July 15, 2022 3:00 a.m.
The Oregon Health Authority’s COVID-19 Biweekly Data Report, released on Thursday, shows an increase in COVID-19 related cases and hospitalizations and a slight decrease in deaths since the previous six-week period.
OHA reported 21,484 new cases of COVID-19 from June 26th to July 8th. That’s a 5.3 percent increase over the previous biweekly total of 20,410. Over the last six weeks, reported hospitalizations have increased slightly while deaths have decreased slightly.
OHA said during the two-week period of June 26th to July 8th, test positivity was 15.1 percent. That is up from 13.6 percent in the previous two-week period.
The COVID-19 Biweekly Outbreak Report shows 225 active outbreaks in care facilities, senior living communities and congregate care living settings with three or more confirmed COVID-19 cases or one or more COVID-19 related deaths.
The biweekly data report and the biweekly outbreak report are linked: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/covid19/Documents/DataReports/Biweekly-Data-COVID-19-Report-2022-07-13-FINAL.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery