January 15, 2020 4:00 a.m.

The weekly report from the Oregon Health Authority shows sharp increases in daily cases and positive tests for COVID-19.

OHA reported 8,150 new daily cases during the week of Monday January 4th through Sunday January 10th. That is a 3 percent increase over the previous week. 357 people were hospitalized for COVID-19 during that time period. COVID-19 related deaths surged to 177, up from 73 the previous week.

There were 113,648 tests for COVID-19 for the week of January 3rd through January 9th. The percentage of positive tests increased to 8.2 percent. People age 20 to 49 have accounted for 55 percent of COVID-19 cases, while people age 70 and older have accounted for 77 percent of deaths associated with the virus.

OHA’s COVID-19 outbreak report shows 202 active COVID-19 outbreaks in senior living communities and congregate living settings, with 3 or more confirmed cases and 1 or more COVID-19 related deaths.

A link to the weekly reported is posted: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/covid19/Documents/DataReports/COVID-19-Weekly-Report-2021-1-13-FINAL.pdf