June 3, 2022 5:20 a.m.
The Oregon Health Authority’s COVID-19 Biweekly Data Report, released on Thursday, shows an increase in COVID-19 related cases, hospitalizations and death since the previous biweekly period.
OHA reported 22,845 new cases of COVID-19 from May 16 to May 29. That is a 24 percent increase over the previous biweekly total of 18,447.
OHA said there were 549 new COVID-19 related hospitalizations during the biweekly period, more than double from the 208 reported during the previous two-week period.
Dr Paul Cieslak, medical director for communicable diseases and immunizations at OHA said, “The increases we are seeing with COVID-19 cases statewide confirm that the virus is still widespread through Oregon, even though many of us are ready to move on”. Cieslak said health officials anticipate, based on the latest modeling, that hospitalizations will peak around the second week of June and then start to come down.
There were 58 COVID-19 related deaths, up from the 50 reported during the previous two weeks.
OHA said during the two-week period of May 15 through May 28, 196,549 tests for COVID-19 were reported to OHA. Of those, 12.1 percent were positive – up from the 10.5 percent positivity rate reported during the previous two-week period.
The new COVID-19 Biweekly Outbreak Report shows 153 active outbreaks in care facilities, senior living communities and congregate care living settings with three or more confirmed COVID-19 cases or one or more COVID-19 related deaths.
The Data Report and the Outbreak Report are linked: