Pfizer files for emergency use of COVID vaccine for kids 5-11
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We’ll update this story with the latest news about coronavirus and its effects in Oregon on Thursday, Oct. 7.
59 deaths, highest for one day
The Oregon Health Authority reported 59 deaths from COVID-19 Thursday, the highest single-day reported death toll since the coronavirus pandemic began.
The death dates and counties of residence of those who died will be released Friday. Marion County reported 10 deaths on Wednesday, among the highest single-day reported deaths for the county.
The state also reported 1,453 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. Marion County accounted for 116 cases and Polk County reported 69.
Hospitals across the state are treating 699 people for COVID-19, including 173 in intensive care unit beds.
Adult ICU beds and non-ICU beds are at 93% capacity.
Most cases still among unvaccinated
More than 75% of cases that occurred in the past week were of unvaccinated people, the Oregon Health Authority announced Thursday in its weekly vaccine breakthrough report.
Between Sept. 26 and Oct. 2, the state tallied 10,411 new COVID-19 cases. Of those, 2,542 were vaccine breakthrough cases, about 24.4%.
The average age of a person involved in a breakthrough case was 46. There were 91 breakthrough cases in people between the ages of 12 and 17.
To date, 4.5% of all vaccine breakthrough cases have resulted in hospitalizations and 0.8% have died.
More than 2.75 million Oregonians have been vaccinated and 28,075 vaccine breakthrough cases have been identified.
COVID-19 patients at Salem Health
Coronavirus patient numbers at Salem Health on Thursday, Oct. 7:
- 79: Total COVID-19 inpatients, 78% unvaccinated.
- 16: COVID-19 patients in the ICU.
- 9: COVID-19 patients on a ventilator.
COVID-19 by the numbers
Here’s the most recent data from the Oregon Health Authority, as of Thursday, Oct. 7:
- 3,959: People who have died from COVID-19.
- 339,556: Total cases of COVID-19.
- 699: COVID-19 patients in hospitals.
Oregon COVID-19 cases by county
Here are the number of cases, both tested positive and presumptive, and deaths as of Thursday, Oct. 7:
- Baker: 1,940 cases, 26 deaths.
- Benton: 5,058 cases, 30 deaths.
- Clackamas: 28,442 cases, 291 deaths.
- Clatsop: 2,354 cases, 27 deaths.
- Columbia: 3,585 cases, 40 deaths.
- Coos: 4,718 cases, 82 deaths.
- Crook: 2,513 cases, 42 deaths.
- Curry: 1,750 cases, 19 deaths.
- Deschutes: 18,745 cases, 112 deaths.
- Douglas: 11,523 cases, 231 deaths.
- Gilliam: 144 cases, 4 deaths.
- Grant: 944 cases, 10 deaths.
- Harney: 1,028 cases, 24 deaths.
- Hood River: 1,810 cases, 36 deaths.
- Jackson: 22,214 cases, 291 deaths.
- Jefferson: 3,476 cases, 50 deaths.
- Josephine: 9,057 cases, 187 deaths.
- Klamath: 7,331 cases, 100 deaths.
- Lake: 838 cases, 8 deaths.
- Lane: 26,152 cases, 281 deaths.
- Lincoln: 3,016 cases, 32 deaths.
- Linn: 11,843 cases, 106 deaths.
- Malheur: 5,320 cases, 73 deaths.
- Marion: 35,185 cases, 429 deaths.
- Morrow: 1,772 cases, 23 deaths.
- Multnomah: 54,040 cases, 666 deaths.
- Polk: 6,954 cases, 77 deaths.
- Sherman: 143 cases, 3 deaths.
- Tillamook: 1,898 cases, 24 deaths.
- Umatilla: 13,834 cases, 133 deaths.
- Union: 3,037 cases, 41 deaths.
- Wallowa: 634 cases, 12 deaths.
- Wasco: 2,708 cases, 39 deaths.
- Washington: 37,204 cases, 301 deaths.
- Wheeler: 71 cases, 1 death.
- Yamhill: 8,275 cases, 108 deaths.
Source: Oregon Health Authority