June 3, 2021 4:50 p.m. 

The Oregon Health Authority’s COVID-19 Weekly Report, released on Thursday, shows decreases in daily cases and hospitalizations, but an increase in deaths from the previous week.

OHA reported 2,677 new daily cases of COVID-19 during the week of Monday, May 24th through Sunday, May 30th. That represents a 13 percent decrease from the previous week.

New COVID-19 related hospitalizations fell to 190, down from 224 last week. That is the lowest figure in six weeks.

Reported COVID-19 related deaths were 50, up from 34 last week.

There were 94,084 tests for COVID-19 for the week of May 23rd through May 29th – a 12 percent decrease from last week. The percentage of positive tests fell from 5.4 percent to 4.5 percent.

People age 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 31 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 new report is linked: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/covid19/Documents/DataReports/Weekly%20Outbreak%20COVID-19%20Report_06-03%20Final.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery