March 9, 2022 5:30 p.m.
The Oregon Health Authority’s COVID-19 Weekly Data Report, released Thursday, showed declines in weekly cases, COVID-19 related hospitalizations and deaths.
OHA reported 3,865 new cases of COVID-19 during the week of Monday February 28th through Sunday March 6th. That is a 28 percent decline from the previous week and a 94 percent drop from the peak case level Oregon experienced the week of January 17th through January 23rd.
OHA said there were 285 COVID-19 related hospitalizations. That is a 35 percent decrease from the previous week, and the lowest so far this year. There were 122 COVID-19 related deaths, down from 137 the previous week.
Reported COVID-19 tests dropped 13 percent. There were 115,142 tests administered. Test positivity dropped to 4.4 percent – the lowest since mid-July.
The COVID-19 Weekly Outbreak Report shows 197 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.
The Weekly Data Report and the Weekly Outbreak Report are both linked:
https://www.oregon.gov/oha/covid19/Documents/DataReports/Weekly-Outbreak-COVID-19-Report-2