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OR COVID Cases Down, Deaths Up

(Portland, OR)  --  Cases of COVID-19 in Oregon are down over the last week, but deaths and hospitalizations are up.  The Oregon Health Authority reports the number of new cases declined 16-percent last week over the previous week.  New hospitalizations increased by ten to 265, and COVID-19-related deaths rose from 31 to 57, which is the highest weekly death toll in ten weeks.  The number of positive tests increased from six-point-one to six-point-four-percent.

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