November 22, 2021 4:20 p.m.  

COVID-19 has claimed 103 more lives, with the state’s death toll topping 5,000, to 5,017, as of Monday.

An update from the Oregon Health Authority reported 1,753 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19, bringing the state total to 385,790.

Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Allen said, “Today Oregon marks more than 5,000 lives lost to COVID-19. 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 the latest tragic milestone all the more heartbreaking”. A video of Director Allen’s full video statement is linked: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K40ZMmYEU-I

OHA said the number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 395, which is 8 fewer than on Sunday. There are 86 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit beds, which is 5 fewer than on Sunday.

The new cases include:

*288 in Multnomah County

*204 in Clackamas County

*190 in Deschutes County

*168 in Washington County

Complete county by county data is linked: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/erd/pages/covid-19-news.aspx

OHA reported that 9,318 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry on Sunday. To learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine situation in Oregon, go to: https://covidvaccine.oregon.gov/