SALEM — The Oregon Health Authority reported 15,716 new cases of COVID-19 from July 24 to Aug. 6 in its biweekly report released on Wednesday, Aug. 10.

The two-week total represents a 15.4% decline from the previous biweekly total of 18,567.

During the two-week period of July 24 to Aug. 6, test positivity was 13%, down slightly from 13.8% in the previous two-week period.

During the same two-week period Union County has reported 123 total cases, with 25 cases on July 25, 21 cases on Aug. 1 and 15 cases on Aug. 8. Union County has a seven-day average of five new cases.

Union County recorded one death on Aug. 8, the first since July 21.

Since the start of the pandemic, Union County has recorded 5,488 cases and 86 deaths.

The health authority’s COVID-19 Biweekly Congregate Care Setting Outbreak Report shows 206 active outbreaks in care facilities, senior living communities and congregate care living settings with three or more confirmed COVID-19 cases or one or more COVID-19-related deaths. 

La Grande Post Acute Rehab is on the active outbreaks list with 19 total cases since the outbreak was reported on July 27. There have been no deaths due to COVID-19 since the outbreak was reported at the facility.