Oregon reports 1,010 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths

January 2, 2021

PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,492, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today.

Oregon Health Authority reported 1,010 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today bringing the state total to 116,348.

Vaccinations in Oregon

Today, OHA recorded 880 doses of vaccine administered, raising the state’s total number of first vaccine doses administered to 45,295. This figure is based on preliminary reports of 419 doses administered yesterday, as well as 461 administered on prior days that had not been recorded.

All vaccinations occurred at Oregon hospitals, long-term care facilities, emergency medical service (EMS) agencies, urgent care facilities and Local Public Health Authorities (LPHAs).

To date, 190,500 doses of vaccine have been delivered to sites across Oregon.

COVID-19 hospitalizations

The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 468, 2 more than yesterday. There are 109 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, no change from yesterday.

The total number of patients in hospital beds may fluctuate between report times. The numbers do not reflect admissions per day, nor the length of hospital stay. Staffing limitations are not captured in this data and may further limit bed capacity.

More information about hospital capacity can be found here

Cases and Deaths

The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Baker (2), Benton (18), Columbia (26), Crook (10), Curry (1), Deschutes (66), Douglas (11), Gilliam (2), Harney (2), Hood River (11), Jackson (22), Jefferson (28), Josephine (35), Klamath (78), Lane (101), Lincoln (16), Linn (35), Malheur (14), Marion (134), Morrow (4), Multnomah (197), Polk (37), Tillamook (5), Umatilla (53), Wallowa (1), Wasco (10), and Washington (91).

Oregon’s 1,491st COVID-19 death is a 75-year-old woman in Hood River County who tested positive on Dec. 19 and died on Jan. 1 at her residence. She had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 1,492nd COVID-19 death is a 95-year-old woman in Douglas County who tested positive on Dec. 31 and died on Dec. 31 at Mercy Medical Center. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

County	Cases1	Total deaths2
Baker	485	5
Benton	1387	11
Clackamas	10143	112
Clatsop	580	3
Columbia	868	15
Coos	769	10
Crook	467	7
Curry	287	3
Deschutes	4148	22
Douglas	1436	40
Gilliam	39	1
Grant	170	1
Harney	139	2
Hood River	838	17
Jackson	5955	72
Jefferson	1467	18
Josephine	1270	22
Klamath	1990	18
Lake	200	4
Lane	7114	93
Lincoln	907	17
Linn	2721	32
Malheur	2924	50
Marion	14261	213
Morrow	829	8
Multnomah	25754	393
Polk	2035	30
Sherman	31	0
Tillamook	318	0
Umatilla	5750	57
Union	982	14
Wallowa	78	3
Wasco	927	22
Washington	16381	142
Wheeler	17	1
Yamhill	2681	34
Total	116,348	1,492

1This includes cases confirmed by diagnostic testing and presumptive cases. Presumptive cases are those without a positive diagnostic test who present COVID-19-like symptoms and had close contact with a confirmed case. County of residence for cases may change as new information becomes available. If changes occur, we will update our counts accordingly.

2For additional details on individuals who have died from COVID-19 in Oregon, please refer to our press releases.

3This includes cases who test negative and are not epi-linked to a confirmed case.

ELRs Received 1/1

County	Negative ELRs	Positive ELRs	Total ELRs	Percent Positivity
Baker	34	4	38	10.5%
Benton	659	31	690	4.5%
Clackamas	1190	114	1304	8.7%
Clatsop	97	0	97	0.0%
Columbia	387	29	416	7.0%
Coos	174	36	210	17.1%
Crook	51	12	63	19.0%
Curry	60	1	61	1.6%
Deschutes	662	68	730	9.3%
Douglas	188	19	207	9.2%
Gilliam	2	0	2	0.0%
Grant	46	0	46	0.0%
Harney	6	2	8	25.0%
Hood River	111	12	123	9.8%
Jackson	818	107	925	11.6%
Jefferson	104	26	130	20.0%
Josephine	270	33	303	10.9%
Klamath	273	39	312	12.5%
Lake	15	2	17	11.8%
Lane	1291	73	1364	5.4%
Lincoln	697	29	726	4.0%
Linn	771	47	818	5.7%
Malheur	81	15	96	15.6%
Marion	1353	223	1576	14.1%
Morrow	24	6	30	20.0%
Multnomah	3066	261	3327	7.8%
Polk	400	53	453	11.7%
Sherman	6	0	6	0.0%
Tillamook	57	3	60	5.0%
Umatilla	424	120	544	22.1%
Union	15	0	15	0.0%
Wallowa	18	0	18	0.0%
Wasco	89	3	92	3.3%
Washington	2191	190	2381	8.0%
Wheeler	1	0	1	0.0%
Yamhill	338	22	360	6.1%
Statewide	15,969	1,580	17,549	9.0%

Total ELRs Received

County	Negative ELRs	Positive ELRs	Total ELRs	Percent Positivity
Baker	5524	1403	6927	20.3%
Benton	73590	2259	75849	3.0%
Clackamas	268619	14921	283540	5.3%
Clatsop	21067	1030	22097	4.7%
Columbia	25420	1161	26581	4.4%
Coos	22201	926	23127	4.0%
Crook	9343	712	10055	7.1%
Curry	5636	232	5868	4.0%
Deschutes	100731	6112	106843	5.7%
Douglas	38729	1277	40006	3.2%
Gilliam	691	24	715	3.4%
Grant	2649	162	2811	5.8%
Harney	2091	155	2246	6.9%
Hood River	19319	1070	20389	5.2%
Jackson	121857	7561	129418	5.8%
Jefferson	11506	1375	12881	10.7%
Josephine	31539	1235	32774	3.8%
Klamath	29026	2109	31135	6.8%
Lake	1618	249	1867	13.3%
Lane	234426	7425	241851	3.1%
Lincoln	28643	1850	30493	6.1%
Linn	76798	5246	82044	6.4%
Malheur	14259	4282	18541	23.1%
Marion	201495	20657	222152	9.3%
Morrow	4393	982	5375	18.3%
Multnomah	612649	36859	649508	5.7%
Polk	40591	2674	43265	6.2%
Sherman	911	40	951	4.2%
Tillamook	8947	288	9235	3.1%
Umatilla	40183	6221	46404	13.4%
Union	7528	789	8317	9.5%
Wallowa	1557	51	1608	3.2%
Wasco	19466	1034	20500	5.0%
Washington	386020	23995	410015	5.9%
Wheeler	269	16	285	5.6%
Yamhill	74220	3837	78057	4.9%
Statewide	2543511	160219	2703730	5.9%