The Oregon Health Authority’s COVID-19 Weekly Report, released Wednesday, shows a third consecutive week of surging daily cases, higher hospitalizations and higher deaths than the previous week. OHA reported 3,722 new daily cases of COVID-19 during the week of Monday, April 5 through Sunday, April 11. That represents a 26% increase from the previous week. New COVID-19 related hospitalizations rose to 156, up from 150 last week. There were 47 reported COVID-19 related deaths, which is the highest weekly total in five weeks. There were 103,928 tests for COVID-19 for the week of April 4 through April 10. The percentage of positive tests was 4.4%. People 70 years of age and older have accounted for 40% of COVID-19 related hospitalizations and 76% of COVID-19 related deaths. Wednesday’s COVID-19 Weekly Outbreak Report shows 24 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.
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