A health care worker wheels out a gurney in the emergency room at Salem Hospital on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
With Covid cases and hospitalizations climbing in Oregon, Salem Reporter is keeping you informed of the latest numbers. Here’s our report for Friday, Sept. 3.
New Covid cases reported in Marion County: 249
New Covid cases reported in Polk County: 41
Total Salem Hospital patients with Covid: 102 as of Friday morning, an increase of nine from Thursday. Of those, 21 are in the intensive care unit, and 15 are on ventilators. Salem Health didn’t have the number of patients who are unvaccinated available Friday.
Total Salem Hospital bed occupancy: 471 of 494 licensed beds in use
OHA hadn’t published updated hospitalization data by region by 4 p.m. Friday.
New Covid deaths reported: 24 in Oregon.
The Oregon Health Authority reported deaths from Thursday included one Marion County resident, a 69-year-old man who tested positive on Aug. 14 and died on Aug. 31 with underlying conditions.
OHA had not published counties of residents and demographic information for Friday’s deaths by 4 p.m.
New Covid vaccines in Oregon: 4,291 new Covid vaccine doses administered on Sept. 2, including at least 2,698 first doses.
Source: Oregon Health Authority, Salem Health
-Saphara Harrell
