Salem Hospital on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Salem Reporter is keeping you informed of the latest Covid numbers. Here’s our report for Friday, Sept. 17.
New Covid cases reported in Marion County: 157
New Covid cases reported in Polk County: 57
Total Salem Hospital patients with Covid: 99 as of Friday morning, an increase of three from Thursday. Of those, 23 are in the intensive care unit, and nine are on ventilators.
Eighty-two of those in the hospital are not vaccinated against Covid.
Total Salem Hospital bed occupancy: 474 of 494 licensed beds in use
Total people hospitalized with Covid in Region 2 (Marion, Polk, Yamhill, Linn, Benton, Lincoln counties): 165, a decrease of 10 from Thursday. Of those, 40 are in the intensive care unit and 13 are on ventilators.
Total Region 2 hospital bed occupancy: 95 of 100 staffed ICU beds and 695 of 710 non-ICU beds in use.
New Covid deaths reported: 19
No Marion County residents were listed. Friday’s report included a 53-year-old woman from Polk County who tested positive on Aug. 26 and died on Sept. 14 at Salem Hospital. The presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
New Covid vaccines in Oregon: 3,571 new Covid vaccine doses administered on Sept. 16, including 1,874 first doses.
Source: Oregon Health Authority, Salem Health
-Saphara Harrell
