The Oregon Health Authority’s COVID-19 Weekly Report, released Wednesday, shows a fourth consecutive week of surging daily cases and higher hospitalizations than the previous week. OHA reported 4,742 new daily cases of COVID-19 during the week of Monday, April 12 through Sunday, April 18. That represents a 27% increase from the previous week and marks the fourth consecutive week in which daily cases have increased by at least 20%. New COVID-19 related hospitalizations rose to 171, up from 156 last week. There were 19 reported COVID-19 related deaths. There were 113,817 tests for COVID-19 for the week of April 11 through April 17. The percentage of positive tests was 5.3%. People 70 years of age and older have accounted for 40% of COVID-19 related hospitalizations and 76% of COVID-19 related deaths. Wednesay’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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