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Omicron variant a question mark

  • By Gary A. Warner, Oregon Capital Bureau

The likely arrival of the new omicron variant and questions about its strength and speed are clouding an otherwise cautiously optimistic outlo…

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Brown orders masks worn indoors as COVID-19 hits record levels in Oregon

  • By GARY WARNER Oregon Capital Bureau
  • Updated

 Gov. Kate Brown ordered face masks be worn indoors in public places beginning Friday as state health officials worry the highly contagious delta variant of COVID-19 is getting out of control.

 

Gov. Kate Brown ordered face masks be worn indoors in public places beginning Friday as state health officials worry the highly contagious delta variant of COVID-19 is getting out of control.

COVID-19: Struggle ongoing as variant spreads
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COVID-19: Struggle ongoing as variant spreads

  • By Mark Gibson Columbia Gorge News
  • Updated

Gorge communities continue to see a sharp increase in COVID-19 infections, with Wasco County reporting 96 cases over the last two weeks, an infection rate which would have placed the county into the “extreme risk” category under previous state metrics.

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Masking, vaccines and the COVID-19 delta variant

  • Dr. Mimi Miriam D. McDonell, MD, Health Officer North Central Public Health District

As many people have heard, across the country, in Oregon, and in our own region, COVID-19 cases have increased significantly over the past two…