The Oregon Health Authority’s COVID-19 Weekly Data report, released Wednesday, shows sharp decreases in daily cases, hospitalizations and deaths from the previous week. OHA reported 4,049 new daily cases of COVID-19 during the week of Monday, Feb.1 through Sunday, Feb. 6 — a 15% decrease from last week and the lowest weekly total in three months. New COVID-19 related hospitalizations similarly fell sharply from 251 to 230 — an 8% decline from the previous week. COVID-19 related deaths also decreased to 66 — the lowest weekly total since mid-November. There were 112,226 tests for COVID-19 for the week of Jan. 31 through Feb. 6, which represents a 6% drop from the previous week. The percentage of positive tests was 4.2%, down from 5.4% the previous week. That’s the lowest percentage of weekly positive tests since Oregon implemented its test-based method in mid-November. People age 20 to 49 still account for more than half of COVID-19 cases, while people 70 and older have accounted for 76% of deaths associated with the virus. Today’s COVID-19 Weekly Outbreak report shows 116 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.
