There are three new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,460 the Oregon Health Authority reported Saturday April 17, 2021.
Oregon Health Authority reported 888 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 bringing the state total to 174,501.
The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported are in the following counties: Baker (6), Benton (7), Clackamas (96), Clatsop (8), Columbia (7), Coos (2), Crook (10), Curry (2), Deschutes (94), Douglas (16), Gilliam (1), Grant (2), Harney (1), Jackson (58), Jefferson (6), Josephine (13), Klamath (45), Lane (75), Lincoln (5), Linn (37), Malheur (2), Marion (79), Morrow (1), Multnomah (161), Polk (12), Tillamook (4), Umatilla (15), Wasco (3), Washington (103), Yamhill (17).
Cases and Deaths
County |
Total Cases1 |
Total deaths2 |
Baker |
856 |
14 |
Benton |
2,732 |
18 |
Clackamas |
15,311 |
204 |
Clatsop |
891 |
8 |
Columbia |
1,538 |
26 |
Coos |
1,968 |
31 |
Crook |
878 |
19 |
Curry |
593 |
9 |
Deschutes |
7,082 |
72 |
Douglas |
3,043 |
65 |
Gilliam |
56 |
1 |
Grant |
406 |
4 |
Harney |
305 |
6 |
Hood River |
1,124 |
29 |
Jackson |
9,904 |
127 |
Jefferson |
2,064 |
32 |
Josephine |
3,054 |
62 |
Klamath |
3,452 |
59 |
Lake |
413 |
7 |
Lane |
11,554 |
144 |
Lincoln |
1,298 |
20 |
Linn |
4,142 |
63 |
Malheur |
3,427 |
58 |
Marion |
20,116 |
299 |
Morrow |
1,079 |
15 |
Multnomah |
34,800 |
568 |
Polk |
3,429 |
52 |
Sherman |
57 |
0 |
Tillamook |
580 |
3 |
Umatilla |
7,968 |
83 |
Union |
1,411 |
24 |
Wallowa |
157 |
5 |
Wasco |
1,289 |
28 |
Washington |
23,412 |
229 |
Wheeler |
25 |
1 |
Yamhill |
4,087 |
75 |
Statewide |
174,501 |
2,460 |
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
Vaccinations in Oregon
Today, OHA reported that 44,308 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry. Of this total, 27,728 doses were administered on Apr.16 and 16,580 were administered on previous days but were entered into the vaccine registry on Apr.16. Cumulative daily totals can take several days to finalize.
The 7-day running average is now 37,507 doses per day.
Oregon has now administered a total of 1,292,612 first and second doses of Pfizer, 1,109,671 first and second doses of Moderna and 88,104 single doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines.
To date, 1,535,625 doses of Pfizer, 1,318,100 doses of Moderna and 215,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines have been delivered to sites across Oregon.
These data are preliminary and subject to change.
OHA’s dashboards provide regularly updated vaccination data, and Oregon’s dashboard has been updated today.
COVID-19 hospitalizations
The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 200, which is one more than yesterday. There are 47 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is five fewer than 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.
Learn more about COVID-19 vaccinations
To learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine situation in Oregon, visit our webpage (English or Spanish), which has a breakdown of distribution and other information.