December 15, 2021 6:40 p.m.
COVID-19 has claimed 39 more lives, raising the state’s death toll to 5,508, as of Wednesday.
An update from the Oregon Health Authority said that 3 million Oregonians have received at least one dose of the three authorized COVID-19 vaccines, as of Tuesday.
OHA reported 907 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19, bringing the state total to 403,329.
OHA said the number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 380, which is 2 fewer than on Tuesday. There are 94 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit beds, which is 3 fewer than on Tuesday.
The new cases include:
*128 in Multnomah County
*90 in Marion County
*87 in Washington County
*68 in Lane County
OHA reported that 23,319 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry, as of Tuesday. Learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine situation in Oregon, by going to: https://covidvaccine.oregon.gov/

