Oregon reports no new COVID-19 deaths, 192 new cases; positive test rate falls
(Update: Weekly testing report shows decline)
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from Sunday and remains at 388, the Oregon Health Authority reported Monday. It later noted another weekly drop in the rate of positive tests.
Oregon Health Authority reported 192 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Monday, bringing the state total to 23,451 cases and 467,766 negative test results.
The new cases are in the following counties: Clackamas (12), Clatsop (1), Columbia (3), Crook (1), Deschutes (6), Douglas (2), Jackson (17), Jefferson (2), Josephine (1), Lane (4), Lincoln (2), Linn (5), Malheur (11), Marion (30), Multnomah (57), Polk (3), Umatilla (7), Wasco (1), Washington (23), and Yamhill (4).
Crook County has had 53 COVID-19 cases, one death and 1,956 negative test results. Deschutes County has had 645 cases, 11 deaths and 20,759 negative test results. Jefferson County has had 413 cases, five deaths and 3,783 negative test results.
St. Charles Health System reported eight COVID-19 patients as of 9:45 a.m. Monday, with one patient in the ICU but not on a ventilator.
OHA Releases Weekly Testing Report
OHA released its Weekly Testing Report today, which showed that as of August 15, Oregon’s cumulative positive testing rate is 4.5 percent of tests performed. This is considerably lower than the national average of 9 percent. Of the 25,678 tests performed and reported the week of Aug. 9–15, 1,388 (5.4 percent) were positive. The total for that week is likely to rise as test results continue to be reported to OHA. It is reassuring that test positivity is relatively stable, which suggests that the number of people newly infected with COVID-19 each week is no longer increasing rapidly.
Data note: In last week’s Testing Summary, OHA reported 25,744 tests performed in the week of Aug. 2–8. As results have continued to be reported to OHA, in today’s summary the total for that week has risen to 34,466. Such lags are expected as OHA is now publishing testing data by the date on which specimens were collected. As such, prior weeks’ data are being updated continuously.
OHA to report on PPE supply in hospitals
Starting Tuesday, OHA will begin reporting on supplies and inventory of personal protective equipment (PPE) in hospitals and medical facilities across Oregon.
The information will be published as part of the hospital capacity report issued every week. Gathering and reporting this information will ensure there is sufficient supply of this critically important equipment.
Examples of PPE include:
- Respirators
- Surgical masks, gloves gowns
- Face shields
Stay informed about COVID-19:
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United States response: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention leads the U.S. response.
Global response: The World Health Organization guides the global response.
