Oregon reported far fewer coronavirus cases in the week ending Sunday, adding 4,231 new cases. That’s down 10.3% from the previous week’s tally of 4,719 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19.
Oregon ranked fifth among the states where coronavirus was spreading the slowest 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 17.1% from the week before, with 543,317 cases reported. With 1.27% of the country’s population, Oregon had 0.78% of the country’s cases in the last week. Across the country, 16 states had more cases in the latest week than they did in the week before.
The Labor Day holiday may have altered how many people can get tested and when, and when governments report testing results and deaths. This will skew week-to-week comparisons.
Lane County reported 327 cases and seven deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 393 cases and one death. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 71,938 cases and 613 deaths.
Across Oregon, cases fell in 23 counties, with the best declines in Jackson County, with 194 cases from 293 a week earlier; in Marion County, with 357 cases from 430; and in Lane County, with 327 cases from 393.
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Within Oregon, the worst weekly outbreaks on a per-person basis were in Wheeler County with 300 cases per 100,000 per week; Malheur County with 200; and Curry County with 183. 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 852 cases; Washington County, with 608 cases; and Clackamas County, with 386. Weekly case counts rose in 12 counties from the previous week. The worst increases from the prior week’s pace were in Yamhill, Multnomah and Polk counties.
In Oregon, 44 people were reported dead of COVID-19 in the week ending Sunday. In the week before that, 41 people were reported dead.
A total of 879,640 people in Oregon have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began, and 8,427 people have died from the disease, Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the United States 94,748,404 people have tested positive and 1,047,498 people have died.
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Oregon’s COVID-19 hospital admissions rising
USA TODAY analyzed federal hospital data as of Sunday, Sept. 4. Likely COVID patients admitted in the state:
- Last week: 740
- The week before that: 635
- Four weeks ago: 862
Likely COVID patients admitted in the nation:
- Last week: 63,337
- The week before that: 64,048
- Four weeks ago: 71,125
Hospitals in 10 states reported more COVID-19 patients than a week earlier, while hospitals in 15 states had more COVID-19 patients in intensive-care beds. Hospitals in 21 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.
