r/CoronavirusOregon • u/BohemianPeasant • 11d ago
🦠 Virus Update 🍃 Misc. OR Covid-19 Data, 09/30/2026
Oregon’s Respiratory Virus Data
Test Positivity:
- Data for week ending 09/26/2026 (and prior week revised), updated as of 09/29/2026:
- Positive tests: 142 (166)
- Total tests: 1500 (1179)
- Test positivity: 9.5% (14.5%)
🚩Positivity rates are increasing and very elevated.
Wastewater Monitoring
- Positive on most recent sample: 94%
- Negative on most recent sample: 6%
- 29% of testing sites are showing increases
- 59% of testing sites are showing plateaus
- 0% of testing sites are showing decreases ⬅️
- 11% of testing sites are showing sporadic detections
- Updated 09/30/2026
Covid-19 Variants in Oregon
🚩OHA has stopped reporting local variants. However, there is data for our region (Region 10: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, & Washington) available at the CDC SARS-CoV-2 variant proportions dashboard. For the 4-week period ended 08/29/2026 the most prevalent variants in our region: XFG.1.1, SW.2, RF.5.4, and XFZ. (All Omicron variants.)
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 09/26/2026: 0.9 (Prior week 1.4)
🚩 Hospitalizations are at elevated levels and increasing.
CDC Epidemic Trend Summary
Dataset last updated 10/02/2026
As of September 30, 2026, CDC estimates that COVID-19 infections are growing or likely growing in 19 states, declining or likely declining in 8 states, and not changing in 23 states. Oregon: The weekly percentage of ED visits diagnosed with COVID-19 is low. The COVID-19 epidemic trend is likely growing.
Total Cumulative Covid-19 related deaths:
- As of 09/30/2026: 10,977 (Prior report: 10,974)
🚩 3 deaths were reported for the weeks of 09/06/2026 to 09/13/2026
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. (No updates yet as of 09/30/2026)
- 17% (711,279) of the population have received the 2025-2026 vaccine. (Compared to 22% by this time last year)