Oregon sees new weekly high for Covid deaths

Last week Oregon had its highest weekly number of weekly deaths related to Covid so far in the pandemic. The Oregon Health Authority reported 195 people had died from Covid in the week ended Jan. 17, following a previous high of 177 the week before. The increase in deaths comes as the state saw a slight decline in new weekly cases. There were 7,860 cases during the week, down 4% from the week befor e. The OHA also reported a decline in the positive test rate during the week, falling to 5.9% from…
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