June 24, 2021 9:20 a.m.

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

OHA reported 1,697 new daily cases of COVID-19 during the week of Monday June 14th through Sunday June 20th. That represents a 4.7 percent decline from the previous week and is the lowest weekly case count in nine months.

New COVID-19 hospitalizations rose from 152 to 161.

OHA said there were 26 reported COVID-19 related deaths, down from 36 reported the previous week.

There were 68,601 tests for COVID-19 for the week of June 13th through June 19th. The percentage of positive tests was 3.3 percent, down from 4.0 percent the prior week.

People age 70 years of age and older have accounted for 38 percent of COVID-19 related hospitalizations and 74 percent of COVID-19 related deaths.

The COVID-19 Weekly Outbreak Reports shows 21 active COVID-19 outbreaks in senior living communities and congregate living settings with 3 or more confirmed cases and 1 or move COVID-19 related deaths.