Oregon State Epidemiologist Dr. Dean Sidelinger says the over 2400 COVID-19 cases diagnosed last week was up 26 percent from the previous week.  Sidelinger said hospitalizations are on the rise, but not as quickly as new infections in part because the state is seeing more cases in younger people who are healthier and have milder symptoms.  He also said hospital treatments continue to improve, and the state currently has an adequate number of intensive care unit beds and ventilators, but added a cautionary note that if left unchecked COVID-19 case increases could overwhelm Oregon’s health care system.  Sidelinger says large outbreaks in workplaces and long-term care facilities are accounting for a diminishing proportion of cases, and the state has more resources to assist with isolation and quarantine.  But sporadic cases are growing, accounting for nearly half of the cases in the last week, and that means there is community spread.