Oregon reports 30 more COVID-19 deaths, 1,243 new cases ktvz.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ktvz.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Dec 10, 2020
The Oregon Health Authority’s COVID-19 weekly report shows weekly highs for COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations for the third consecutive week.
OHA reported 10,355 new daily cases during the week of Monday, Nov. 30 through Sunday, Dec. 6, a 14% increase over the previous week and the seventh consecutive record high weekly case count.
Hospitalizations associated with COVID-19 increased to 494, a 24% increase and an average of 70 per day.
There were 133 reported COVID-19 reported deaths, up from 86 the previous week and an average of 19 per day – the highest since the pandemic began.
People aged 20 to 49 have accounted for 55% of the cases, while people 70 and older have accounted for 76%of the deaths.
College athletes, Trail Blazers, are most tested in Oregon for coronavirus. Many ask: Why not hospital workers? OregonLive.com 12/10/2020 Aimee Green, oregonlive.com
The reality of Oregon’s coronavirus testing hierarchy is not lost on Bend nurse Corey Sattler.
Professional and college athletes have been the most frequently tested people in the state during their seasons: The Timbers four times a week. The Trail Blazers daily. And football and basketball players at the state’s two Pac-12 Conference schools six times per week.
With 285 players among the university teams at Oregon and Oregon State, that’s a weekly total of nearly 1,700 tests.
Coronavirus in Oregon: State reports 1,243 new cases, 30 more deaths as hospitalizations continue to climb oregonlive.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from oregonlive.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.