Weekly update: OHA reporting 25 active senior living facility outbreaks in Lane County

This week's COVID-19 Weekly Outbreak Report from the Oregon Health Authority shows that as of Sunday, there are 187 active COVID-19 outbreaks statewide in senior living communities and congregate living settings, with three or more confirmed cases and one or more COVID-19-related deaths. A week ago, there were 182.

In Lane County, there are 256 active outbreaks, up three from a week ago.

There are two workplace outbreaks in Lane County, unchanged from a week ago:

There are three child care facility outbreaks in Lane County, up one from a week ago:

OHA reported 11,655 new cases of COVID-19 during the week of Sept. 13-19. That represents a 10% decrease from the previous week.

There were 579 new COVID-19 hospitalizations, down slightly from 592 last week.

There were 148 reported COVID-19 related deaths, up from 120 reported the previous week.

There were 140,538 tests for COVID-19 for the week of Sept. 12 through Sept. 18. The percentage of positive tests was 10.5%, down from 12% the previous week and the lowest level of test positivity in six weeks.

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