First drop in positive test rate in 2 months, despite long test time
PORTLAND, Oregon (KTVZ) – The number of COVID-19 state fatalities has not changed since Sunday and remains at 289, along with 340 new cases, including 21 in central Oregon, the Health Authority reported Monday. from Oregon.
The Oregon Health Authority reported 340 new confirmed and suspected cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 am Monday, bringing the state total to 17,088 cases, along with 365,478 negative test results.
New cases are found in the following counties: Benton (2), Clackamas (7), Columbia (1), Coos (1), Crook (1), Deschutes (11), Douglas (1), Harney (1), Hood River (1), Jackson (11), Jefferson (9), Lane (8), Lincoln (1), Malheur (8), Marion (26), Morrow (4), Multnomah (119), Polk (9) , Umatilla (47), Wasco (1), Washington (61) and Yamhill (9).
It was the first time in more than two weeks, since July 11, that the state has not reported any new deaths from COVID-19 in its daily updates.
However, the OHA list does not yet include the two most recent COVID-19 deaths in central Oregon that occurred last Thursday and have been reported by local officials and family: Sharran Weeks, 79, at Mt. Bachelor Memory Care in Bend, and Shirley Stayhi Heath, the wife of former Warm Springs boss Delvis Heath Sr.
The St. Charles Health System reported 10 patients with COVID-19 on Monday, up from 16 last week. Two patients are in the ICU and on ventilators.
The weekly summary of COVID tests shows a decreasing positive rate
According to the OHA Weekly Summary of Tests, 38,179 COVID-19 test results were reported last week, of which 4.8 percent were positive. This represents the first weekly decrease in the percentage of positivity since it began to increase in late May.
Unfortunately, OHA continues to receive widespread reports of extended response time from commercial laboratories; in some cases, results are reported up to two weeks after sample collection. Supply shortages due to supply chain problems remain a concern and OHA is closely monitoring the situation.
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