The Oregon Health Authority’s COVID-19 Weekly Report, released Wednesday, shows increased daily cases and increases in hospitalizations and deaths from the previous week. OHA reported 2,964 new daily cases of COVID-19 during the week of Monday, March 29 through Sunday, April 4. That represents a 21% increase from the previous week. New COVID-19 related hospitalizations rose to 150, up from 137 last week. Reported COVID-19 related deaths rose to 19, up from 10 last week. There were 93,357 tests for COVID-19 for the week of March 28 through April 4 — an 1.4% increase from last week. The percentage of positive tests rose from 3.7% to 4.5%. People 70 years of age and older have accounted for 40% of COVID-19 related hospitalizations and 77% of COVID-19 related deaths. Today’s COVID-19 Weekly Outbreak Report shows 21 active COVID-19 outbreaks in senior living communities and congregate living settings, with three or more confirmed cases and one or more COVID-19 related deaths.
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