May 27, 2020
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OHA’s COVID-19 Weekly Report was released today, showing that OHA recorded 289 new cases of COVID-19 infection last week, a 26 percent drop from the previous week, while tests reported rose by five percent to 17,214. The percentage of tests that came back positive fell to 1.7 percent. The percentage of positive tests is a key indicator that OHA’s epidemiologists track to understand the spread of COVID-19. The lower the percentage of positive tests the better. Regrettably, deaths rose by 10 last week, to 148 people (0.3 deaths per 10,000 Oregonians) since the beginning of the outbreak.
New this week in the Weekly Report is a breakdown of where Oregonians are hospitalized with COVID-19. The data, which are based on voluntary hospital reporting, show hospitals with 10 or more cases with specific numbers while hospitals with fewer than 10 hospitalized COVID-19 patients are listed without specific numbers.
Also of note: The COVID-19 Weekly Report has changed the publication day from Tuesdays to Wednesdays, starting today.
As of May 24, 2020, self-service for gas will no longer be allowed in parts of the state where it had been temporarily allowed.
You may have questions about this change and what it means in your community. The Office of the State Fire Marshall has developed Self-Service Rules Change FAQs.
For rural parts of the state that do allow self-service for gasoline, the CDC has developed a few tips to help keep you safe while fueling up your vehicle.
You can find more tips for running essential errands on the CDC webpage.
The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from yesterday and remains at 148, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today.
Oregon Health Authority reported 71 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today bringing the state total to 4,038.
The new confirmed and presumptive cases reported today are in the following counties: Clackamas (4), Hood River (1), Jackson (5), Lake (2), Lincoln (2), Marion (6), Multnomah (41), Polk (2), Wasco (2), Washington (5), Yamhill (1).
To see more case and county level data, please visit the Oregon Health Authority website, which OHA updates once a day: www.healthoregon.org/coronavirus.
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