August 25, 2021 4:40 p.m. 

The Oregon Health Authority’s COVID-19 Weekly Report, released on Wednesday, shows continued increases in daily cases, hospitalizations and deaths.

OHA reported 14,800 new cases of COVID-19 during the week of Monday August 15th through Sunday August 22nd. That represents a 16 percent increase over the previous week.

OHA said there were 601 new COVID-19 hospitalizations, up from 546 last week. That marked the 7th consecutive week of increases.

There were 87 reported COVID-19 related deaths, up from 46 the previous week.

OHA said there were 149,836 tests for COVID-19 for the week of August 15th through August 21st. The percentage of positive tests increased to 12.3 percent, up from 11.8 percent the previous week.

The COVID-19 Weekly Outbreak Report shows 103 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/Weekly-Outbreak-COVID-19-Report-2021-08-25-FINAL.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery