The Oregon Health Authority’s COVID-19 Weekly Report, released Wednesday, showed continued steep increases in daily cases and hospitalizations. OHA reported 8,304 new daily cases of COVID-19 during the week of Monday, Aug. 2, through Sunday, Aug. 8. That represents a 40% increase over the previous week. There were 322 new COVID-19 hospitalizations, up from 256 last week. That marked the fifth consecutive week of increases. There were 40 reported COVID-19 related deaths, up from 25 reported the previous week. There were 119,416 tests for COVID-19 for the week of Aug. 1 through Aug. 7. The percentage of positive tests increased to 9.5%. Wednesday’s COVID-19 Weekly Outbreak Report shows 53 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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