Oregon health officials announced 1,116 coronavirus cases Thursday and 24 deaths connected to COVID-19.
More than 80% of Oregon adults have now received at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to federal health data, which shows a slightly higher rate than the 77% in Oregon’s own data.
Oregon is one of only 20 states to hit that threshold.
Reaching 80% “is an important milestone because it loosens COVID-19′s grip on our state. Vaccines work and we know they save lives,” Rachael Banks, the Oregon Health Authority’s Public Health Director, said in a statement. “Getting vaccinated is — quite simply — our state’s best way out of this pandemic.”
Just five states have exceeded 90% adults vaccinated -- Hawaii, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Vermont. No state so far has reached 80% of the entire population vaccinated, though Massachusetts, at 79.9%, is close. Oregon, with 68.2% of all residents having received at least one shot, ranks 19th in the federal data.
Oregon’s vaccination rates will rise if the federal government approves shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children five to 11. A key Food and Drug Administration panel approved shots for those ages this week, opening the door to a handful of other hoops before the shots can be administered.
Meanwhile, the Oregon Health Authority said Thursday that about 72% of the coronavirus cases in the week ending Oct. 23 were among people who were unvaccinated or only partially vaccinated.
Where the new cases are by county: Baker (2), Benton (24), Clackamas (88), Clatsop (7), Columbia (13), Coos (22), Crook (24), Curry (4), Deschutes (117), Douglas (53), Gilliam (1), Hood River (4), Jackson (54), Jefferson (21), Josephine (24), Klamath (62), Lake (4), Lane (80), Lincoln (15), Linn (76), Malheur (24), Marion (70), Morrow (7), Multnomah (119), Polk (30), Tillamook (2), Umatilla (32), Union (10), Wallowa (4), Wasco (22), Washington (73) and Yamhill (28).
Who died: State officials did not immediately release detailed information about those who died.
Hospitalizations: 518 people with confirmed cases of COVID-19 are hospitalized, down 36 from Wednesday. That includes 123 people in intensive care, down three from Wednesday.
Vaccines: 3,116 people have been reported newly vaccinated since Wednesday.
Since it began: Oregon has reported 363,648 confirmed or presumed infections and 4,358 deaths, among the lowest per capita numbers in the nation. To date, the state has reported 5,476,249 vaccine doses administered, fully vaccinating 2,606,947 people and partially vaccinating 203,783 people.
To see more data and trends, visit https://projects.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/
— Fedor Zarkhin
fzarkhin@oregonian.com; 503-294-7674
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