July 3, 2021 7:40 a.m.

As of Friday, 70 percent of adults 18 and older have now received at least one vaccination for COVID-19.

A release from the Oregon Health Authority said Oregon’s number is based on data reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and data in Oregon’s ALERT IIS system.

According to the CDC, 2,343,617 adult Oregonians had received at least one dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines or a shot of the single-dose Johnson and Johnson vaccine, as Friday. That leaves Oregon 2,206 adult first doses short of 70 percent. However, the Oregon Health Authority said it has received reports of an additional 2,900 backlogged doses delivered by pharmacies in Oregon that are not yet reported to the CDC. In addition, Oregon reported 1,478 first doses administered Thursday to the CDC on Friday that had not yet been added to the federal total. OHA said the combination of those additional doses does mean that Oregon has reached its 70 percent adult vaccination target.

OHA Director Patrick Allen said the 70 percent adult vaccination goal means the state has a better chance to sustain a safe reopening. Allen said it is OHA’s goal to vaccinate 8 in 10 people across Oregon, particularly adults in communities of color and other under-vaccinated groups.

OHA’s release said with the adult vaccination rate now more than 70 percent and the lifting of statewide protections, OHA will continue to support vaccination efforts in communities across Oregon. However, local health authorities will be responsible for managing outbreaks of COVID-19 at the local level.

Statewide coordination efforts will continue at OHA, including case investigation and contact tracing support, epidemiological investigations, monitoring of the variants, and collecting and reporting data. The release said the state is now able to move from the statewide response model to one being driven at the local level, in each community and based on local risks.