Oregon reported the lowest number of coronavirus cases in the week ending Sunday, adding 3,306 new cases. This is 22% less than last week, when there were 4,237 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19.
A USA TODAY analysis of data from Johns Hopkins University shows Oregon ranked 23rd among the states where the coronavirus was spreading the fastest. In the last week, the number of cases of coronavirus in the United States decreased by 16.4% compared to the previous week, and there were 250,233 cases. With 1.27% of the nation’s population, Oregon had 1.32% of the nation’s cases in the past week. Across the country, eight states reported more cases in the past week than the previous week.
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Lane County has reported 288 cases and two deaths in the past week. A week ago, it reported 375 cases and four deaths. Across the pandemic, it has reported 73,662 cases and 637 deaths.
Across Oregon, cases fell in 26 counties, with the biggest drop in Clackamas County, with 275 cases from 433 a week ago; in Marion County, with 216 cases out of 356; and in Multnomah County, with 679 of 809 cases.
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Within Oregon, the worst weekly outbreak per person was in Crook County with 164 cases per 100,000 per week; Josephine County with 162; and Wheeler County with 150. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the high rate of community transmission ranges from 100 cases to 100,000 per week.
Adding new cases overall, Multnomah County with 679 cases; Washington County, with 461 cases; and Lane County, with 288. The weekly number of cases in eight counties increased from the previous week. The biggest increases from the previous week’s pace were in Josephine, Jackson and Benton counties.
In Oregon, 32 people died of COVID-19 in the week ending Sunday. In the previous week, 29 deaths were reported.
Data from Johns Hopkins University shows that a total of 902,319 people in Oregon have tested positive for the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, and 8,622 people have died from the disease. In the United States, 96,952,191 people have tested positive and 1,065,109 have died.
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The number of hospital admissions for COVID-19 in Oregon is increasing
USA TODAY analyzed federal hospital data through Sunday.
Likely cases of COVID-19 in the state:
- Last week: 717
- A week before: 668
- Four weeks ago: 657
Probability of patients with COVID-19 in the country:
- Last week: 50,945
- A week before: 49,442
- Four weeks ago: 55,544
Hospitals in 23 states reported more COVID-19 patients than a week ago, while hospitals in 21 states had more COVID-19 patients in intensive care beds. Hospitals in 29 states admitted more COVID-19 patients in the past week than the week before, a USA TODAY analysis of U.S. Health and Human Services data shows.
The USA TODAY Network is publishing local versions of this story on its news sites around the country, compiled with information from Johns Hopkins University and the Centers for Disease Control. If you have questions about information or a story, contact Mike Stucka [email protected].
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