Coronavirus updates Friday: Lane County reports 37 confirmed or presumptive cases of COVID-19
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Lane County reported at least 37 confirmed or presumptive cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, raising the countywide case count to 10,219, according to Lane County Public Health.
The county's death count remained unchanged 126.
There are 161 people considered infectious, down seven from Thursday.
Seventeen people are hospitalized, the same as Thursday, with none in intensive care unit beds, down two from Thursday, or on ventilators, unchanged from Thursday.
As of Friday, there are 18,146 people fully vaccinated, 4.76% of Lane County's population with 70,256 first and second doses administered.
Oregon reports 336 new COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths
Oregon reported two new COVID-19-related deaths Friday, raising the state’s death toll to 2,206.
The Oregon Health Authority also reported 336 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the state total to 154,878.
Vaccinations in Oregon
OHA reported that 30,594 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry. Of this total, 22,353 doses were administered on Feb. 25 and 8,241 were administered on previous days but were entered into the vaccine registry on Feb. 25.
Oregon has now administered a cumulative total of 911,648 first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccines. To date, 1,177,945 doses of vaccine have been delivered to sites across Oregon.
COVID-19 hospitalizations
The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 152, which is four fewer than Thursday. There are 34 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit beds, which is four fewer than Thursday.
Cases and deaths
The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Baker (2), Benton (7), Clackamas (20), Columbia (5), Coos (15), Curry (8), Deschutes (17), Douglas (19), Harney (1), Hood River (1), Jackson (16), Jefferson (1), Josephine (14), Klamath (9), Lane (28), Linn (12), Malheur (2), Marion (38), Morrow (2), Multnomah (47), Polk (10), Tillamook (2), Umatilla (8), Union (6), Washington (38) and Yamhill (8).
Note: Due to a server error, a large volume of electronic laboratory reports were not processed until after business hours yesterday. Today’s test counts include all ELRs received yesterday. Case counts are lower than anticipated because local health departments were not able to create cases from positive ELRs that were received after hours.
- Oregon’s 2,205th COVID-19 death is a 73-year-old man in Douglas County who tested positive on Feb. 10 and died on Feb. 24 at Mercy Medical Center. He had underlying conditions.
- Oregon’s 2,206th COVID-19 death is a 55-year-old man in Umatilla County who tested positive on Jan. 28 and died on Feb. 23 at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
Learn more about COVID-19 vaccinations
In Friday's news conference, OHA mistakenly reported the current percentage of Oregon seniors vaccinated was one in three. That is an error. The correct percentage is one in four, or 25%. OHA regrets this miscalculation.
Oregon will offer COVID-19 vaccines to the general public by July 1
Oregon residents 45 and older who have certain underlying medical conditions will be next in line to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. Kate Brown announced Friday.
So will agriculture and food processing workers, people who are homeless, and those displaced by recent wildfires.
Those groups will be eligible no later than March 29.
By May 1, Oregon will offer the vaccine to residents 16 to 44 with underlying medical conditions and front-line essential workers.
By June 1, the general population 45 and older will become eligible.
And by July 1, Oregon will offer the vaccine to anyone older than age 16.
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