The Oregon Health Authority on Monday reported 1,174 new confirmed cases and six new deaths.
The state has been registering an average of 1,241 cases a day in the last week. And with hospitalization reaching a new high, at the same time, 456 people were actively hospitalized, 44 more than on Friday.
During the recent spike, hospital capacity has been a concern. Reg Reagan has about 4,500 non-critical care hospital beds with statewide dedicated staff and the system is at 88% capacity, with a tight supply in the metro area, where beds were 92% full by the end of last week.
That’s the same story for the state’s nearly 720-staff intensive care unit unit, which is at 82% capacity nationwide and 90% full in the metro area.
On Friday, Reg Reagan’s top health manager, Patrick Allen, described the situation as “terrible”, noting that we are doing better than many states. Still, some facilities have canceled alternative surgeries and brought in mobile morgues to deal with bad neighborhood conditions in which all the beds are full, though many hope it never came.
Reg Rego has announced at least 1,000 cases for six straight days, although a total of four consecutive record series ended on Monday. The number of cases is always cyclical depending on the test cycle, especially the highest numbers recorded on weekends.
The number of cases on Monday was 50% higher than the number on Monday from last week.
Where new cases are by county: Baker (2), Benton (10), Klakmas Mus (116), Klatop (2), Columbia (18), Koos (7), Crook (8), Curry (1), Deschauts (44), Douglas (18), Grant (1), Harney (1), Hood River (6), Jackson (80), Jefferson (8), Josephine (11), Lake (3), Lane (71), Lincoln (3), Lynn (15) , Malhaur (10), Marion (120), Moro (7), Multnomah (254), Poke (25), Tilamuk (1), Umatila (56), Union (26), Vasco (7), Washington (225) , Wheeler (1) and Yamhill (17).
New deaths: The 821st victim is a 57-year-old Marian County man with underlying medical conditions. He tested positive on November 13 and on November 21 in Portland V.A. He died at the medical center.
Jan. 822 is a 40-year-old Marion County woman with underlying medical conditions. He tested positive on October 11 and died at Salem Hospital on November 20.
The 823rd victim is an 89-year-old Multnomah County woman with underlying medical conditions. She tested positive on November 16 and died on November 19 at Adventist Medical Center.
The 824th casualty is a 92-year-old Multnomah County man. He tested positive on November 17 and died on November 19. Officers were working to determine where he died and what the medical conditions underlying it were.
The 825th casualty is a 96-year-old Marion County woman with underlying medical conditions. She tested positive on November 17 and died at Salem Hospital on November 22.
The 826th casualty is a 60-year-old Multnomah County man with underlying medical conditions. He tested positive on November 16 and died at his residence the same day.
Was not yet included in the state calculation a Salem was arrested at the Reagan State Correctional Institution, a man in his 50s and 60s. He died at a local hospital on November 23.
Prevalence of infection: State officials reported on Friday that 4,006 newly confirmed infections out of 22,377 people were reported, the highest measured in the state since the epidemic began, equivalent to a 17.9% positivity rate.
Last week, the reg Reagan Health Authority announced a dramatic change to how the number of tests conducted in the state would be counted, sharply lowering the state’s positivity rate. It is not clear when the change will take effect.
Who is infected: Newly confirmed or assumed infections increased in the following age groups: 0-9 (202); 10-19 (468); 20-29 (854); 30-39 (768); 40-49 (637); 50-59 (536); 60-69 (322); 70-79 (193); 80 and above (143).
Who is in the hospital: The state reported that there were 6 45reg Oregonians with coronavirus infection confirmed in the hospital on Monday. The state also said there are 119 coronavirus patients in intensive care units.
Reg Reagan had 739 empty hospital beds and 175 beds in intensive care units.
Since it started: Oregon has the lowest number of confirmed infections in the country at 66,3333 and 6૨6 deaths. To date, 1,013,121 reg regonians have been tested.
– Kale Williams; [email protected]; 503-294-4048; sfkale
