Coronavirus in Oregon: Weekly cases climb 50% as testing rebounds from holiday – oregonlive.com

Oregon posted a 50% increase in weekly coronavirus cases Monday, with the spike largely tied to a resurgence in testing following the Thanksgiving holiday.

The Oregon Health Authority recorded 6,435 cases in the past week, including 2,041 announced Monday for the preceding three days.

The jump in weekly cases corresponds with a roughly 44% increase in weekly testing. Both cases and tests plummeted during the Thanksgiving week, making the rapid climb less concerning, particularly given a continued decline in test positivity rates.

Oregon has seen weekly cases drop in 12 of the past 14 weeks, with no consecutive weeks of gains since August. Officials are expected to keep watch of any potential reversal in long-term trends, either from renewed spread of the delta variant or the new omicron variant, which has yet to be discovered in Oregon.

State health officials on Monday also announced 25 deaths.

Where the new cases are by county: Baker (7), Benton (69), Clackamas (214), Clatsop (18), Columbia (32), Coos (41), Crook (9), Curry (3), Deschutes (190), Douglas (84), Harney (4), Hood River (8), Jackson (111), Jefferson (17), Josephine (77), Klamath (11), Lake (7), Lane (132), Lincoln (20), Linn (115), Malheur (3), Marion (127), Morrow (6), Multnomah (351), Polk (22), Tillamook (18), Umatilla (11), Union (7), Wasco (11), Washington (276), Wheeler (2) and Yamhill (38).

Who died: State officials did not immediately disclose death details.

Hospitalizations: 418 people with confirmed COVID-19 infections are hospitalized, up 21 since Friday. That includes 115 people in intensive care, up 21 since Friday.

Vaccines: 10,214 people have been reported newly vaccinated since Friday.

Since it began: Oregon has reported 396,501 confirmed or presumed infections and 5,268 deaths, among the lowest per capita numbers in the nation. To date, the state has reported 6,227,271 vaccine doses administered, fully vaccinating 2,691,521 people and partially vaccinating 277,039 people.

To see more data and trends, visit https://projects.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/

-- Brad Schmidt; bschmidt@oregonian.com; 503-294-7628; @_brad_schmidt

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