Oregon reported 4,269 new cases of coronavirus in the week ending Sunday, down 6.1% from the previous week. The previous week had 4,544 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19.
Oregon ranked 20th 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 19.4% from the week before, with 323,859 cases reported. With 1.27% of the country’s population, Oregon had 1.32% of the country’s cases in the last week. Across the country, 10 states had more cases in the latest week than they did in the week before.
Lane County reported 299 cases and six deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 314 cases and six deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 72,999 cases and 631 deaths.
Across Oregon, cases fell in 18 counties, with the best declines in Multnomah County, with 836 cases from 983 a week earlier; in Clackamas County, with 395 cases from 453; and in Marion County, with 354 cases from 408.
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Within Oregon, the worst weekly outbreaks on a per-person basis were in Lake County with 369 cases per 100,000 per week; Jefferson County with 276; and Grant County with 222. 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 836 cases; Washington County, with 597 cases; and Clackamas County, with 395. Weekly case counts rose in 14 counties from the previous week. The worst increases from the prior week’s pace were in Benton, Jefferson and Linn counties.
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In Oregon, 41 people were reported dead of COVID-19 in the week ending Sunday. In the week before that, 28 people were reported dead.
A total of 894,776 people in Oregon have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began, and 8,561 people have died from the disease, Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the United States 96,397,885 people have tested positive and 1,059,605 people have died.
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Oregon’s COVID-19 hospital admissions falling
USA TODAY analyzed federal hospital data as of Sunday, Oct. 2.
Likely COVID patients admitted in the state:
- Last week: 638
- The week before that: 678
- Four weeks ago: 714
Likely COVID patients admitted in the nation:
- Last week: 51,355
- The week before that: 53,692
- Four weeks ago: 61,434
Hospitals in 17 states reported more COVID-19 patients than a week earlier, while hospitals in 25 states had more COVID-19 patients in intensive-care beds. Hospitals in 17 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.
