December 29, 2021 4:20 p.m.

COVID-19 has claimed 9 more lives, raising the state’s death toll to 5,640, as of Wednesday.

An update from the Oregon Health Authority reported 2,331 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19, bringing the state total to 418,333.

OHA said the number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 419, which is 21 more than on Tuesday. There are 92 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit beds, which is 5 fewer than on Tuesday.

The new cases include:

*419 in Multnomah County

*326 in Deschutes County

*286 in Washington County

*168 in Marion County

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

OHA reported that 18, 185 new doses of COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immunization registry on Tuesday. Learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine situation in Oregon at: https://covidvaccine.oregon.gov/