Coronavirus updates Thursday: Two percent of Oregonians have been diagnosed with COVID-19
Register-Guard
Oregon continues to break records for COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, Oregon Health Authority reported in its weekly update.
The state reported 10,355 new cases between Nov. 30 and Dec. 6. That’s a 14% increase over the previous week and sets a record high for the seventh week in a row.
Through Dec. 6, a total of 85,788 cases had been reported. That means 2% of Oregonians have had positive or presumptive cases.
COVID-19 hospitalizations for last week increased to 494, a 24% increase over the previous week.
There were 133 COVID-19 deaths reported over the week, an average of 19 per day. That’s the highest since the pandemic began.