A month ago, on May 12th, Governor Brown announced the economy can reopen statewide when 70% of eligible individuals have received their first vaccine dose. At that time the state sat at 50% vaccinated, with 39.5% vaccinated and 10.6% who had received their first dose.
One month later, June 11th, the state sits at 54.1% vaccinated. An increase of 4.1% in 4 weeks, a roughly 1% growth rate per week according to Oregon Health Authority data. Vaccination rates continue to slow even after Governor Brown began the push to vaccinate the demographic with the highest survival rate of 99.997%, those 16-18 years old, followed by her “Take Your Shot, Oregon” campaign, encouraging Oregonians age 12 and older to get vaccinated for the chance to win money and education scholarships.
The Biden administration announced Thursday, June 3rd, that it hopes an administration partnership with private companies offering perks including free food delivery, baseball tickets, Xboxes and chances to win cruise tickets, groceries for a year and free airline flights, will help it meet its goal of at least one shot in 70 percent of American adults by the Fourth of July.
As the numbers continue to stagnate, the vaccine incentives border the ridiculous after California Gov. Gavin Newsome announced that beginning Friday through June 17, everyone 18 and older getting their first vaccine at a county, city, mobile vaccination site, or who brings a first-time vaccine recipient with them to their second dose appointment, will have an opportunity to win a pair of season tickets to the 2021-2022 home season of the L.A. Clippers, Rams or Chargers.
As of Friday, June 11th, the state of Oregon has tested 5,242,201 individuals, 952,761 more people than the states 4,289,440 population. Of that 4,945,333 have tested negative for the novel COVID-19 virus and 296,868 have tested positive. Since the pandemic began, Oregon has recorded 1,912 new cases in the past week, and 204,587 total cases in the past year. Individuals hospitalized continues to stay low with just 150 hospitalizations statewide in the past week, and now stands at 11,401. In the past week 40 deaths were recorded statewide, and Oregonians who have unfortunately succumbed to COVID-19 has now reached 2,726 in the entire state since the pandemic began.
Curry County’s latest numbers as reported Friday May 28th, by the Oregon Health Authority, now reports testing 12,806 individuals with 12,225 negative tests, 581 total positive COVID-19 tests and after adding 6 new cases in the last week has recorded 683 total cases and 10 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.
Del Norte County Department of Health and Human Services reported testing 15,312 individuals, with 13,864 negative results, after adding 9 new cases in the past week now reaching 1,448 total confirmed cases reported by Public Health, with 11 active cases, 1 current hospitalizations and 7 deaths.
Coos County to the north, reported testing 53,571 individuals last week with 50,950 negative results, adding 9 new cases in the past week with now 2,621 total positive cases and 37 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.
Josephine County has seen significant increases in recent weeks has reported testing 86,889 individuals with 82,755 negative results, 4,134 total positive test results adding 42 new cases in the past week with now 3,521 total cases of COVID-19 and now 72 deaths.
Humboldt County, to the south of Del Norte County, which includes the Eureka area, reports 4,415 total cases after testing 94,985 individuals, 4,267 recoveries, 195 hospitalizations, and 46 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.
Jackson County, which includes the Medford area, with a total population of 221,290, reports testing 252,744 individuals, 31,454 more people than the counties total population, with 235,508 negative test results, 17,236 positive results, and 11,400 total cases of COVID-19 with now 146 deaths as of Friday, June 11th.
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