January 5, 2021 4:30 p.m. 

The Oregon Health Authority’s COVID-19 Weekly Report, released on Wednesday, showed skyrocketing daily cases and a sharp increase in COVID-19 related hospitalizations, while deaths declined. https://www.oregon.gov/oha/covid19/Documents/DataReports/Weekly-Data-COVID-19-Report-2022-01-05-FINAL.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

OHA reported 16,971 new cases of COVID-19 during the week of Monday December 27th through Sunday January 2nd, a staggering 140 percent increase over the previous week.

OHA said there were 290 new COVID-19 hospitalizations, compared to 185 last week – a 57 percent increase. There were 43 reported COVID-19 related deaths, down from 89 reported the previous week.

OHA reported 136,474 tests for COVID-19 for the week of December 26th through January 1st, with the percentage of positive tests more than doubling from 7.4 percent to 15.7 percent.

The COVID-19 Weekly Outbreak Report shows 64 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-2022-01-05-FINAL.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery