Salem Hospital (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
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. 12.
Total Salem Hospital patients with Covid: 76 as of Wednesday morning, an increase of three from Tuesday.
Of those, 10 are in the intensive care unit, and two are on ventilators.
Forty-one of those in the hospital are not vaccinated against Covid.
Total Salem Hospital bed occupancy: 519 patients; the hospital is licensed for 494 beds
Salem Hospital is able to expand care beyond licensed bed capacity through waivers tied to the federal emergency declaration.
Total people hospitalized with Covid in Region 2 (Marion, Polk, Yamhill, Linn, Benton, Lincoln counties): 117. Of those, 25 are in the intensive care unit and six are on ventilators.
Total Region 2 hospital bed occupancy: 83 of 86 staffed ICU beds and 539 of 551 non-ICU beds in use.
New Covid cases reported in Marion County: 801
New Covid cases reported in Polk County: 213
New Covid deaths reported: 31 in Oregon
-Saphara Harrell
