OHA daily COVID-19 report shows one new death, 55 cases in Union County
Published 11:00 am Thursday, January 27, 2022
SALEM — The Oregon Health Authority released its updated daily COVID-19 report on Wednesday, Jan. 27, revealing one new death in Union County.
An 84-year-old woman from Union County tested positive on Jan. 14 and died at Grande Ronde Hospital on Jan. 25. OHA reported that the woman had underlying conditions. Union County has recorded 66 COVID-19 deaths.
The report showed that Union County counted 55 COVID-19 cases on Jan. 25, while Wallowa County tallied 26. The update increased Union County’s case count to 4,371 since the start of the pandemic — Wallowa County’s total heightened to 1,064.
Across the state, 8,207 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases were reported by OHA — Oregon’s case count since the start of the pandemic is 605,363. OHA reported 54 new COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the death toll to 6,048.
OHA’s weekly outbreak report showed 273 active COVID-19 outbreaks within seniors living communities and congregate living settings throughout Oregon.
The report showed that there are currently 1,061 patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 in the state, which is a decrease of four individuals from the previous day’s report. There are 68 open adult ICU beds out of 652 in Oregon, while 259 adult non-ICU beds are available out of 4,192.
Oregons’ seven-day running average of vaccine doses per day is 11,041.