a 75-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 18 and died Jan. 18 at Adventist Health Portland.
Oregon’s 5,951st COVID-19-related death is a 65-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 14 and died Jan. 22 at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center.
Oregon’s 5,952nd COVID-19-related death is a 50-year-old woman from Washington County who died Jan. 16 at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center.
Oregon’s 5,953rd COVID-19-related death is a 63-year-old woman from Washington County who tested positive Jan. 13 and died Jan. 21 at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center.
Tuesday, January 25
Oregon’s 5,954th COVID-19-related death is a 63-year-old woman from Benton County who tested positive Jan. 13 and died Jan. 21 at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center.
Oregon’s 5,955th COVID-19-related death is an 87-year-old man from Marion County who tested positive Dec. 7, 2021 and died Dec. 10, 2021 at Providence Newberg Medical Center.
Oregon’s 5,956th COVID-19-related death is a 74-year-old woman from Marion County who died Dec. 13, 2021 at her residence.
Oregon’s 5,957th COVID-19-related death is an 84-year-old woman from Douglas County who tested positive Sept. 4, 2021 and died Dec. 14, 2021 at her residence.
Oregon’s 5,958th COVID-19-related death is a 72-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive Nov. 3, 2021 and died Dec. 13, 2021 at Providence Portland Medical Center.
Oregon’s 5,959th COVID-19-related death is an 88-year-old woman from Clackamas County who tested positive Dec. 3, 2021 and died Dec. 13, 2021 at her residence.
Oregon’s 5,960th COVID-19-related death is a 66-year-old woman from Lincoln County who tested positive Oct. 25, 2021 and died Dec. 6, 2021 at her residence.
Oregon’s 5,961st COVID-19-related death is a 65-year-old man from Clackamas County who tested positive Nov. 28, 2021 and died Dec. 8, 2021 at Legacy Silverton Medical Center.
Oregon’s 5,962nd COVID-19-related death is a 61-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive Dec. 1, 2021 and died Dec. 6, 2021 at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center.
Oregon’s 5,963rd COVID-19-related death is a 99-year-old man from Marion County who tested positive Sept. 2, 2021 and died Dec. 8, 2021 at his residence.
Oregon’s 5,964th COVID-19-related death is an 81-year-old man from Washington County who tested positive Nov. 12, 2021 and died Dec. 12, 2021 at Portland VA Medical Center.
Oregon’s 5,965th COVID-19-related death is a 48-year-old woman from Lincoln County who tested positive Nov. 29, 2021 and died Dec. 24, 2021 at her residence.
Oregon’s 5,966th COVID-19-related death is a 90-year-old woman from Deschutes County who tested positive Nov. 4, 2021 and died Dec. 23, 2021 at her residence.
Oregon’s 5,967th COVID-19-related death is a 37-year-old man from Deschutes County who tested positive Dec. 15, 2021 and died Dec. 23, 2021 at his residence.
Oregon’s 5,968th COVID-19-related death is a 50-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive Dec. 5, 2021 and died Dec. 21, 2021 at Legacy Mt Hood Medical Center.
Oregon’s 5,969th COVID-19-related death is a 71-year-old woman from Jackson County who tested positive Jan. 22 and died Jan. 24 at Providence Medford Medical Center.
Oregon’s 5,970th COVID-19-related death is an 82-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 3 and died Jan. 22 at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center.
Oregon’s 5,971st COVID-19-related death is a 64-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive Dec. 31, 2021 and died Jan. 17 at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center.
Oregon’s 5,972nd COVID-19-related death is a 63-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive Jan. 1 and died Jan. 21 at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center.
Oregon’s 5,973rd COVID-19-related death is a 65-year-old man from Marion county who tested positive November 12, 2021 and died December 12, 2021 at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center.
Oregon’s 5,974th COVID-19-related death is an 83-year-old woman from Lane County who tested positive Jan. 10 and died Jan. 22 at Peacehealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend.
Oregon’s 5,975th COVID-19-related death is a 77-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive Jan. 5 and died Jan. 24 at Peacehealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend.
Oregon’s 5,976th COVID-19-related death is a 59-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive Dec. 8, 2021 and died Jan. 20 at his residence.
Oregon’s 5,977th COVID-19-related death is an 81-year-old woman from Lane County who tested positive Nov. 30, 2021 and died Jan. 5 at Mckenzie Willamette Medical Center.
Oregon’s 5,978th COVID-19-related death is a 96-year-old man from Josephine County who tested positive Jan. 18 and died Jan. 20 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center.
Oregon’s 5,979th COVID-19-related death is a 101-year-old man from Josephine County who tested positive Jan. 19 and died Jan. 22 at his residence.
Oregon’s 5,980th COVID-19-related death is an 86-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive Jan. 20 and died Jan. 22 at Providence Medford Medical Center.
Oregon’s 5,981st COVID-19-related death is an 82-year-old woman from Jackson County who tested positive Jan.19 and died Jan. 22 at Ashland Community Hospital.
Oregon’s 5,982nd death is an 82-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive Jan. 3 and died Jan. 20 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center.
Oregon’s 5,983rd COVID-19-related death is a 91-year-old woman from Hood River County who tested positive Jan. 7 and died Jan. 21 at Providence Hood River Medical Center.
Oregon’s 5,984th COVID-19-related death is an 84-year-old woman from Douglas County who tested positive Jan. 2 and died Jan. 22 at Mercy Medical Center.
Oregon’s 5,985th COVID-19-related death is a 76-year-old man from Coos County who tested positive Jan. 14 and died Jan. 22 at Bay Area Hospital.
Oregon’s 5,986th COVID-19-related death is an 80-year-old man from Clackamas County who tested positive Oct. 25, 2021 and died Dec. 10, 2021 at his residence.
Oregon’s 5,987th COVID-19-related death is an 80-year-old man from Benton County who tested positive Jan. 13 and died Jan. 23 at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center.
Oregon’s 5,988th death is a 63-year-old woman from Yamhill County who tested positive Dec. 28, 2021 and died Jan. 8 at Providence Newberg Medical Center.
Oregon’s 5,989th COVID-19-related death is a 96-year-old woman from Yamhill County who tested positive Dec. 28, 2021 and died Dec. 30, 2021 at Providence Newberg Medical Center.
Oregon’s 5,990th COVID-19-related death is a 65-year-old man from Yamhill County who tested positive Nov. 23, 2021 and died Jan. 10 at Providence Newberg Medical Center.
Oregon’s 5,991st COVID-19-related death is a 70-year-old person from Washington County who tested positive Jan. 20 and died Jan. 21 at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center.
Oregon’s 5,992nd COVID-19-related death is a 68-year-old man from Washington County who tested positive Jan. 6 and died Jan. 21 at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center.
Oregon’s 5,993rd death is a 74-year-old woman from Washington County who tested positive Dec. 21, 2021 and died Dec. 29, 2021 at Oregon Health & Science University Hospital.
Oregon’s 5,994th COVID-19-related death is an 84-year-old woman from Jackson County who tested positive Jan. 9 and died Jan. 21 at Providence Medford Medical Center.
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Note: Due to data reconciliation, some of the deaths listed are from 2020 and from earlier in 2021.
Oregon’s 5,995th COVID-19-related death is a 60-year-old man from Washington County who died Jan. 16, 2021, at Providence Medford Medical Center.
Oregon’s 5,996th COVID-19-related death is a 66-year-old man from Umatilla County who tested positive Nov. 3, 2021, and died Dec. 13, 2021, at Good Shepherd Medical Center.
Oregon’s 5,997th COVID-19-related death is a 99-year-old woman from Benton County who tested positive Nov. 8, 2021, and died Dec. 16, 2021, at her residence.
Oregon’s 5,998th COVID-19-related death is a 100-year-old woman from Clackamas County who tested positive Dec. 15, 2020, and died March 13, 2021, at her residence.
Oregon’s 5,999th COVID-19-related death is a 73-year-old woman from Clackamas County who tested positive Jan. 19, 2021, and died March 24, 2021, at Providence St Vincent Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,000th COVID-19-related death is a 92-year-old woman from Douglas County who tested died April 4, 2021, at her residence.
Oregon’s 6,001st COVID-19-related death is a 52-year-old woman from Clackamas County who tested positive May 3, 2021, and died May 19, 2021, at Providence St Vincent Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,002nd COVID-19-related death is a 62-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive May 4, 2021, and died May 13, 2021, at his residence.
Oregon’s 6,003rd COVID-19-related death is a 59-year-old woman from Deschutes County who tested positive Nov. 28, 2021, and died Dec. 6, 2021, at St Charles Bend Hospital.
Oregon’s 6,004th COVID-19-related death is a 74-year-old man from Clackamas County who tested positive Oct. 15, 2021, and died Dec. 1, 2021, at his residence.
Oregon’s 6,005th COVID-19-related death is a 53-year-old woman from Douglas County who tested positive Oct. 17, 2021, and died Dec. 4, 2021, at her residence.
Oregon’s 6,006th COVID-19-related death is a 72-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive September 27, 2021, and died Dec. 5, 2021, at her residence.
Oregon’s 6,007th COVID-19-related death is a 53-year-old man from Wheeler County who tested positive Nov. 7, 2021, and died Dec. 7, 2021, at St. Charles Bend Hospital.
Oregon’s 6,008th COVID-19-related death is an 80-year-old woman from Washington County who tested positive Nov. 7, 2021, and died Dec. 8, 2021, at her residence.
Oregon’s 6,009th COVID-19-related death is an 88-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive Nov. 29, 2021, and died Dec. 9, 2021, at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,010th COVID-19-related death is a 75-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive Nov. 5, 2021, and died Dec. 9, 2021, at Adventist Health Portland.
Oregon’s 6,011th COVID-19-related death is a 73-year-old man from Deschutes County who tested positive Nov. 27, 2021, and died Dec. 10, 2021, at St. Charles Bend Hospital.
Oregon’s 6,012th COVID-19-related death is a 74-year-old woman from Malheur County who tested positive September 27, 2021, and died Dec. 10, 2021, at her residence.
Oregon’s 6,013th COVID-19-related death is a 69-year-old man from Klamath County who tested positive Dec. 6, 2021, and died Dec. 10, 2021, at Sky Lakes Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,014th COVID-19-related death is a 93-year-old woman from Douglas County who tested positive August 25, 2021, and died Dec. 11, 2021, at her residence.
Oregon’s 6,015th COVID-19-related death is a 94-year-old woman from Josephine County who tested positive Nov. 30, 2021, and died Dec. 11, 2021, at her residence.
Oregon’s 6,016th COVID-19-related death is a 72-year-old man from Clackamas County who tested positive Nov. 26, 2021, and died Dec. 11, 2021, at Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,017th COVID-19-related death is a 71-year-old woman from Douglas County who tested positive Oct. 3, 2021, and died Dec. 12, 2021, at her residence.
Oregon’s 6,018th COVID-19-related death is a 90-year-old woman from Yamhill County who tested positive Oct. 16, 2021, and died Dec. 12, 2021, at her residence.
Oregon’s 6,019th COVID-19-related death is a 69-year-old woman from Umatilla County who tested positive Oct. 30, 2021, and died Dec. 13, 2021, at Oregon Health and Science University Hospital.
Oregon’s 6,020th COVID-19-related death is a 56-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive Nov. 22, 2021, and died Dec. 14, 2021, at Kaiser Westside Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,021st COVID-19-related death is a 72-year-old woman from Deschutes County who tested positive Dec. 7, 2021, and died Dec. 14, 2021, at St Charles Bend Hospital.
Oregon’s 6,022nd COVID-19-related death is an 87-year-old woman from Linn County who tested positive Aug.29, 2021, and died Dec. 15, 2021, at her residence.
Oregon’s 6,023rd COVID-19-related death is a 79-year-old man from Benton County who tested positive Dec. 3, 2021, and died Dec. 15, 2021, at his residence.
Oregon’s 6,024th COVID-19-related death is a 71-year-old man from Columbia County who tested positive Nov. 28, 2021, and died Dec. 16, 2021, at his residence.
Oregon’s 6,025th COVID-19-related death is an 82-year-old man from Clackamas County who tested positive Dec. 15, 2021, and died Dec. 16, 2021, at Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,026th COVID-19-related death is a 72-year-old man from Clackamas County who tested positive Dec. 30, 2021, and died Jan. 11, at Legacy Mt Hood Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,027th COVID-19-related death is a 103-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 10 and died Jan. 11 at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,028th COVID-19-related death is an 84-year-old woman from Union County who tested positive Jan. 14 and died Jan. 25 at Grande Ronde Hospital.
Oregon’s 6,029th COVID-19-related death is a 90-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 20 and died Jan. 22 at Providence Portland Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,030th COVID-19-related death is a 39-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 16 and died Jan. 22 at Legacy Mt. Hood Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,031st COVID-19-related death is a 75-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive Jan. 19 and died Jan. 23 at Salem Hospital.
Oregon’s 6,032nd COVID-19-related death is a 70-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive Jan. 16 and died Jan. 21 at her residence.
Oregon’s 6,033rd COVID-19-related death is a 78-year-old man from Marion County who tested positive Jan. 10 and died Jan. 21 at Salem Hospital.
Oregon’s 6,034th COVID-19-related death is a 74-year-old woman from Lane County who tested positive Jan. 19 and died Jan. 24 at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend.
Oregon’s 6,035th COVID-19-related death is a 56-year-old man from Marion County who tested positive Jan. 1 and died Jan. 19 at Salem Hospital.
Oregon’s 6,036th COVID-19-related death is a 42-year-old woman from Klamath County who tested positive Dec. 24, 2021, and died Dec. 24, 2021, at CHI St. Anthony Hospital.
Oregon’s 6,037th COVID-19-related death is an 83-year-old man from Josephine County who tested positive Jan. 22 and died Jan. 25 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,038th COVID-19-related death is a 71-year-old man from Josephine County who tested positive Jan. 11 and died Jan. 24 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,039th COVID-19-related death is a 72-year-old woman from Jackson County who tested positive Jan. 17 and died Jan. 22 at her residence.
Oregon’s 6,040th COVID-19-related death is a 72-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive Jan. 13 and died Jan. 25 at Providence Medford Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,041st COVID-19-related death is a 75-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive Jan. 13 and died Jan. 24 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,042nd COVID-19-related death is an 84-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive Jan. 7 and died Jan. 24 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,043rd COVID-19-related death is a 58-year-old man from Clackamas County who died April 14, 2021, at his residence.
Oregon’s 6,044th COVID-19-related death is a 67-year-old man from Clackamas County who tested positive Jan. 19 and died Jan. 24 at his residence.
Oregon’s 6,045th COVID-19-related death is a 98-year-old woman from Clackamas County who tested positive Jan. 5 and died Jan. 12 at her residence.
Oregon’s 6,046th COVID-19-related death is a 97-year-old woman from Clackamas County who tested positive Jan. 5 and died Jan. 16 at her residence.
Oregon’s 6,047thth COVID-19-related death is an 82-year-old man from Baker County who tested positive Jan. 22 and died Jan. 25 at St Alphonsus Medical Center Baker City.
Oregon’s 6,048th COVID-19-related death is a 26-year-old woman from Yamhill County who tested positive Dec. 16, 2021, and died Dec. 25, 2021, at Oregon Health & Science University Hospital.
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Oregon’s 6,049th COVID-19-related death is a 70-year-old woman from Wallowa County who tested positive Aug. 4, 2021, and died Dec. 15, 2021, at her residence.
Oregon’s 6,050th COVID-19-related death is a 76-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 18 and died Jan. 20 at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,051st COVID-19-related death is a 62-year-old man from Washington County who tested positive Oct. 5, 2021, and died Nov. 22, 2021 at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,052nd COVID-19-related death is a 76-year-old man from Clackamas County who tested positive May 20, 2021, and died Dec. 6, 2021, at his residence.
Oregon’s 6,053rd COVID-19-related death is an 83-year-old woman from Clackamas County who tested positive Oct. 29, 2021, and died Dec. 17, 2021, at her residence.
Oregon’s 6,054th COVID-19-related death is a 68-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive Dec. 5, 2021, and died Dec. 17, 2021, at Kaiser Permanente Sunnyside Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,055th COVID-19-related death is a 99-year-old woman from Benton County who tested positive Dec. 1, 2021, and died Dec. 17, 2021, at Samaritan Albany Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,056th COVID-19-related death is an 86-year-old woman from Clackamas County who tested positive Dec. 3, 2021, and died Dec. 17, 2021, at her residence.
Oregon’s 6,057th COVID-19-related death is an 85-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive Oct. 21, 2021, and died Dec. 18, 2021, at her residence.
Oregon’s 6,058th COVID-19-related death is an 87-year-old woman from Clackamas County who tested positive Dec. 5, 2021, and died Dec. 18, 2021, at Kaiser Permanente Sunnyside Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,059th COVID-19-related death is a 79-year-old woman from Douglas County who tested positive Nov. 15, 2021, and died Dec. 18, 2021, at her residence.
Oregon’s 6,060th COVID-19-related death is a 57-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive Jan. 10 and died Jan. 26 at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,061st COVID-19-related death is an 83-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive Jan. 25 and died Jan. 25 at Providence Medford Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,062nd COVID-19-related death is a 97-year-old woman from Jackson County who tested positive Jan. 25 and died Jan. 26 at Ashland Community Hospital.
Oregon’s 6,063rd COVID-19-related death is a 99-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive Jan. 21 and died Jan. 25 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,064th COVID-19-related death is an 85-year-old man from Polk County who tested positive Jan. 15 and died Jan. 18 at Salem Hospital.
Oregon’s 6,065th COVID-19-related death is an 85-year-old woman from Yamhill County who died Dec. 13, 2021, at her residence.
Oregon’s 6,066th COVID-19-related death is a 93-year-old woman from Yamhill County who tested positive Jan. 17 and died Jan. 26 at her residence.
Oregon’s 6,067th COVID-19-related death is a 72-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 16 and died Jan. 26 at Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center.
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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