A screengrab of a graph showing the daily number of Covid cases in Marion County.
As Covid hospitalizations continue to rise again due to the omicron variant, Salem Reporter is again publishing case and hospitalization information daily. Here’s our report for Wednesday, Jan. 19.
Total Salem Hospital patients with Covid: 87 as of Tuesday morning, seven fewer than Tuesday.
Of those, seven are in the intensive care unit, and one is on a ventilator.
Forty-five of those in the hospital are not vaccinated against Covid.
Total Salem Hospital bed occupancy: 493 patients; the hospital is licensed for 494 beds
Total people hospitalized with Covid in Region 2 (Marion, Polk, Yamhill, Linn, Benton, Lincoln counties): 137. Of those, 12 are in the intensive care unit and four are on ventilators.
Total Region 2 hospital bed occupancy: 80 of 83 staffed ICU beds and 535 of 556 non-ICU beds in use.
New Covid cases reported in Marion County: 1,031
New Covid cases reported in Polk County: 268
New Covid deaths reported: 15 in Oregon
-Saphara Harrell
