Oregon reported far fewer coronavirus cases in the week ending Sunday, adding 8,001 new cases. That’s down 11.2% from the previous week’s tally of 9,011 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 increased 7.4% from the week before, with 906,593 cases reported. With 1.27% of the country’s population, Oregon had 0.88% of the country’s cases in the last week. Across the country, 28 states had more cases in the latest week than they did in the week before.
Lane County reported 715 cases and five deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 871 cases and eight deaths. Throughout the pandemic it has reported 69,468 cases and 588 deaths.
Across Oregon, cases fell in 19 counties, with the best declines in Multnomah County, with 1,482 cases from 1,961 a week earlier; in Lane County, with 715 cases from 871; and in Clackamas County, with 599 cases from 744.
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Within Oregon, the worst weekly outbreaks on a per-person basis were in Grant County with 500 cases per 100,000 per week; Douglas County with 344; and Sherman County with 281. 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 1,482 cases; Washington County, with 1,080 cases; and Lane County, with 715. Weekly case counts rose in 15 counties from the previous week. The worst increases from the prior week’s pace were in Douglas, Polk and Union counties.
In Oregon, 79 people were reported dead of COVID-19 in the week ending Sunday. In the week before that, 112 people were reported dead.
A total of 850,352 people in Oregon have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began, and 8,101 people have died from the disease, Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the United States, 91,316,648 people have tested positive and 1,029,926 people have died.
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Oregon’s COVID-19 hospital admissions rising
USA TODAY analyzed federal hospital data as of Sunday, July 31.
Likely COVID-19 patients admitted in the state:
- Last week: 924
- The week before that: 891
- Four weeks ago: 984
Likely COVID-19 patients admitted in the nation:
- Last week: 75,143
- The week before that: 73,476
- Four weeks ago: 63,312
Hospitals in 24 states reported more COVID-19 patients than a week earlier, while hospitals in 21 states had more COVID-19 patients in intensive-care beds. Hospitals in 30 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.
