October 29, 2020 4:00 a.m.

On Wednesday, the Oregon Health Authority released its COVID-19 Weekly Report.

During the week of Monday October 19th through Sunday October 25th, OHA recorded 2,642 new cases of COVID-19. That is a 14 percent increase from the previous week, and is a record-high for the pandemic.

The report said the number of newly tested Oregonians rose to 31,448 and the percentage of positive tests held steady at 6.5 percent. 27 Oregonians were reported to have died in association with COVID-19, compared to 25 the previous week. 143 people were hospitalized.

People age 20 to 49 accounted for the largest percentage of infection at 56 percent, despite accounting for 39 percent of the total population. Persons under age 30 accounted for 37 percent of the cases.

The report said people over age 80 accounted for 51 percent of COVID-19 associated deaths. People over age 70 accounted for 75 percent of the deaths associated with the virus.

The complete weekly report is linked with our story at www.541radio.com: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/DISEASESCONDITIONS/DISEASESAZ/Emerging%20Respitory%20Infections/COVID-19-Weekly-Report-2020-10-28-FINAL.pdf