Insider Index: Special COVID-19 edition

Published 5:15 pm Thursday, September 23, 2021

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

6,804,763: The number of tests, as of Thursday, given for the COVID-19 virus in Oregon since Jan. 24, 2020.

318,914: The number of COVID-19 cases in Oregon since Jan. 24, 2020, as of Thursday. OHA includes “presumptive” cases in its totals.

6,364,229: The number of negative tests.

161,295: The number of females who have tested positive or who have been presumed to have COVID-19, as of Thursday.

152,487: The number of males who have tested positive or who have been presumed to have COVID-19, as of Thursday.

17,354: Number of cases that were hospitalized, as of Thursday.

899: Confirmed or presumed COVID-19 patients in the hospital Thursday, down from 1,005 the prior week. 885 confirmed.

263: Confirmed or presumed COVID-19 patients in intensive care units Thursday, down from 288 the prior week. 263 confirmed. 

163: Confirmed or presumed COVID-19 patients on ventilators Thursday, down from 176 the prior week. 163 confirmed.

3,661: The number of deaths attributed to the virus in Oregon as of Thursday.

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