(Portland, OR) -- Oregon is marking a third straight day of record-breaking COVID-19 case numbers. The Oregon Health Authority reported seven-thousand-615 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, setting a new daily record. The department also reported nine new deaths from COVID-19. There are 588 people hospitalized with the virus statewide, which is 65 more than on Wednesday. There have now been five-thousand-728 deaths and 449-thousand-267 cases of COVID-19 in Oregon since the pandemic began.