Coronavirus in Oregon: 528 new cases, 8 new deaths as several counties move to

The Oregon Health Authority announced 528 new cases of coronavirus Tuesday. The state also reported eight deaths.

The news came as Gov. Kate Brown modified coronavirus risk levels for several counties, including two of Oregon’s largest. Clackamas and Washington counties will move into the “moderate” risk category as of Friday. The change means restaurants and gyms will be able to allow people inside their businesses at 50% capacity. Multnomah County, the state’s largest, is still at high risk, and can have only 25% capacity inside restaurants and gyms.

Ten other counties are now in the “moderate” risk tier, including Linn County, which was moved down from the high-risk category. The state has a full list of the updated county risk levels.

Where the new cases are by county: Baker (5), Benton (17), Clackamas (47), Clatsop (4), Columbia (12), Coos (11), Crook (6), Curry (3), Deschutes (34), Douglas (29), Grant (1), Harney (4), Hood River (2), Jackson (46), Jefferson (9), Josephine (17), Klamath (11), Lane (40), Lincoln (3), Linn (8), Malheur (5), Marion (37), Morrow (4), Multnomah (55), Polk (12), Tillamook (2), Umatilla (20), Union (5), Washington (64) and Yamhill (15).

Who died:

The 2,155th COVID-19 death is a 92-year-old Clackamas County man who tested positive Nov. 11 and died Dec. 21 at Providence Portland Medical Center.

The 2,156th COVID-19 death is a 74-year-old Josephine County man who tested positive Feb. 18 and died Feb. 21 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center.

The 2,157th COVID-19 death is a 47-year-old Lane County man who tested positive Jan. 22 and died Feb. 19 at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center.

The 2,158th COVID-19 death is a 76-year-old Lincoln County man who tested positive Feb. 6 and died Feb. 22 at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center.

The 2,159th COVID-19 death is a 77-year-old Marion County man who tested positive Jan. 28 and died Feb. 20 at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center.

The 2,160th COVID-19 death is a 93-year-old Marion County woman who tested positive Feb. 16 and died Feb. 18 at her residence.

The 2,161st COVID-19 death is an 82-year-old Multnomah County woman who tested positive Feb. 16 and died Feb. 22 at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center.

The 2,162nd COVID-19 death is a 63-year-old Umatilla County woman who tested positive on Dec. 17 and died on Jan. 2 at her residence.

Unless noted above, each person who died had underlying health conditions or state officials were working to determine if the person had underlying medical conditions.

Oregon’s 1,450th and 1,509th COVID-19 deaths, reported on Dec. 30, 2020 and Jan. 5, 2021, are the same person. Because of this error, the state renumbered their reported deaths starting with 2,155 on Tuesday.

Prevalence of infections: The state reported 407 new positive cases on Tuesday, out of 12,526 tests performed. That’s a positivity rate of 3.2%.

Who got infected: New or resumed infections grew among the following age groups: 0-9 (32); 10-19 (68); 20-29 (104); 30-39 (68); 40-49 (79); 50-59 (72); 60-69 (44); 70-79 (21); 80 and older (24).

Who’s in the hospital: Across Oregon, there are 165 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, two fewer than on Monday. There are currently 44 patients in intensive care for coronavirus, which is three fewer than the previous day.

Vaccines administered: As of Tuesday, Oregon added 14,917 new doses of the coronavirus vaccine to its immunization registry. Of that total, 9,235 were administered on Monday and 5,682 were administered some time before that, but entered into the registry on Monday.

Since it began: Oregon has reported 153,645 confirmed or presumed cases of COVID-19, and 2,162 deaths, among the lowest per capita rates in the nation. To date, the state has reported administering 3,510,691 tests.

—Jayati Ramakrishnan; 503-221-4320; [email protected]; @JRamakrishnanOR