April 21, 2022 4:20 a.m.
The Oregon Health Authority’s COVID-19 Biweekly Data Report, released on Wednesday, shows an increase in cases and deaths and a slight decrease in disease-related hospitalizations over the previous biweekly period.
OHA reported 5,980 new cases of COVID-19 during the weeks of April 4th to April 17th. That is a 76 percent increase over the previous biweekly total.
There were 202 COVID-19 related hospitalizations during the biweekly period, a drop from 245 reported over the previous two weeks.
OHA said there were 241 COVID-19 related deaths, up slightly from the 239 reported during the prior two weeks.
There were 145,100 tests administered during the weeks of April 3 to April 16, with a test positivity rate of 3.6 percent.
The COVID-19 Biweekly Outbreak Report shows 31 total active outbreaks in care facilities, senior living communities and congregate living settings with three or more confirmed COVID-19 cases and one or more COVID-19 related deaths.
Learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine situation in Oregon at: https://covidvaccine.oregon.gov/
The biweekly report and the outbreak report are linked: