November 16, 2021 9:40 a.m. 

Staff with the Oregon Health Authority are investigating a high-test positivity rate, reported on Tuesday.

OHA noted a 14 percent positivity rate. However. epidemiologists do not see other indications that the high rate is evidence of an impending surge, such as similar increases in hospitalizations. However, health officials will continue to investigate Tuesday’s numbers.

A release said OHA is reviewing whether technical issues over the weekend, including problems with a server that caused a backlog of electronic laboratory reports waiting to be processed, played a role in the high positivity rate. OHA said it will report results of its investigation in its daily news release in the coming days.