Oregon reported far fewer coronavirus cases in the week ending Sunday, adding 9,011 new cases. That’s down 10.7% from the previous week’s tally of 10,093 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19.
Oregon ranked 35th among the states where coronavirus was spreading the fastest on a per-person basis, a USA TODAY Network analysis of Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the latest week coronavirus cases in the United States decreased 7.7% from the week before, with 862,778 cases reported. With 1.27% of the country’s population, Oregon had 1.04% of the country’s cases in the last week. Across the country, 23 states had more cases in the latest week than they did in the week before.
Marion County reported 687 cases and 11 deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 859 cases and one death. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 78,398 cases and 755 deaths.
Polk County reported 173 cases and one death in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 240 cases and one death. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 17,929 cases and 141 deaths.
Across Oregon, cases fell in 28 counties, with the best declines in Multnomah County, with 1,961 cases from 2,199 a week earlier; in Marion County, with 687 cases from 859; and in Clackamas County, with 744 cases from 865.
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Within Oregon, the worst weekly outbreaks on a per-capita basis were in Grant County with 570 cases per 100,000 per week; Deschutes County with 273; and Coos County with 267. The Centers for Disease Control says high levels of community transmission begin at 100 cases per 100,000 per week.
Adding the most new cases overall were Multnomah County, with 1,961 cases; Washington County, with 1,205 cases; and Lane County, with 871. Weekly case counts rose in seven counties from the previous week. The worst increases from the prior week’s pace were in Clatsop, Hood River and Lake counties.
In Oregon, 112 people were reported dead of COVID-19 in the week ending Sunday. In the week before that, 59 people were reported dead.
A total of 842,351 people in Oregon have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began, and 8,022 people have died from the disease, Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the United States 90,410,386 people have tested positive and 1,026,951 people have died.
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Oregon’s COVID-19 hospital admissions falling
USA TODAY analyzed federal hospital data as of Sunday, July 24. Likely COVID-19 patients admitted in the state:
- Last week: 929
- The week before that: 954
- Four weeks ago: 922
Likely COVID-19 patients admitted in the nation:
- Last week: 75,961
- The week before that: 70,927
- Four weeks ago: 61,308
Hospitals in 33 states reported more COVID-19 patients than a week earlier, while hospitals in 33 states had more COVID-19 patients in intensive-care beds. Hospitals in 38 states admitted more COVID-19 patients in the latest week than a week prior, the USA TODAY analysis of U.S. Health and Human Services data shows.
The USA TODAY Network is publishing localized versions of this story on its news sites across the country, generated with data from Johns Hopkins University and the Centers for Disease Control. If you have questions about the data or the story, contact Mike Stucka at mstucka@gannett.com.
