COVID-19 weekly cases, hospitalizations and deaths rise, Aug. 26

The Oregon Health Authority’s COVID-19 Weekly Report, released Wednesday, shows continued increases in daily cases, hospitalizations and deaths. OHA reported 14,800 new cases of COVID-19 during the week of Monday, Aug. 15 through Sunday, Aug. 22. That represents a 16% increase over the previous week. There were 601 new COVID-19 hospitalizations, up from 546 last week. That marked the seventh consecutive week of increases.  There were 87 reported COVID-19 related deaths, up from 46 reported the previous week. There were 149,836 tests for COVID-19 for the week of Aug. 15 through Aug. 21. The percentage of positive tests increased to 12.3%, up from 11.8% reported the previous week. Wednesday’s COVID-19 Weekly Outbreak Report shows 103 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.