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February 10, 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 throughout this newsletter in the reports, links, and graphs, we are clearly seeing big drops in COVID case numbers as the forecasts predicted. This has led the Governor to announce that our indoor masking requirements are on track to be rescinded at the end of March. According to recent forecasts from OHSU, that’s when our hospitalization rate should be back down to where it was prior to the Omicron surge. The Governor’s medical advisors believe that this is the key metric to be used to signal our entry into a safer period, at least for those who are fully vaccinated.
For now, the CDC remains more cautious. They and others are concerned that announcements such as this—promising a change in requirements in six weeks--will in fact exacerbate a sense of impatience and induce many people to begin to change their behavior immediately. This is a legitimate concern, as we can see in this week’s OHSU forecast: if people really do hold off on changing their behavior till the end of March, it will have negligible impact on the downward course of the disease; however, if they start to change their actions immediately, we’ll see an immediate slowdown in the downward trajectory. Let’s hope people can remain patient a little longer.
The fact is that even with the big declines that we're seeing in new cases, the rates are still extremely high. Omicron remains incredibly infectious, including for people who are fully vaccinated (the share of new reported "breakthrough" cases is actually increasing, in part because of improved reporting methods by OHA. However, fortunately, most of these breakthrough cases remain relatively mild. For those who are unvaccinated, however, COVID has become increasingly deadly.
Shifting gears to legislative news--as you can imagine, it has been an incredibly packed week in the Legislature, with lots of action in committee and on the floor (including a senator evicted for refusing to wear a mask and the House looking at the return of bills needing to be read aloud). Today marked the deadline for more than half the bills to be voted out of committee, with the remainder facing a deadline on Monday. As always at this point in the session, most of the introduced bills have already reached the end of the road for this session.
I have lots to report, but not enough time or energy this evening. So plan on receiving an additional newsletter this weekend with updates, descriptions, and predictions. By the way, we’ll be looking at four floor sessions next week—Monday through Thursday.
We also learned yesterday that Oregon’s economy, business income, and wages continue to surge at record levels, despite the pandemic. This has led our state economists to revise their projections for Oregon’s tax receipts upwards by close to a billion dollars. I’ll go into the details and the implications of this revision in this weekend's newsletter.
Until the next newsletter, please stay healthy and safe, and let me know if you have any questions about information in tonight’s newsletter.
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OREGON CORONAVIRUS AND CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE UPDATE
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New COVID Cases: OHA reports 3,176 new COVID cases today, vs. 5,417 last Thursday. That’s an average of 3,219 per day for the last week (vs. 5,181 per day the previous week). The cumulative number of cases in Oregon since the beginning of the pandemic is 672,923.
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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 remains 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 3,619 positive test results today (vs. 5,998 last Thursday). That’s an average of 3,920 per day for the 7 days since the last newsletter (vs. 6,430 per day the previous week). The cumulative total of positive test results since the beginning of the pandemic is now 858,994. 886.436
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Total Tests: OHA reported an additional 34,473 tests today (vs. 45,473 last Thursday). That’s an average of 24,872 per day for the last week (vs. 31,932 for the previous week). Our cumulative total of reported tests is 10,130,262.
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Positivity Rate: The test positivity ratio for Oregon today was 12.9% (vs. last week’s 17.4%). That’s an average of 15.8% per day for the last week (vs. 20.2% last week).
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Hospitalization Information:
- Patients Currently with Confirmed COVID-19: 1,007 (80 fewer than last newsletter)
- ICU Patients Confirmed w COVID-19: 172 (11 fewer than last newsletter.)
- Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Currently on Ventilators: 76 (13 fewer than last newsletter)
- Available Ventilators: 842 (18 fewer than last newsletter).
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Hospital Capacity:
- Available Adult ICU Beds: 54 (8% availability) (3 fewer than last newsletter).
- Other Available Adult Beds: 246 (6% availability) (4 fewer than last newsletter).
- Available Pediatric ICU Beds: 8 (19% availability) (3 more than last Thursday).
- Here’s a link to more OHA data on hospital capacity.
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Deaths: I’m sorry to report 22 additional COVID deaths today (vs. 18 last Thursday). That’s an average of nearly 23 per day for the week since the last newsletter (vs. 16 the previous week). The total number of COVID deaths in Oregon is 6,344.
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Vaccinations:
- Today, OHA reported that 8,683 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry Feb. 9. Of that total, 740 were initial doses, 978 were second doses and 2,310 were third doses and booster doses. The remaining 4,509 were administered on previous days but were entered into the vaccine registry Feb. 9.
- The seven-day running average is now 7,159 doses per day.
- Total doses administered: 7,279,062
- 4,002,819 Pfizer/Comimaty vaccines
- 221,088 Pfizer Pediatric vaccines
- 2,684,760 Moderna vaccines
- 266,627 Johnson & Johnson vaccines
- Total Oregonians vaccinated so far: 3,140,258 (up by 8,262 from last week)
- 2,842,526 now fully vaccinated with two doses (up by 11,034 from the previous week)
- So far, 76.5% of all Oregonians have received at least one dose
- 80.8% of those 5 and older
- 85.0% of those 12 and older
- 86.4% of those 18 and older
- 95% of those 65 and older
- 68.2% of all Oregonians are now fully vaccinated
- 72.1% of those 5 and older
- 76.2% of those 12 and older
- 77.5% of those 18 and older
- 89.8% of those 65 and older
- 49.9% of all Oregonians have received a booster shot
- 51.6% of those 18 and older
- 53.4% of those 50 and older
- 73.4% 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
- The big news this week is of course Governor Kate Brown’s decision to set an end date of March 31st for our indoor masking requirements. You can read more about in this reporting from the Capital Chronicle. reporting from the Capital Chronicle. And here's reporting from the Portland Tribune.
- California will lift its indoor mask mandates . starting next week. However, their governor’s plan limits the change to those who are fully vaccinated.
- And here’s reporting here's reporting on three early-Omicron states, as well as Oregon, that are lifting their mask mandates for schools.
- Here’s the latest Update from Dr. Wen. It focuses on the decision by several Democratic governors (including our own) to begin relaxing COVID requirements now or in the near future. She largely agrees with these decisions.
- Should you still wear a mask even after requirements have been relaxed? That will be a question for many.
- The Biden administration is creating a task force of scientists and health leaders to find a better methodology for counting COVID hospitalizations. They intend to better distinguish between individuals who were admitted because of COVID-related ailments and those who tested positive for COVID, but that wasn’t the primary reason for their admission. It’s a thorny problem that needs to be resolved.
- Remember the days when someone with a positive test result could expect a contact tracer to contact them? With Omicron, those days are long gone. Here's more on why.
- Polls show that for most Americans the desire to return to normalcy has approached or even overtaken alarm about the coronavirus itself. Here's more.
- Here’s an opinion piece by a Danish professor of political science about how the end of COVID may tear us apart, as different people and different countries choose different strategies.
Want to Hear the Latest on COVID?
OHA will host a media availability at 11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 11, featuring Dr. Dean Sidelinger, state health officer and state epidemiologist. Oregon Department of Education Director Colt Gill and Peter Graven, Ph.D, Director of the Oregon Health & Science University Office of Advanced Analytics, will be joining and available for questions. The public is invited to watch here.
Weekly County Report: Big Reductions Around the State
The latest OHA county report, showing 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, February 6.
The Omicron transmission numbers reported this week continue to be extremely high, but they are going down for the state as a whole, and in every county.
The statewide infection rate has gone from to 1,049.5 per 100K in the last report to 689.4 in this one; the test positivity rate has also gone down, from 22.6% last week to 18.2% this week.
As you’ll see in the report, the rates remain extremely high everywhere, but they are definitely coming down.
OHA Weekly Report: Big Drop in New Oregon Cases, Big Increase in Hospitalizations
OHA’s COVID-19 Weekly Report released yesterday, showed a continued steep decline in weekly cases, but sharply higher hospitalizations.
- OHA reported 28,378 new cases of COVID-19 during the week of Monday, Jan. 31 through Sunday, Feb. 6 – a 35% decline from last week’s 43,606.
- There were 964 new COVID-19-related hospitalizations, a 30% increase over the previous week’s 739.
- COVID-19-related deaths declined slightly from 147 to 144.
- Reported COVID-19 test results dropped by 22%. There were 194,270 tests administered, vs. last week’s 249,556.
- Test positivity declined from 22.6% to 18.2%.
The COVID-19 Weekly Outbreak Report shows 341 total active outbreaks in care facilities, senior living communities and congregate living settings.
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
2/2/22 310 facilities
2/10/22 341 facilities
However, I’m pleased to report that this week’s report shows us no increase in the number of reported COVID deaths in congregate care.
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
02/02 2,005 (pandemic total) +34
02/10 2,005 (pandemic total) + 0
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: Share of Breakthrough Cases Continues to Rise, While Severe Cases Continue to Be Among the Unvaccinated
OHA’s most recent update on COVID-19 breakthrough cases, released today, reported 29,411 cases of COVID-19 during the week of Jan. 30 to Feb. 5.
Of those cases, 15,020, or 51.1% (vs. last week’s 71.2%), were unvaccinated people and 12,778, or 43.41%, were vaccine breakthrough cases. Among the vaccine breakthrough cases, 4,637, or 36.3%, were fully vaccinated and boosted (vs. last week’s 31.4%).
The latest breakthrough report can be found here.
79 breakthrough cases were residents of care facilities, senior living communities or other congregate care settings (down from 128 last week).
To date, there have been 145,313 COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough cases in Oregon, out of a total of 672,923.
Although the majority of COVID cases continue to involve unvaccinated people, the difference between vaccinated and unvaccinated continues to narrow. The report shows that the rate of COVID-19 in unvaccinated people is almost double that of fully vaccinated people (down from three times last week), and 3.4 times higher than in fully vaccinated and boosted people (down from 6.5 times).
Where the vaccines continue to really make a difference is in preventing serious COVID cases. Here, the gap between vaccinated and unvaccinated individual is increasing, not narrowing. Nearly all breakthrough cases show no symptoms, or symptoms that are relatively mild. The percentage of breakthrough hospitalizations and deaths continues to go down. To date, only 2.6% of the small percentage of vaccine breakthrough cases have been hospitalized (down from 2.7%), and just 0.6% have died (same as last week). Nearly all the COVID patients in ICUs and on ventilators have been unvaccinated.
To date, nearly 3 million Oregonians are fully vaccinated.
Note from OHA:
This week and going forward, the weekly COVID-19 Breakthrough Report includes several changes.
In order to identify breakthrough cases, all cases reported to public health are automatically matched with Oregon’s statewide immunization database to verify COVID-19 vaccination status. As case counts have increased dramatically during the Omicron surge, the database has been unable to match the entire volume of reported cases. This has created a portion of recent COVID-19 cases with unknown COVID-19 vaccination status.
The following changes to the weekly breakthrough report were made to better understand the spread of COVID-19 among those who are fully vaccinated:
- Categorizing cases not yet matched with the statewide immunization database as those with “unknown vaccination status.”
- Adding additional columns in Table 1 with the number and percentage of cases with known vaccination status by week.
- Updating Figure 1 so the “unvaccinated cases” category excludes cases with unknown vaccination status. This change provides more accurate information on COVID-19 cases rates over time among those who are not fully vaccinated.
- Updating Table 3 so the “unvaccinated cases” category excludes cases with unknown vaccination status.
OHA is working to identify vaccination status for all reported cases in a timely manner.
New OHSU Forecast Confirms Oregon’s Omicron Peak Has Been Reached
The current OHSU forecast report, published today, uses data provided by OHA and others that project how fast the virus may spread in the population and provides projections on possible outcomes, including infection rates and impacts on hospital capacity. The lead author is Dr. Peter Graven, Director of OHSU’s Office of Advanced Analytics
This forecast is similar to the one from last week, which led to the Governor’s decision to lift mask mandates at the end of March. It again shows that we have passed the peak and are starting to see numbers go down steadily for new COVID cases and more slowly for hospitalizations. COVID cases will likely continue to go down more quickly than hospitalizations. Hospitalizations should return to their pre-surge level (400 statewide) by the end of March.
Here are key observations in this week’s report:
- As of Feb. 9, 1,042 people were in Oregon hospitals. The number has been relatively flat over the last three weeks.
- The number of people in hospitals is flat or falling in most regions of the state, but it's still rising in Region 3 (Coos, Curry, Douglas and Lane counties).
- Case counts and positive tests are both decreasing.
- Oregonians continue to wear masks, but other behaviors are moving toward pre-omicron levels.
- An estimated 1 million Oregonians remain susceptible to infection because they are not vaccinated or have not been infected before.
- As of Feb. 9, 27% of occupied ICU beds had COVID patients in them statewide, a decrease from 32% the week before.
- There were 27 children in Oregon hospitals. The level can shift day to day, but a sustained increase is not expected.
- Flu cases remain low; 35 were reported, compared with 1,008 in a similar week two years ago.
- The forecast for COVID-19 deaths has been revised from last week because of a mistake in an equation. The new forecast shows a higher number of deaths expected during the omicron surge.
- The forecast shows that Oregon has most likely seen its peak, and should begin a decline in the next week.
- The model shows that lifting restrictions today could result in a jump in patients needing hospital care. It predicts a relatively small impact if restrictions remain in place until the end of March.
And the Deaths:
Here is information about the 163 additional deaths that have been reported since last Thursday’s newsletter, vs. 114 the week before.
Of those 163, only 118 actually occurred in January or February, vs. 74 last week. The daily reported deaths often include reports coming in late, and in some cases very late. So, these daily reports are always subject to revision.
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, February 4
Oregon’s 6,182nd COVID-19-related death is a 30-year-old woman from Deschutes County who tested positive Jan. 21 and died Feb. 3 at St. Charles Bend.
Oregon’s 6,183rd COVID-19-related death is a 71-year-old man from Washington County who tested positive Dec. 28, 2021, and died Jan. 6 at Providence Portland Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,184th COVID-19-related death is a 25-year-old man from Multnomah County who died July 23, 2021, at his residence.
Oregon’s 6,185th COVID-19-related death is a 61-year-old man from Marion County who tested positive Dec. 27, 2021, and died Jan. 3 at Samaritan Memorial Hospital.
Oregon’s 6,186th COVID-19-related death is a 66-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive Dec. 29, 2021, and died Jan. 3 at Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,187th COVID-19-related death is an 83-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive on Jan. 5 and died Jan. 8 at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,188th COVID-19-related death is an 86-year-old man from Multnomah County who became symptomatic on Dec. 10, 2021, and died Dec. 12, 2021, at his residence.
Oregon’s 6,189th COVID-19-related death is a 71-year-old man from Columbia County who tested positive Dec. 5, 2021, and died Jan. 7 at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,190th COVID-19-related death is an 88-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive Dec. 23, 2021, and died Dec. 26, 2021, at Providence Portland Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,191st COVID-19-related death is a 94-year-old woman from Yamhill County who tested positive Sept. 9, 2021, and died Dec. 18, 2021, at her residence.
Oregon’s 6,192nd COVID-19-related death is a 78-year-old man from Curry County who tested positive Dec. 8, 2021, and died Dec. 29, 2021, at Curry General Hospital.
Oregon’s 6,193rd COVID-19-related death is a 102-year-old man from Clackamas County who tested positive Dec. 5, 2021, and died Dec. 27, 2021, at his residence.
Oregon’s 6,194th COVID-19-related death is an 87-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive Nov. 18, 2021, and died Dec. 23, 2021, at his residence.
Oregon’s 6,195th COVID-19-related death is a 98-year-old woman from Lane County who tested positive Dec. 18, 2021, and died Jan. 12 at her residence.
Oregon’s 6,196th COVID-19-related death is a 69-year-old man from Marion County who tested positive Dec. 21, 2021, and died Jan. 5 at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,197th COVID-19-related death is an 86-year-old man from Josephine County who became symptomatic on Dec. 7, 2021, and died Dec. 18, 2021, at his residence.
Oregon’s 6,198th COVID-19-related death is a 73-year-old woman from Clackamas County who tested positive Jan. 2 and died Jan. 6 at Kaiser Permanente Sunnyside Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,199th COVID-19-related death is an 80-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive Jan. 24 and died Feb. 1 at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend.
Oregon’s 6,200th COVID-19-related death is a 78-year-old man from Yamhill County who tested positive Jan. 30 and died Feb. 1 at his residence.
Oregon’s 6,201st COVID-19-related death is a 72-year-old woman from Union County who tested positive Jan. 30 and died Feb. 2.
Oregon’s 6,202nd COVID-19-related death is a 90-year-old woman from Union County who tested positive Jan. 30 and died Feb. 2 at Grande Ronde Hospital.
Oregon’s 6,203rd COVID-19-related death is a 63-year-old woman from Union County who tested positive Jan. 13 and died Feb. 2 at Grande Ronde Hospital.
Oregon’s 6,204th COVID-19-related death is a 76-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 4 and died Jan. 27 at Adventist Health Portland.
Oregon’s 6,205th COVID-19-related death is a 68-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 27 and died Jan. 28 at Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,206th COVID-19-related death is a 72-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 20 and died Jan. 31 at Adventist Health Portland.
Oregon’s 6,207th COVID-19-related death is a 67-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 18 and died Feb. 1 at Adventist Health Portland.
Oregon’s 6,208th COVID-19-related death is a 65-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 12 and died Jan. 28 at Adventist Health Portland.
Oregon’s 6,209th COVID-19-related death is an 83-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 9 and died Jan. 27 at Adventist Health Portland.
Oregon’s 6,210th COVID-19-related death is a 37-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive Jan. 18 and died Feb. 2 at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,211th COVID-19-related death is a 73-year-old man from Marion County who tested positive Dec. 28, 2021, and died Jan. 1 at Salem Hospital.
Oregon’s 6,212th COVID-19-related death is a 75-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive Aug. 31, 2021, and died Sept. 5, 2021, at Salem Hospital.
Oregon’s 6,213th COVID-19-related death is a 47-year-old woman from Douglas County who tested positive Feb. 1 and died Feb. 3 at Mercy Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,214th COVID-19-related death is a 75-year-old man from Clackamas County who tested positive Jan. 6 and died Jan. 28 at Adventist Health Portland.
Monday, February 7
Oregon’s 6,215th COVID-19-related death is a 64-year-old man from Clackamas County who tested positive Aug. 29, 2021, and died Aug. 27, 2021, at his residence.
Oregon’s 6,216th COVID-19-related death is a 60-year-old woman from Washington County who tested positive Sept. 1, 2021, and died Dec. 27, 2021, at Providence Portland Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,217th COVID-19-related death is an 83-year-old woman from Lane County who tested positive Oct. 7, 2021 and died Jan. 1 at her residence.
Oregon’s 6,218th COVID-19-related death is a 41-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive Nov. 16, 2021, and died Dec. 24, 2021, at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,219th COVID-19-related death is a 90-year-old man from Clackamas County who tested positive Dec. 29, 2021, and died Jan. 8 at Kaiser Permanente Sunnyside Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,220th COVID-19-related death is a 67-year-old woman from Benton County who tested positive Jan. 26 and died Feb. 4 at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,221st COVID-19-related death is a 77-year-old man from Yamhill County who tested positive Jan. 30 and died Feb. 4 at his residence.
Oregon’s 6,222nd COVID-19-related death is a 66-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 29 and died Feb. 4 at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,223rd COVID-19-related death is a 76-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 26 and died Feb. 3 at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,224th COVID-19-related death is a 75-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 26 and died Jan. 28 at Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,225th COVID-19-related death is a 61-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 17 and died Feb. 4 at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,226th COVID-19-related death is a 75-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 16 and died Jan. 29 at Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,227th COVID-19-related death is a 52-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 13 and died Feb. 3 at Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,228th COVID-19-related death is a 73-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 12 and died Feb. 5 at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,229th COVID-19-related death is a 95-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 9 and died Feb. 3 at Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,230th COVID-19-related death is a 58-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 3 and died Feb. 2 at Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,231st COVID-19-related death is a 77-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive Jan. 24 and died Feb. 5 at Salem Hospital.
Oregon’s 6,232nd COVID-19-related death is a 71-year-old man from Marion County who tested positive Jan. 11 and died Feb. 2 at Salem Hospital.
Oregon’s 6,233rd COVID-19-related death is a 52-year-old woman from Lane County who tested positive Feb. 2 and died Feb. 3 at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend.
Oregon’s 6,234th COVID-19-related death is an 83-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive Jan. 31 and died Feb. 3 at his residence.
Oregon’s 6,235th COVID-19-related death is a 63-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive Jan. 18 and died Feb. 1 at his residence.
Oregon’s 6,236th COVID-19-related death is a 71-year-old woman from Klamath County who tested positive Jan. 24 and died Feb. 3 at Sky Lakes Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,237th COVID-19-related death is an 81-year-old woman from Jackson County who tested positive Feb. 1 and died Feb. 4 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,238th COVID-19-related death is a 75-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive Jan. 23 and died Feb. 3 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,239th COVID-19-related death is a 74-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive Jan. 16 and died Feb. 3 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,240th COVID-19-related death is a 68-year-old man from Douglas County who tested positive Jan. 29 and died Feb. 3 at Mercy Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,241st COVID-19-related death is a 72-year-old man from Douglas County who tested positive Jan. 26 and died Feb. 3 at Mercy Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,242nd COVID-19-related death is a 79-year-old woman from Douglas County who tested positive Jan. 13 and died Feb. 5 at Mercy Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,243rd COVID-19-related death is an 85-year-old man from Deschutes County who tested positive Jan. 27 and died Feb. 4 at his residence.
Oregon’s 6,244th COVID-19-related death is a 58-year-old man from Columbia County who tested positive Sept. 3, 2021, and died Sept. 19, 2021, at PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center, in Longview, Wash.
Tuesday, February 8
Oregon’s 6,245th COVID-19-related death is a 69-year-old woman from Coos County who tested positive Feb. 2 and died Feb. 5 at her residence.
Oregon’s 6,246th COVID-19-related death is a 72-year-old woman from Clackamas County who died Jan. 1 at her residence.
Oregon’s 6,247th COVID-19-related death is a 92-year-old woman from Benton County who tested positive Feb. 2 and died Feb. 5 at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,248th COVID-19-related death is a 78-year-old woman from Baker County who tested positive Jan. 20 and died Feb. 4 at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, ID.
Oregon’s 6,249th COVID-19-related death is a 72-year-old man from Umatilla County who tested positive Jan. 23 and died Feb. 5 at Good Shephard Community Hospital.
Oregon’s 6,250th COVID-19-related death is a 70-year-old woman from Umatilla County who tested positive Jan. 14 and died Feb. 3 at Good Shephard Community Hospital.
Oregon’s 6,251st COVID-19-related death is a 72-year-old man from Tillamook County who tested positive Jan. 31 and died Feb. 3 at Adventist Health Tillamook.
Oregon’s 6,252nd COVID-19-related death is a 74-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 30 and died Feb. 5 at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,253rd COVID-19-related death is a 33-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 24 and died Feb. 4 at Legacy Mt. Hood Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,254th COVID-19-related death is a 77-year-old man from Marion County who tested positive Jan. 8 and died Feb. 5 at Salem Hospital.
Oregon’s 6,255th COVID-19-related death is a 38-year-old man from Marion County who tested positive Jan.18 and died Feb. 5 at Salem Hospital.
Oregon’s 6,256th COVID-19-related death is a 12-year-old girl from Marion County who tested positive Jan. 18 and died Feb. 5 at her residence.
Oregon’s 6,257th COVID-19-related death is a 68-year-old woman from Lane County who tested positive Feb. 4 and died Feb. 4 at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend.
Oregon’s 6,258th COVID-19-related death is an 83-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive Feb. 3 and died Feb. 4 at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend.
Oregon’s 6,259th COVID-19-related death is a 90-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive Feb. 3 and died Feb. 4 at his residence.
Oregon’s 6,260th COVID-19-related death is a 75-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive Jan. 20 and died Feb. 5 at Mckenzie Willamette Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,261st COVID-19-related death is a 67-year-old woman from Jackson County who tested positive Jan. 19 and died Feb. 3 at her residence.
Oregon’s 6,262nd COVID-19-related death is an 86-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive Jan. 19 and died Feb. 1 at his residence.
Oregon’s 6,263rd COVID-19-related death is a 69-year-old woman from Douglas County who tested positive Feb. 1 and died Feb. 7 at Peacehealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend.
Oregon’s 6,264th COVID-19-related death is a 96-year-old woman from Douglas County who tested positive Feb. 4 and died Feb. 7 at Mckenzie Willamette Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,265th COVID-19-related death is a 61-year-old woman from Crook County who tested positive Jan. 21 and died Feb. 5 at St. Charles Bend.
Wednesday, February 9
Oregon’s 6,266th COVID-19-related death is a 78-year-old man from Marion County who tested positive Sept. 24, 2021 and died Oct. 3, 2021, at his residence.
Oregon’s 6,267th COVID-19-related death is a 61-year-old man from Benton County who tested positive Dec. 21, 2021, and died Jan. 5 at PeaceHealth Sacred Health Medical Center at Riverbend.
Oregon’s 6,268th COVID-19-related death is a 58-year-old man from Clackamas County who tested positive Nov. 21, 2021, and died Dec. 26, 2021, at Providence Portland Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,269th COVID-19-related death is a 93-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive Dec. 31, 2021, and died Jan. 8 at his residence.
Oregon’s 6,270th COVID-19-related death is a 72-year-old man from Columbia County who tested positive Nov. 28, 2021, and died Dec. 31, 2021, at Portland VA Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,271st COVID-19-related death is a 72-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive Dec. 21, 2021, and died Jan. 2 at Adventist Health Portland.
Oregon’s 6,272nd COVID-19-related death is a 94-year-old woman from Washington County who tested positive September 19, 2021, and died Jan. 5 at her residence.
Oregon’s 6,273rd COVID-19-related death is a 64-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive Dec. 14, 2021, and died Jan. 1 at Kaiser Permanente Sunnyside Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,274th COVID-19-related death is a 71-year-old woman from Josephine County who tested positive Jan. 5 and died Jan. 6 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,275th COVID-19-related death is a 96-year-old woman from Multnomah County who became symptomatic on Dec. 22, 2021, and died Dec. 24, 2021, at her residence.
Oregon’s 6,276th COVID-19-related death is a 60-year-old man from Clackamas County who tested positive Dec. 15, 2021, and died Jan. 5 at Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,277th COVID-19-related death is an 85-year-old woman from Linn County who tested positive Dec. 24, 2021, and died Jan. 4 at Samaritan Albany Hospital.
Oregon’s 6,278th COVID-19-related death is a 53-year-old woman from Clackamas County who tested positive Jan. 3 and died Jan. 3 at her residence.
Oregon’s 6,279th COVID-19-related death is a 41-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive Dec. 25, 2021, and died Jan. 1 at Adventist Health Portland.
Oregon’s 6,280th COVID-19-related death is a 66-year-old man from Deschutes County who tested positive Dec. 20, 2021, and died Jan. 1 at St. Charles Bend.
Oregon’s 6,281st COVID-19-related death is a 73-year-old woman from Lane County who tested positive Dec. 30, 2021, and died Dec. 30 at her residence.
Oregon’s 6,282nd COVID-19-related death is a 62-year-old man from Klamath County who tested positive Dec. 27, 2021, and died Dec. 30, 2021, at St. Charles Bend.
Oregon’s 6,283rd COVID-19-related death is a 70-year-old woman from Linn County who tested positive Dec. 24, 2021, and died Dec. 30, 2021, at Samaritan Albany Hospital.
Oregon’s 6,284th COVID-19-related death is a 54-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive Dec. 8, 2021, and died Dec. 29, 2021, at Kaiser Permanente Sunnyside Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,285thth COVID-19-related death is an 88-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive Nov. 13, 2021, and died Dec. 28, 2021, at her residence.
Oregon’s 6,286th COVID-19-related death is a 71-year-old man from Umatilla County who tested positive Nov. 23, 2021, and died Dec. 28, 2021, at his residence.
Oregon’s 6,287th COVID-19-related death is a 61-year-old man from Linn County who tested positive Dec. 16, 2021, and died Dec. 26, 2021, at Samaritan Albany Hospital.
Oregon’s 6,288th COVID-19-related death is a 63-year-old man from Klamath County who tested positive Dec. 3, 2021, and died Dec. 25, 2021, at his residence.
Oregon’s 6,289th COVID-19-related death is a 72-year-old man from Josephine County who tested positive Sept. 15, 2021, and died Dec. 25, 2021, at Portland VA Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,290th COVID-19-related death is an 84-year-old woman from Deschutes County who tested positive Nov. 7, 2021, and died Dec. 25, 2021, at her residence.
Oregon’s 6,291st COVID-19-related death is a 73-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive Dec. 21, 2021, and died Dec. 25, 2021, at Providence Portland Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,292nd COVID-19-related death is a 68-year-old woman from Jefferson County who tested positive Dec. 7, 2021, and died Dec. 24, 2021, at St. Charles Bend.
Oregon’s 6,293rd COVID-19-related death is a 61-year-old man from Deschutes County who tested positive Dec. 8, 2021, and died Dec. 24, 2021, at St. Charles Bend.
Oregon’s 6,294th COVID-19-related death is a 38-year-old woman from Columbia County who tested positive Dec. 26, 2021, and died Dec. 24, 2021, at her residence.
Oregon’s 6,295th COVID-19-related death is a 46-year-old woman from Multnomah County who tested positive Dec. 16, 2021, and died Dec. 24, 2021, at Legacy Mt Hood Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,296th COVID-19-related death is a 74-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive Dec. 16, 2021, and died Dec. 24, 2021, at Adventist Health Portland.
Oregon’s 6,297th COVID-19-related death is a 54-year-old man from Deschutes County who tested positive Dec. 20, 2021, and died Dec. 23, 2021, at St. Charles Bend Hospital.
Oregon’s 6,298th COVID-19-related death is a 94-year-old man from Yamhill County who tested positive Dec. 12, 2021, and died Dec. 23, 2021, at Providence Newberg Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,299th COVID-19-related death is a 54-year-old man from Benton County who tested positive Dec. 13, 2021, and died Dec. 23, 2021, at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,300th COVID-19-related death is a 99-year-old woman from Deschutes County who tested positive Dec. 15, 2021, and died Dec. 22, 2021, at St. Charles Bend.
Oregon’s 6,301st COVID-19-related death is a 60-year-old woman from Deschutes County who tested positive Dec. 13, 2021, and died Dec. 15, 2021, at St. Charles Bend.
Oregon’s 6,302nd COVID-19-related death is a 73-year-old woman from Jackson County who tested positive Feb. 3 and died Feb. 7 at Providence Medford Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,303rd COVID-19-related death is an 86-year-old man from Clackamas County who died Dec. 31, 2021, at his residence.
Oregon’s 6,304th COVID-19-related death is a 65-year-old woman from Clackamas County who tested positive Jan. 18 and died Feb. 4 at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,305th COVID-19-related death is a 59-year-old woman from Clackamas County who tested positive Dec. 13, 2021, and died Dec. 13, 2021, at her residence.
Oregon’s 6,306th COVID-19-related death is an 81-year-old man from Benton County who tested positive Feb. 3 and died Feb. 4 at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,307th COVID-19-related death is a 76-year-old woman from Washington County who tested positive Jan. 20 and died Feb. 2 at OHSU Hillsboro Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,308th COVID-19-related death is a 62-year-old man from Umatilla County who tested positive Jan. 1 and died Jan. 27 at Good Shepherd Community Hospital.
Oregon’s 6,309th COVID-19-related death is a 70-year-old man from Tillamook County who tested positive Jan. 19 and died Feb. 5 at Adventist Health Tillamook.
Oregon’s 6,310th COVID-19-related death is a 68-year-old man from Morrow County who tested positive Jan. 14 and died Jan. 23 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center, in Richland, Wash.
Oregon’s 6,311th COVID-19-related death is a 71-year-old woman from Josephine County who tested positive Jan. 19 and died Feb. 6 at her residence.
Oregon’s 6,312th COVID-19-related death is a 74-year-old man from Jackson County who tested positive Jan. 13 and died Feb. 7 at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,313th COVID-19-related death is an 87-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive Jan. 28 and died Feb. 3 at her residence.
Oregon’s 6,314th COVID-19-related death is a 74-year-old man from Marion County who tested positive Jan. 22 and died Jan. 31 at his residence.
Oregon’s 6,315th COVID-19-related death is a 57-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive Jan. 25 and died Feb. 2 at her residence.
Oregon’s 6,316th COVID-19-related death is a 51-year-old man from Marion County who tested positive Jan. 27 and died Feb. 5 at his residence.
Oregon’s 6,317th COVID-19-related death is a 53-year-old man from Marion County who tested positive Jan. 27 and died Feb. 6 at Salem Hospital.
Oregon’s 6,318th COVID-19-related death is a 33-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive Jan. 25 and died Jan. 31 at her residence.
Oregon’s 6,319th COVID-19-related death is an 86-year-old man from Marion County who tested positive Jan. 22 and died Feb. 8 at Salem Hospital.
Oregon’s 6,320th COVID-19-related death is an 87-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive Jan. 19 and died Jan. 31 at Santiam Hospital.
Oregon’s 6,321st COVID-19-related death is a 90-year-old man from Marion County who tested positive Jan. 19 and died Feb. 5 at his residence.
Oregon’s 6,322nd COVID-19-related death is an 89-year-old man from Marion County who tested positive Jan. 17 and died Feb. 6 at Salem Hospital.
Thursday, February 10
Oregon’s 6,323rd COVID-19-related death is a 65-year-old woman from Clackamas County who tested positive Dec. 22, 2021, and died Dec. 28, 2021, at Providence Willamette Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,324th COVID-19-related death is a 57-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive Dec. 14, 2021, and died Dec. 23, 2021, at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,325th COVID-19-related death is an 88-year-old man from Lane County who tested positive Nov. 25, 2021, and died Dec. 22, 2021, at his residence.
Oregon’s 6,326th COVID-19-related death is an 87-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive Nov. 14, 2021, and died Feb. 8 at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,327th COVID-19-related death is a 46-year-old man from Marion County who died Jan. 1 at his residence.
Oregon’s 6,328th COVID-19-related death is an 83-year-old woman from Clackamas County who died Jan. 2 at her residence.
Oregon’s 6,329th COVID-19-related death is a 91-year-old man from Multnomah County who died Jan. 3 at his residence.
Oregon’s 6,330th COVID-19-related death is an 83-year-old man from Multnomah County who tested positive Jan. 3 and died Jan. 4 at Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,331st COVID-19-related death is a 47-year-old man from Deschutes County who tested positive Dec. 31, 2021, and died Jan. 5 at St. Charles Bend.
Oregon’s 6,332nd COVID-19-related death is an 80-year-old man from Clackamas County who tested positive Jan. 1 and died Jan. 6 at Kaiser Permanente Sunnyside Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,333rd COVID-19-related death is a 54-year-old man from Douglas County who tested positive Dec. 13, 2021, and died Jan. 6 at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend.
Oregon’s 6,334th COVID-19-related death is a 33-year-old man from Washington County who tested positive Jan. 6 and died Jan. 6 at his residence.
Oregon’s 6,335th COVID-19-related death is an 87-year-old woman from Jackson County who tested positive Dec. 1, 2021, and died Jan. 6 at her residence.
Oregon’s 6,336th COVID-19-related death is a 78-year-old woman from Clackamas County who tested positive Jan. 6 and died Jan. 17 at Providence Willamette Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,337th COVID-19-related death is an 83-year-old man from Yamhill County who tested positive Jan. 30 and died Feb. 8 at his residence.
Oregon’s 6,338th COVID-19-related death is a 75-year-old man from Polk County who died Dec. 7, 2021, at Salem Hospital.
Oregon’s 6,339th COVID-19-related death is a 62-year-old man from Lincoln County who tested positive Dec. 9, 2021, and died Dec. 9, 2021, at his residence.
Oregon’s 6,340th COVID-19-related death is a 77-year-old man from Jefferson County who tested positive Feb. 4 and died Feb. 6 at St. Charles Madras Hospital.
Oregon’s 6,341st COVID-19-related death is a 40-year-old woman from Jefferson County who tested positive Feb. 1 and died Feb. 4 at St. Charles Bend.
Oregon’s 6,342nd COVID-19-related death is a 78-year-old man from Crook County who tested positive Jan. 25 and died Feb. 5 at St. Charles Bend.
Oregon’s 6,343rd COVID-19-related death is a 66-year-old woman from Clackamas County who tested positive Jan. 20 and died Feb. 4 at Kaiser Permanente Sunnyside Medical Center.
Oregon’s 6,344th COVID-19-related death is an 87-year-old man from Clackamas County who tested positive Jan. 7 and died Feb. 7 at his residence.
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AND FINALLY,
Here again are some resources that you will find useful
If the above links are not providing you with answers to your questions or directing you to the help that you need, please consider me and my office to be a resource. We’ll do our best to assist you or steer you in the right direction.
Best,
 Senator Michael Dembrow
District 23
email: Sen.MichaelDembrow@oregonlegislature.gov
web: www.senatordembrow.com
phone: 503-281-0608
mail: 900 Court St NE, S-407, Salem, OR, 97301
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