COVID-19 weekly cases, hospitalizations and deaths rise, Sept. 2

OHA’s COVID-19 Weekly Report, released Wednesday, shows continued increases in daily cases, hospitalizations and deaths. OHA reported 16,252 new cases of COVID-19 during the week of Monday, Aug. 23 through Sunday, Aug. 29. That represents a 10% increase over the previous week and the eighth consecutive week of increases. There were 1,000 new COVID-19 hospitalizations, up from 601 last week. That also marked the eighth consecutive week of increases. There were 119 reported COVID-19 related deaths, up from 87 reported the previous week and the highest weekly death toll since January 2021. There were 160,605 tests for COVID-19 for the week of Aug. 22 through Aug. 28. The percentage of positive tests increased to 12.4%. Today’s COVID-19 Weekly Outbreak Report shows 144 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.