Coronavirus in Oregon: New weekly cases fall amid drop in testing; hospitalizations exceed 300

Newly recognized coronavirus instances fell for the primary time for the reason that second omicron wave started in late March, with 13% fewer new infections reported through the week ending Monday as in comparison with the week ending Might 23.

Common each day new instances dropped from a latest peak of practically 1,690 per day one week in the past to about 1,450. State well being officers have beforehand indicated they imagine the present COVID-19 wave could also be reaching its peak.

However the reported decline comes along side the Memorial Day vacation weekend, which noticed a virtually 20% drop in testing in comparison with the identical timeframe within the earlier week. Check positivity charges stay excessive, averaging 13.7% over the previous 4 days, indicating that extra testing would have caught extra instances.

The reported decline in instances ends eight consecutive weeks of rising case tallies. The Oregonian/OregonLive calculated the decline utilizing cumulative case numbers reported Tuesday in comparison with the overall from every week earlier, as a substitute of the everyday Monday reporting cycle. That’s as a result of the Oregon Well being Authority declined to launch cumulative counts for the Memorial Day vacation.

In the meantime, hospitalizations have climbed to 303 and, in line with an Oregon Well being & Science College forecast, might max out at about 330 occupied beds subsequent week.

Because it started: Oregon has reported 765,449 confirmed or presumed infections and seven,635 deaths.

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The place the most recent instances are by county within the eight days since Might 23: Baker (16), Benton (334), Clackamas (1259), Clatsop (67), Columbia (124), Coos (135), Criminal (61), Curry (38), Deschutes (696), Douglas (211), Gilliam (1), Grant (10), Harney (18), Hood River (65), Jackson (462), Jefferson (54), Josephine (130), Klamath (66), Lake (6), Lane (1064), Lincoln (97), Linn (282), Malheur (18), Marion (862), Morrow (5), Multnomah (2982), Polk (242), Sherman (2), Tillamook (60), Umatilla (73), Union (24), Wallowa (10), Wasco (73), Washington (2114) and Yamhill (212).

Hospitalizations: 303 folks with confirmed coronavirus infections are hospitalized, up 25 since Monday, Might 23. That features 29 folks in intensive care, up 5 since Might 23.

Vaccinations: As of Might 23, the state has reported totally vaccinating 2,913,135 folks (68.3% of the inhabitants), partially vaccinating 288,435 folks (6.8%) and boosting 1,640,138 (38.4%).

New deaths: Since Might 23, the Oregon Well being Authority has reported 44 further deaths related to COVID-19.

— Fedor Zarkhin