COVID-19 Related Deaths

This information is subject to change. Please double check sources and continue to monitor them for up to date information.

Daily Updates 

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is part of the statewide response working to address and reduce the effects of COVID-19 on the lives of Oregonians. Oregon's COVID-19 related death information can be found here. 

Totals by week and State from the CDC

The provisional data presented on this page include the weekly provisional count of deaths in the United States due to COVID-19, deaths from all causes and percent of expected deaths (i.e., number of deaths received over number of deaths expected based on data from previous years), pneumonia deaths (excluding pneumonia deaths involving influenza), pneumonia deaths involving COVID-19, influenza deaths, and deaths involving pneumonia, influenza, or COVID-19; (a) by week ending date and (b) by specific jurisdictions.

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/index.htm

 

How Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is determining COVID related deaths

Oregon COVID-19 related deaths as of May 2023 are defined as:
  • The death of someone with a COVID-19-specific ICD-10 code listed as a primary or contributing cause of death on a death certificate
Oregon COVID-19 related deaths through April 2022 are defined as:
  • The death of a confirmed or probable COVID-19 case within 60 days of the earliest available date among exposure to a confirmed case, onset of symptoms, or date of specimen collection for the first positive test; or
  • The death results from any cause in a hospitalized person during admission or in the 60 days following discharge AND a COVID-19-positive laboratory diagnostic test at any time since 14 days prior to hospitalization; or
  • The death of someone with a COVID-19-specific ICD-10 code listed as a primary or contributing cause of death on a death certificate, regardless of the dates of diagnosis or death.