February 11, 2021 3:50

The Oregon Health Authority’s COVID-19 Weekly Data report shows sharp decreases in daily cases, hospitalizations and deaths from the previous week.

OHA reported 4,049 new daily cases during the week of Monday February 1st through Sunday February 6th. That’s a 15 percent 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 percent decline from the previous week.

COVID-19 related deaths also decreased to 66. That’s the lowest weekly total since mid-November.

There were 112,226 tests for COVID-19 for the week of January 31st through February 6th, which represents a 6 percent drop from the previous week. The percentage of positive tests was 4.2 percent, down from 5.4 percent the previous week. That’s the lowest percentage of weekly positive tests since Oregon implemented its test-based method in mid-November.

OHA said people age 20 to 49 still account for more than half the COVID-19 cases, while people 70 and older have accounted for 76 percent of deaths associated with the virus.

The weekly report shows 116 active COVID-19 outbreaks in senior living communities and congregate care settings, with 3 or more confirmed cases and 1 or more COVID-19 related deaths. The report is linked: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/covid19/Documents/DataReports/COVID-19-Weekly-Outbreak-Report-2021-2-10-FINAL.pdf