The Oregon Health Authority confirmed 7 more deaths and 314 new infections of COVID-19 in the state. Six new cases in Deschutes County, four in Crook County, and two in Jefferson County. The number of patients hospitalized with Covid statewide is 172; 46 of those patients are in intensive care.  Saint Charles Health System  has 26 COVID-19 patients hospitalized; seven in ICU and five on ventilators.  The CDC says Oregon's vaccination rate is currently at 68-percent. When the vaccination rate reaches 70-percent the state can fully reopen.