September 15, 2021 5:00 p.m. 

The Oregon Health Authority’s COVID-19 Weekly Report, released on Wednesday, shows decreases in daily cases, hospitalizations and deaths.

OHA reported 12,997 new cases of COVID-19 during the week of Monday September 6th through Sunday September 12th. That represents an 11 percent decrease from the previous week. Since the summer surge began in early July, 79 percent of cases have been sporadic, without known sources.

OHA said there were 592 new COVID-19 hospitalizations, down from 1,028 last week. That marks the first drop after nine consecutive weeks of increases. While the number of new hospitalizations has decreased, the current hospitalization number does not account for people who remain hospitalized from previous weeks.

OHA said there were 120 reported deaths, down from 171 reported the previous week. It was the first decrease in the weekly death toll after 6 weeks of increases.

There were 149,123 tests for COVID-19 for the week of September 5th through September 11th. The percentage of positive tests increased to 12 percent.

The COVID-19 Weekly Outbreak Report shows 182 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-2021-09-15-FINAL.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery