The Oregon Health Authority released its COVID-19 Weekly Report Thursday which showed that during the week of Nov. 2—8, OHA recorded 5,177 new cases of COVID-19 infection—up 46% from last week’s tally of 3,542. This is the third consecutive week daily case counts set a record high for the pandemic. The number of newly tested Oregonians rose to 34,307 and the percentage of positive tests rose sharply to 11.9%. Forty-two Oregonians were reported to have died in association with COVID-19—compared to 37 the previous week and 212 were hospitalized. People aged 20 to 49 accounted for the largest percentage of infection at 55%, despite accounting for 39% of the total population. Persons under 30 accounted for 37% of the cases. People over 80 accounted for 51% of COVID-19 associated deaths and people over 70 accounted for 74% of deaths associated with the illness.
