March 4, 2021 3:50 a.m.

The Oregon Health Authority’s COVID-19 Weekly Report shows increases in daily cases, hospitalizations and deaths from previous weeks.

OHA reported 2,652 new daily cases of COVID-19 during the week of Monday February 22nd through Sunday February 28th which is a 17 percent increase from the previous week.

New COVID-19 related hospitalizations also rose to 164, up from 159 the previous week.

Reported COVID-19 related deaths also increased to 57, up from 17 last week.

There were 120,678 tests for COVID-19 for the week of February 21st through February 27th. That was a sharp increase from the previous week. That week’s total was likely affected by the inclement weather event that took place in many states of the region.

Roughly 117,000 tests were administered on a weekly basis earlier this year. The percentage of positive tests was 3.7 percent.

People 70 years of age and older have accounted for 40 percent of COVID-19 associated hospitalizations and 77 percent of COVID-19 associated deaths.

The weekly report shows 56 active COVID-19 outbreaks in senior living communities and congregate care settings with three or more confirmed cases and one or more COVID-19 related deaths.

To see the complete report go to : https://www.oregon.gov/oha/covid19/Documents/DataReports/COVID-19-Weekly-Outbreak-Report-2021-3-3-FINAL.pdf