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Weekly OHA COVID Report Shows Decreases In Daily Cases & Hospitalizations

The Oregon Health Authority’s latest COVID-19 Weekly Report shows decreases in daily cases and hospitalizations and an increase in deaths.  OHA reported 11,655 new cases of COVID-19 during the week ending September 19.  That represents a 10% decrease from the previous week.  There were 579 new COVID-19 hospitalizations, down slightly from 592 last week.  There were 148 reported COVID-19 related deaths, up from 120 reported the previous week.  There were 140,538 tests for COVID-19 for the week of Sept. 12 through Sept. 18.   The percentage of positive tests was 10.5%, down from 12% the previous week and the lowest level of test positivity in six weeks.