New COVID-19 cases dipped in Jackson and Josephine counties over the past week and rose statewide, according to Oregon Health Authority data released Wednesday.
OHA reported 148 new cases in Jackson County over the past week, down from 197 new cases the week before.
For Josephine County, OHA reported 95 new cases for the past week, a drop from 147 new cases the previous week.
Statewide, OHA reported 3,610 new cases over the past week, up from 3,375 the week before.
No Jackson or Josephine County residents died of COVID-19-related causes Oct. 12-18. Across Oregon, three people died of COVID-19-related causes during the past week, OHA said.
Hospitals in Jackson and Josephine counties were caring Wednesday for 49 patients with the virus. Across Oregon, 250 hospital patients had the virus, according to state hospitalization data.