November 24, 2021 3:00 p.m. 

The Oregon Health Authority’s COVID-19 Weekly Report, released on Wednesday, shows a decrease in daily cases and hospitalizations, and an increase in deaths: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/covid19/Documents/DataReports/Weekly-Data-COVID-19-Report-2021-11-24-FINAL.pdf

OHA reported 5,698 new cases of COVID-19 during the week of Monday November 15th through Sunday November 21st. That represents a 2.4 percent decrease from the previous week, despite a 19 percent increase in reported tests.

OHA said there were 133,410 tests for COVID-19 for the week of November 14th through November 20th. The percentage of positive tests declined slightly to 6 percent, down from 6.5 percent the previous week.

The overall incidence of reported COVID-19 in Oregon varied by county vaccination rate but continues to be less in counties with higher vaccination rates and the lowest in the 5 counties where the vaccination rates were more than 70 percent.

OHA said there were 268 new COVID-19 hospitalizations, down from 356 last week – a 25 percent drop.

There were 214 reported COVID-19 related deaths, up from 183 reported the previous week, bringing the state’s toll for the pandemic to more than 5,000. The past 3 weeks of data for COVID-19 related deaths also reflect ongoing data reconciliation of COVID-19 related deaths that primarily occurred from May to August of this year.

The COVID-19 Weekly Outbreak Report shows 61 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-Data-COVID-19-Report-2021-11-24-FINAL.pdf