Lane County COVID-19 update, Jan. 28: 731 additional cases, hospitalized count up slightly

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Lane County reported 731 confirmed or presumptive cases of COVID-19 Friday raising the countywide case count to 48,796.

There were 2,992 county residents considered infectious Friday, slightly above Thursday's 2,911.

Eighty-five county residents were hospitalized Friday, up three from Thursday, with 17 in intensive care, down 15% from Thursday's 20, and seven on a ventilator, up one from Thursday.

Of the 85 county residents hospitalized Friday, 75.3%, or 64, were unvaccinated, Lane County Public Health reported.

As of Thursday, 272,371 people in Lane County, 71.42% of the total population, had received first or second vaccine doses with 637,456 first and second doses administered in Lane County, according to the Oregon Health Authority.

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