April 22, 2021 4:00 a.m. 

The Oregon Health Authority’s COVID-19 Weekly Report shows a fourth consecutive week of surging daily cases and higher hospitalizations than the previous week.

OHA reported 4,742 new daily cases of COVID-19 during the week of Monday April 12th through Sunday April 18th. That represents a 27 percent increase from the previous week and marks the fourth consecutive week in which daily cases have increased by at least 20 percent.

New COVID-19 related hospitalizations rose to 171, up from 156 last week.

There were 19 reported COVID-19 related deaths.

OHA said there were 113,817 tests for COVID-19 for the week of April 11th through April 17th. The percentage of positive tests was 5.3 percent.

People 70 years of age and older have accounted for 40 percent of COVID-19 related hospitalizations and 76 percent of COVID-19 related deaths.

The COVID-19 Weekly Report shows 24 active COVID-19 outbreaks in senior living communities and congregate living settings with three or more confirmed cases and one or more COVID-19 related deaths.

A link to the full report is posted: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/covid19/Documents/DataReports/COVID-19-Weekly-Outbreak-Report-2021-4-21-FINAL.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery