Oregon Covid: State Passes Grim Milestone, More Than 5,000 Dead

PORTLAND, OR — It's one of those milestones that no one wanted to reach. The Oregon Health Authority reports that 103 people died over the past three days from COVID-19 related illnesses.

That brings the total in the state who have died to 5,013.

There were also 1,753 new cases bringing the state's total to 385,790.

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"As we head into the second Thanksgiving holiday since the start of the pandemic, too many Oregon families will see empty chairs around their holiday dinner tables, making this latest tragic milestone all the more heartbreaking," OHA Director Patrick Allen said Monday.

"We’ve lost mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers. Coworkers and neighbors. Bridge partners and fishing buddies. Teachers, grocery workers and first responders. Each death leaves a hole in someone’s home and someone’s heart that will never be filled again."

Allen pointed out that "nearly all of our most of our recent deaths could have been prevented," by vaccines.

OHA has reported over the past few weeks, just more than 75 percent of new cases have been in people who were not vaccinated.

The number of cases continues putting tremendous strains on the state's hospitals. About 90 percent of all adult hospital beds in Oregon are currently occupied.

Here's the county by county brealdwon of new cases:

Baker (4), Benton (29), Clackamas (204), Clatsop (12), Columbia (35), Coos (29), Crook (10), Curry (4), Deschutes (190), Douglas (58), Harney (6), Hood River (9), Jackson (105), Jefferson (17), Josephine (38), Klamath (19), Lake (2), Lane (145), Lincoln (53), Linn (99), Malheur (2), Marion (123), Morrow (10), Multnomah (288), Polk (31), Tillamook (7), Umatilla (16), Union (4), Wallowa (1), Wasco (1), Washington (168), Wheeler (1) and Yamhill (33).