March 2, 2022 5:30 p.m.
The Oregon Health Authority’s COVID-19 Weekly Report, released on Wednesday, shows declines in weekly cases and COVID-19 related hospitalizations, but higher deaths. https://www.oregon.gov/oha/covid19/Documents/DataReports/Weekly-Data-COVID-19-Report-2022-03-02-FINAL.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
OHA reported 5,337 new cases of COVID-19 during the week of Monday February 21st through Sunday February 28th. That’s a 43 percent decline from the previous week and a 90 percent drop from the peak case level Oregon experienced the week of January 17th through January 23rd.
During the week of February 21st through February 28th, there were 438 COVID-19 related hospitalizations – a 31 percent decrease over the previous week. COVID-19 related deaths increased to 137 from 111 the previous week.
Reported COVID-19 test results dropped 13 percent. There were 113,657 tests administered. Test positivity dropped to 6.4 percent.
The COVID-19 Weekly Outbreak report shows 268 total active outbreaks in care facilities, senior living communities and congregate living settings, with 3 or more confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1 or more COVID-19 related deaths. https://www.oregon.gov/oha/covid19/Documents/DataReports/Weekly-Outbreak-COVID-19-Report-2022-03-02-FINAL.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery’