May 27, 2021 3:50 a.m.

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

OHA reported 3,090 new daily cases of COVID-19 during the week of Monday May 17th through Sunday May 23rd. That represents a 25 percent decrease from the previous week.

New COVID-19 related hospitalizations fell to 224, down from 265 last week and the lowest figure in five weeks.

Reported COVID-19 related deaths fell to 34, down from 57 last week.

OHA said there were 107,233 tests for COVID-19 for the week of May 16th through May 22nd which is a 4 percent increase from last week. The percentage of positive tests fell from 6.4 percent to 5.4 percent.

People 70 years of age and older have accounted for 38 percent of COVID-19 related hospitalizations and 75 percent of COVID-19 related deaths.

The COVID-19 weekly outbreak report shows 32 active COVID-19 outbreaks in senior living communities and congregate living 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/Weekly-Outbreak-COVID-19-Report-2021-05-26-FINAL.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery