August 18, 2021 4:50 p.m. 

The Oregon Health Authority’s COVID-19 Weekly Report, released on Wednesday, showed continued steep increases in daily cases and hospitalizations.

OHA reported 12,741 new daily cases of COVID-19 during the week of Monday August 9th through Sunday August 15th. That represents a 53 percent increase over the previous week.

There were 546 new COVID-19 hospitalizations, up from 224 last week. That marked the fifth consecutive week of increases.

OHA said there were 46 reported COVID-19 related deaths, up from 40 reported the previous week.

There were 146,199 tests for COVID-19 for the week of August 8th through August 14th. The percentage of positive tests increased to 11.8 percent.

The COVID-19 Weekly Outbreak Report shows 72 active COVID-19 outbreaks in senior living communities and congregate living settings, with three or more confirmed cases and one or more COVID-19 related deaths. The report is linked: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/covid19/Documents/DataReports/Weekly-Outbreak-COVID-19-Report-2021-08-18-FINAL.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery