A health care worker wheels out a gurney in the emergency room at Salem Hospital on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Salem Reporter is keeping you informed of the latest Covid numbers. Here’s our report for Friday, Oct. 8.
New Covid cases reported in Marion County: 136
New Covid cases reported in Polk County: 18
Total Salem Hospital patients with Covid: 71 as of Friday morning, a decrease of eight from Thursday. Of those, 16 are in the intensive care unit, and 10 are on ventilators.
Fifty-six of those in the hospital are not vaccinated against Covid.
Total Salem Hospital bed occupancy: 461 of 494 licensed beds in use
OHA didn’t have updated numbers on Covid hospitalizations for the region which covers Marion, Polk, Yamhill, Linn, Benton and Lincoln counties by 4:40 p.m. Friday.
New Covid deaths reported: 23
Thursday’s reported deaths included a 59-year-old man from Polk County who tested positive on Aug. 31 and died on Oct. 6 at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center. He had no underlying conditions.
There were five Marion County deaths reported. They are:
-An 85-year-old woman who tested positive on Sept. 25 and died on Oct. 5 at Salem Hospital.
-An 85-year-old man who tested positive on Sept. 25 and died on Oct. 5 at Salem Hospital.
-An 87-year-old man who tested positive on June 25 and died on July 4 at his residence.
-An 87-year-old man who tested positive on June 12 and died on June 19 at his residence.
-A 91-year-old woman who tested positive on Jan. 23 and died on Jan. 30 at her residence.
All had underlying conditions.
New Covid vaccines in Oregon: 6,873 new Covid doses on Oct. 4, including 1,357 first doses, 1,294 second doses and 4,172 third doses
Source: Oregon Health Authority, Salem Health
-Saphara Harrell