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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

DOUGLAS COUNTY COVID-19 UPDATE #623

(Douglas County, Ore.) 

QUICK LOOK AT THE NUMBERS, AS OF NOON ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

*Our COVID quick look includes the total number of new cases in Douglas County, which combines people with positive test results and presumptives.

As of 12:00 pm today, Friday, September 3, 2021, there are ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINE (129) people with new positive test results, TWO (2) new presumptives and THREE (3) new deaths to report, bringing the total number of cases of people with positive test results and presumptives in Douglas County to 9,225*. Currently, there are ONE HUNDRED AND TEN (110) Douglas County COVID-19 patients that are being hospitalized, seventy-five locally and thirty-five out-of-the-area, including two that have been transferred out of the state for specialized care not available here. We continue to work with Mercy to provide information on our COVID patients being hospitalized locally: 15 ventilators (invasive mechanical airway support) and 15 BiPAP’s (Non-invasive ventilation for breathing support) machines are currently in use, 12 COVID positive patients are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and 22 are in the Progressive Care Unit (PCU).  61% of the total hospitalized patients at Mercy are COVID positive.  Of our hospitalized cases today, ONE HUNDRED AND FOUR (104) out of the 110 are not fully vaccinated. 

On Thursday, September 2, 2021, at 12:00 pm we had ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FOUR (164)people with new positive test results, TWO (2) new presumptives and THREE (3) new deaths to report bringing our total number of cases of people with positive test results and presumptives in Douglas County to 9,094*.  We had ONE HUNDRED AND SEVEN (107) Douglas County COVID-19 patients hospitalized, seventy-three locally and thirty-four out-of-the-area, including two patients that have been transferred out of the state for specialized care not available here. We continue to work with Mercy to provide information on our COVID patients being hospitalized locally: 15 ventilators (invasive mechanical airway support) and 21 BiPAP’s (Non-invasive ventilation for breathing support) machines are currently in use, 14 COVID positive patients are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and 21 are in the Progressive Care Unit (PCU). 60% of the total hospitalized patients at Mercy are COVID positive.  Of our hospitalized cases on Thursday, ONE HUNDRED AND ONE (101) out of the 107 are not fully vaccinated. 

Our Douglas County Public Health Officer, Dr. Robert Dannenhoffer, has confirmed the deaths of six more Douglas County residents related to the COVID-19 virus. Our one hundred and forty-first COVID-19 related death was a 45-year-old woman who was diagnosed with COVID-19 on Tuesday, August 24, 2021 and passed away on Wednesday, September 1, 2021. She was not vaccinated.  Our one hundred and forty-second COVID-19 related death was a 67-year-old woman who was diagnosed with COVID-19 on Thursday, August 26, 2021 and passed away on Wednesday, September 1, 2021. She was not vaccinated.  Our one hundred and forty-third COVID-19 related death was a 64-year-old woman who was diagnosed with COVID-19 on Thursday, August 26, 2021 and passed away on Wednesday, September 1, 2021. She was not vaccinated.  Our one hundred and forty-fourth COVID-19 related death was a 74-year-old man who was diagnosed with COVID-19 on Friday, August 20, 2021 and passed away on Wednesday, September 1, 2021. He was not vaccinated.  Our one hundred and forty-fifth COVID-19 related death was a 65-year-old man who was diagnosed with COVID-19 on Friday, August 13, 2021 and passed away on Wednesday, September 1, 2021. He was fully vaccinated.  Our one hundred and forty-sixth COVID-19 related death was a 26-year-old man who was diagnosed with COVID-19 on Thursday, August 12, 2021 and passed away on Wednesday, September 1, 2021. He was not vaccinated.  In the interest of privacy for the loved ones of these residents, no additional information will be released. Each death related to COVID-19 is painful for all Douglas County residents, and a sad reminder of the terrible impact COVID-19 has had in our local communities. The Douglas County Board of Commissioners, Dr. Dannenhoffer, DPHN and the DCCRT team extend our heartfelt condolences and sympathies to all family members, friends, relatives, co-workers and community members of those who have passed after contracting this deadly virus.

**Our COVID case update includes the total number of cases in Douglas County, which combines people with positive test results and presumptives, as well as a breakout of those case numbers. There will be times when a presumptive will move to a positive test result, and our total case number will not change because the case has already been counted. 

The Federal and State Governments, and their agencies are the ones that set policy, issue mandates and provide the guidelines for a state of emergency like the current COVID pandemic. For information log onto U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Oregon Health Authority (OHA).  If you have questions about the current guidelines, mandates or the recommendations, please contact them directly for more information. OHA posts their daily updates at www.healthoregon.org/coronavirus. Please do not call 911, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office or Douglas County Offices to report issues with the State of Oregon, OHA or the Governor’s mandates. 

💻 Local Online Access to Updates: Stay up to date with accurate and local COVID-19 information by visiting the Douglas County Government Website or DCGOV Facebook page or the DPHN Website or DPHN Facebook page.  

📝 Free Local e-Newsletter Subscription: You can also sign up for the free Douglas County e-Newsletter that publishes and sends out the update to our subscription base. Log onto: www.co.douglas.or.us. 

📞 Douglas County COVID-19 Hotline (541) 464-6550: Your Douglas County Board of Commissioners and DPHN continue to offer a local resource hotline for Douglas County residents for COVID-19. The hotline provides answers to frequently asked questions, basic COVID information and referrals to local resources and services. Our local hotline number is (541) 464-6550 and is staffed from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, 7 days a week. 

🔍 DPHN Vaccine Information: Want more information on the vaccines? Log onto: http://DougCoVaccine.com.

🔍 DPHN Informational Videos: Check out DPHN’s YouTube Channel for informational videos about COVID-19.

🐯 Douglas County Tiger Team: The Tiger Team organizes our county-wide COVID-19 vaccine program via free pop-up vaccine clinics, with Umpqua Valley Ambulance, who provide a certified vaccinator and medical assistant.  The clinics are open to anyone 18 years of age and older, and preregistration is not required. Click here for the calendar of upcoming clinics or call (541) 670-3110 or (541) 464-6550, if you are interested in having team come to your location.

👩‍⚕️ Aviva Health: Offering free drive-through COVID-19 vaccination and testing services to all symptomatic residents, as well as registered Aviva Health patients who are asymptomatic.  No appointment needed.  Patients must be Douglas County residents and be 12 years of age or older***.  The drive-through is located at 4221 NE Stephens Street, Suite 101A in Roseburg and is open M-F: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.  Vaccinations are also available on a limited basis at Aviva Health’s outlying clinics in North County, Sutherlin, Glide, and Myrtle Creek. People seeking vaccinations at their outlying clinics should call (541) 672-9596, to determine availability. For more information please visit www.aviva.health/covid-19-resources/.  Aviva also has an online COVID FAQ page with answers to frequently asked questions. 

🏥 Lower Umpqua Hospital District: Lower Umpqua Hospital District has a COVID-19 Vaccine Call Center for COVID-19 vaccine information in the Reedsport area. Call (541) 271-2175, Monday through Friday from 9 am to 4 pm. 👨‍⚕️ Cow Creek Health and Wellness Center: Free, no appointment necessary, daily COVID-19 drive-through testing and vaccination clinics for all community members across from 2360 NE Stephens Street in Roseburg.  Clinics offered M-F: 8:15 am to 4:00 pm and S-S: 10:00 am to 3:45 pm. You must be 18 years or older to receive the vaccine.  For more information, please call (541) 529-9608 or visit https://www.cowcreek-nsn.gov/public-health/.

🏥 Roseburg VA Health Care System: Veterans can set up an appointment COVID-19 vaccine, by calling the Roseburg VAMC at (541) 440-1000.

👵 Douglas County Senior Services can help seniors find testing and vaccines at (541) 440-3677.

***Please note for residents ages 12 to 14, this will require a parent or guardian to accompany them and give written consent for the vaccine.  Written consent can also be obtained in advance. Under Oregon law, minors 15 years of age and older may consent to medical treatment, including vaccinations, when provided by a physician, physician assistant, naturopath, nurse practitioner, dentist or optometrist, or other professionals operating under the license of these providers; however, families are encouraged to make decisions about vaccinations together.

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Contact Tamara Howell, Douglas County Public Information Officer & Emergency Communications & Community Engagement Specialist | Phone: (541) 670-2804 | Cell: (541) 957-4896 | Email: tjhowell@co.douglas.or.us 

Contact Vanessa Becker, Public Information Officer, Douglas Public Health Network – Phone: (541) 817-6552 – Cell - (541) 440-3571 – Email: vanessa@douglaspublichealthnetwork.org