June 9, 2021 6:20 p.m.

The Oregon Health Authority’s COVID-19 Weekly Report, released on Wednesday, shows the sixth consecutive week of declining cases, and the lowest weekly state case total since last September.

OHA reported 1,725 new daily cases of COVID-19 during the week of Monday May 31st through Sunday June 6th. That represents a 26 percent decline from the previous week.

New COVID-19 related hospitalizations also declined from 190 to 112. That is also the lowest since last September.

There were 20 reported COVID-19 related deaths.

OHA said there were 72,443 tests for COVID-19 for the week of May 30th through June 5th. The percentage of positive tests was 3.8 percent.

People 70 years of age and older have accounted for 39 percent of COVID-19 related hospitalizations and 75 percent of COVID-19 related deaths.

The COVID-19 Weekly Outbreak Report shows 19 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. The report is linked: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/covid19/Documents/DataReports/COVID-19-Weekly-Outbreak-Report-2021-6-9-FINAL.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery