September 9, 2020 10:45 a.m. 

On Tuesday, the Oregon Health Authority released its weekly testing summary.

It showed that, as of 26,855 people tested during the week of August 30th to September 5th, 1,163, or 4.3 percent were positive. As in past weeks, the total for that week is likely to rise as test results continue to be reported to OHA.

As of September 5th, Oregon’s cumulative positivity rate is 4.6 percent of people tested. This is considerably lower than the national average of 8 percent.

The report said a declining test positivity test rate shows that Oregonian’s efforts to use face coverings, physically distance, and avoid gatherings, is helping to slow the spread of COVID-19.

A link to the summary is posted with our story at www.541radio.com. https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/DISEASESCONDITIONS/DISEASESAZ/Emerging%20Respitory%20Infections/Oregon-COVID-19-Testing-Summary-2020-09-08.pdf