OHA’s COVID-19 weekly report was released Wednesday and showed a drop in weekly cases and hospitalizations, but a record high in weekly deaths. OHA reported 8,745 new daily cases during the week of Monday, Dec. 14 through Sunday, Dec. 20, which represented both a 5% decrease over the previous week and a second straight week of declining cases. There were 437 persons hospitalized for COVID-19, an 11% decline from the previous week. There were 186 COVID-19 associated deaths, a pandemic high. There were 167,335 tests for COVID-19 for the week of Dec. 13 through Dec. 19. The percentage of positive tests dipped to 6.3%. People age 20 to 49 have accounted for 55% of the cases, while people 70 and older have accounted for 76% of the deaths. The weekly report features a new format and includes additional information on new cases and data spanning the entire pandemic.
Today’s COVID-19 Outbreak Report shows 4,567 active COVID-19 outbreaks in care facilities, living communities and long-term care facilities with 296 deaths.
