A screengrab of Oregon Health Authority data showing the number of patients hospitalized with Covid in the region that covers Marion, Polk, Linn, Lincoln, Benton and Yamhill counties as of Jan. 26, 2022.
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. 26.
Total Salem Hospital patients with Covid: 113 as of Tuesday morning, a decrease of six from Tuesday.
Of those, seven are in the intensive care unit, and three are on ventilators.
Sixty-seven of those in the hospital are not vaccinated against Covid, and 46 are vaccinated.
Salem Health does not consistently report the number of patients who have received a booster vaccine dose because of the difficulty tracking whether patients are eligible for a booster in real time, spokeswoman Lisa Wood said. The vaccinated patient count includes any patient who has received at least two doses of a Moderna or Pfizer vaccine, or the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
(Graphic by Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter)
Total Salem Hospital bed occupancy: 519 patients; the hospital is licensed for 494 beds.
Total people hospitalized with Covid in Region 2 (Marion, Polk, Yamhill, Linn, Benton, Lincoln counties): 183. Of those, 12 are in the intensive care unit and three are on ventilators.
Total Region 2 hospital bed occupancy: 85 of 86 staffed ICU beds and 555 of 573 non-ICU beds in use.
New Covid cases reported in Marion County: 910
New Covid cases reported in Polk County: 238
New Covid deaths reported: 54 in Oregon
-Rachel Alexander
