May 19, 2022 4:20 a.m.
The Oregon Health Authority’s COVID-19 Biweekly Data report, released on Wednesday, shows an increase in cases and COVID-19-related deaths and a decrease in COVID-19-related hospitalizations since the previous biweekly period.
OHA reported 18,447 new cases of COVID-19 from May 2 to May 15, a 51 percent rise over the previous biweekly total of 12,234.
There were 208 new COVID-19-related hospitalizations during the biweekly period, down slightly from 218 reported during the previous two-week period. The state is expected to see more than 300 COVID-19-positive patients in Oregon’s hospitals by early June.
OHA said there were 58 COVID-19 related deaths, up from the 50 reported during the previous two weeks.
There were 193,475 tests for COVID-19 administered during the weeks of May 1 to May 14, with a test positivity rate of 10.5 percent.
The COVID-19 Biweekly Outbreak Report shows 104 total active outbreaks in care facilities, senior living communities and congregate care living settings with three or more COVID-19 cases or one or more COVID-19-related deaths.
Both new reports are linked: