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Data digest: Covid by the numbers for Sept. 15, 2021

A sign alerting visitors to the mask mandate at Salem Hospital on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 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 Wednesday, Sept. 15. 

New Covid cases reported in Marion County: 204

New Covid cases reported in Polk County: 69

Total Salem Hospital patients with Covid: 89 as of Wednesday morning, a decrease of eight from Tuesday. Of those, 21 are in the intensive care unit, and eight are on ventilators. 

Seventy-seven of those in the hospital are not vaccinated against Covid.

Correction: Salem Health incorrectly reported the number of Covid patients on ventilators for Tuesday. It was 13, not 22.

Total Salem Hospital bed occupancy: 456 of 494 licensed beds in use

Total people hospitalized with Covid in Region 2 (Marion, Polk, Yamhill, Linn, Benton, Lincoln counties): 161, a decrease of five from Tuesday. Of those, 43 are in the intensive care unit and 14 are on ventilators.

Total Region 2 hospital bed occupancy: 94 of 97 staffed ICU beds and 685 of 714 non-ICU beds in use. 

New Covid deaths reported: 46

OHA has been reporting the demographic information on Covid deaths one day after reporting the total. Tuesday’s deaths included one Polk County resident, a 72-year-old woman from Polk County who tested positive on Sept. 7 and died on Sept. 11 at Salem Hospital. The presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.

Ten Marion County deaths were reported:

A 66-year-old woman who tested positive on Aug. 16 and died on Sept. 10 at Salem Hospital. She had underlying conditions.

A 56-year-old man who tested positive on Aug. 21 and died on Sept. 8 at Salem Hospital. He had underlying conditions.

An 82-year-old woman who tested positive on Aug. 28 and died on Sept. 10 at Salem Hospital. She had underlying conditions.

A 78-year-old man who tested positive on Aug. 31 and died on Sept. 7 at Salem Hospital. He had underlying conditions.

A 24-year-old man who tested positive on Sept. 8 and died on Sept. 13 at Salem Hospital. He had underlying conditions.

A 96-year-old woman who tested positive on Sept. 5 and died on Sept. 9 at Salem Hospital. She had underlying conditions.

A 33-year-old woman who tested positive on Sept. 5 and died on Sept. 12 at Salem Hospital. She had underlying conditions.

An 82-year-old woman from Marion County who tested positive on Sept. 2 and died on Sept. 11 at Salem Hospital. She had underlying conditions.

A 72-year-old woman who tested positive on Sept. 3 and died on Sept. 11 at Santiam Hospital. 

A 70-year-old man who tested positive on Sept. 2 and died on Sept. 10 at Santiam Hospital. The presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed in those cases.

New Covid vaccines in Oregon: 4,123 new Covid vaccine doses administered on Sept. 14, including 1,921 first doses. 

Source: Oregon Health Authority, Salem Health

-Rachel Alexander and Saphara Harrell