Insider Index: Special COVID-19 edition

Published 5:15 pm Thursday, September 16, 2021

Here are 10 numbers from the Oregon Health Authority related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Oregon.

6,651,325: The number of tests, as of Thursday, given for the COVID-19 virus in Oregon since Jan. 24, 2020.

307,768: The number of COVID-19 cases in Oregon since Jan. 24, 2020, as of Thursday. OHA includes “presumptive” cases in its totals.

6,224,682: The number of negative tests.

155,712: The number of females who have tested positive or who have been presumed to have COVID-19, as of Thursday.

147,312: The number of males who have tested positive or who have been presumed to have COVID-19, as of Thursday.

16,802: Number of cases that were hospitalized, as of Thursday.

1,005: Confirmed or presumed COVID-19 patients in the hospital Thursday, down from 1,182 the prior week. 1,027 confirmed.

288: Confirmed or presumed COVID-19 patients in intensive care units Thursday, down from 291 the prior week. 286 confirmed. 

176: Confirmed or presumed COVID-19 patients on ventilators Thursday, unchanged the prior week. 176 confirmed.

3,547: The number of deaths attributed to the virus in Oregon as of Thursday.

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