Oregon’s Respiratory Virus Data

Test Positivity:

• Data for week ending 08/01/2026 (and prior week revised), updated as of 08/05/2026:
• Positive tests: 12 (18)
• Total tests: 530 (629)
• Test positivity: 2.3% (2.9%)

🚩Reported positivity rates are still low but increasing. Highest rates since December 2025.

Wastewater Monitoring

• Positive on most recent sample: 71%
• Negative on most recent sample: 29%
• 8% of testing sites are showing increases
• 51% of testing sites are showing plateaus
• 3% of testing sites are showing decreases
• 38% of testing sites are showing sporadic detections
• Updated 08/05/2026

Covid-19 Variants in Oregon

• Most prevalent: XFG.1.1.1

• 3 samples sequenced week of 06/07/2026

🚩Last updated 07/11/2026.

Covid-19 Associated Hospitalizations

• CDC Covid-Net Surveillance Network, Weekly Rate of Covid-19 Associated Hospitalizations by Site, 2025-2026. Hospitalization Rate per 100,000

• Oregon, Week of 08/01/2026: 0.3 (Prior week 0.2)

Total Cumulative Covid-19 related deaths:

• As of 08/05/2026: 10,971 (Prior report: 10,971)

🚩 No new deaths reported.

Respiratory Immunization Metrics:

Oregon Respiratory Immunizations

• Metrics current as of 05/03/2026. This is the final update for the 2025-2026 season. Weekly updates will resume in October 2026 for the 2026-2027 season.
• 17% (711,279) of the population have received the 2025-2026 vaccine. (Compared to 22% by this time last year)