Coronavirus in Oregon: 660 cases, 16 deaths; governor sets vaccination benchmarks for lifting restrictions – OregonLive

The Oregon Health Authority on Tuesday reported 16 new COVID-19 deaths and 660 coronavirus cases.

Oregons case trajectory has been declining for two weeks and is now averaging less than 700 cases a day. Active hospitalizations have stabilized but climbed Tuesday, equaling the second highest level of the spring.

Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday outlined her plan to reduce or lift various coronavirus restrictions by establishing new vaccination metrics.

Counties with at least 65% of residents 16 and older partially or fully vaccinated will be eligible to lift many restrictions May 21. Most restrictions will be lifted statewide when 70% of the states population 16 and older is at least partially vaccinated -- a threshold state officials anticipate reaching in June.

Vaccines: Oregon reported 34,415 newly administered doses, which includes 17,961 Monday and the remainder from previous days.

Where the new cases are by county: Benton (10), Clackamas (60), Clatsop (3), Columbia (2), Crook (10), Deschutes (64), Douglas (14), Grant (1), Harney (2), Hood River (1), Jackson (44), Jefferson (5), Josephine (12), Klamath (43), Lake (4), Lane (52), Linn (22), Malheur (4), Marion (57), Morrow (3), Multnomah (94), Polk (8), Tillamook (3), Umatilla (27), Union (3), Wallowa (1), Wasco (2), Washington (90), Wheeler (2) and Yamhill (17).

Who died: The Oregon Health Authority did not immediately release death details.

Hospitalizations: 345 people with confirmed cases of COVID-19 are hospitalized, up 19 from Monday. That includes 89 people in intensive care, up 11 from Monday.

Since it began: Oregon has reported 192,416 confirmed or presumed infections and 2,549 deaths, among the lowest per capita numbers in the nation. To date, the state has reported at least 3,376,669 vaccine doses administered, fully vaccinating 1,490,512 people and partially vaccinating 504,456 people.

To see more data and trends, visit https://projects.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/

-- Brad Schmidt; bschmidt@oregonian.com; 503-294-7628; @_brad_schmidt

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