Oregon COVID High Positivity Rate Mystery Solved, 1,090 New Cases

PORTLAND, OR — Going into the weekend, the Oregon Health Authority reported a mixed bag of news. On the downside, a second straight day of more than 1,000 new cases after several days below 1,000. There were also 28 new deaths.

On the upside, the state reported that they'd solved a bothersome mystery. an extremely high positivity rate the day before.

OHA had said that the positivity rate had jumped to 14 percent, significantly above where it had been trending. After a review, officials said that they discovered that 3,094 cases had been misclassified because of "server issues."

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With the cases reclassified, the positivity rate for that day fell back to 6.2 percent, much more in line with where things had been.

Meanwhile, the state said that there were 1,090 new cases brought the state's total to 384,062. There were also 28 new deaths reported, bringing the toll to 4,914.

Here's the county by county breakdown of new cases:

Baker (13), Benton (17), Clackamas (79), Clatsop (2), Columbia (17), Coos (21), Crook (21), Curry (1), Deschutes (97), Douglas (60), Grant (6), Harney (2), Hood River (11), Jackson (49), Jefferson (21), Josephine (30), Klamath (33), Lake (1), Lane (83), Lincoln (16), Linn (64), Malheur (6), Marion (97), Morrow (6), Multnomah (140), Polk (22), Tillamook (5), Umatilla (23), Union (6), Wasco (3), Washington (111), Wheeler (1), and Yamhill (26).