The highly contagious COVID-19 delta variant has caused a steep increase in the number of infections in Oregon — but with different impacts across the state.
“Oregon is open, but the pandemic is not over,” said Oregon Health Director Pat Allen during a press call Thursday.
kAmr~'xs\`h :?764E:@?D 3J E96 56=E2 G2C:2?E 92G6 5@F3=65 :? E96 A2DE H66<[ =625:?8 E@ 2 ?6H DA:<6 :? E@E2= ?F>36CD] ~wp C6A@CE65 E96 ?F>36C @7 56=E2 G2C:2?E 42D6D 925 C:D6? adT 36EH66? (65?6D52J 2?5 %9FCD52J 2=@?6]k^Am
kAm%96 56=E2 G2C:2?E ?@H 244@F?ED 7@C @G6C 92=7 @7 2== r~'xs\`h 42D6D :? ~C68@? 2?5 :D =:<6=J E@ C:D6[ >:CC@C:?8 E96 ?2E:@?2= 2G6C286 @7 g_T]k^Am
kAm%96 DE2E:DE:4D H6C6 C@==65 @FE 2E ~wp’D 7:CDE 9:89 AC@7:=6 AC6DD 3C:67:?8 D:?46 v@G] z2E6 qC@H? 6?565 DE2E6H:56 r~'xs\`h C6DEC:4E:@?D yF?6 b_]k^Am
kAm%96 C:D6 :? 42D6D 4@>6D 2D G244:?2E:@?D :? E96 DE2E6 92G6 D=@H65 E@ 2 EC:4<=6] (9:=6 23@FE a]c >:==:@? C6D:56?ED 92G6 C646:G65 2E =62DE @?6 D9@E @7 G244:?6[ p==6? D2:5 E96 =2E6DE 52:=J ?F>36C @7 ?6H :?@4F=2E:@?D H2D 23@FE a[___] %92E’D 5@H? 7C@> 2 A62< @7 @G6C d_[___ @? D@>6 52JD :? 62C=J pAC:=]k^Am
kAmp==6? D2:5 r~'xs\`h 42D6D 2C6 DFC8:?8[ FA E6?7@=5 :? E96 A2DE H66<] %96 56=E2 G2C:2?E DAC625D FA E@ fdT 72DE6C E92? E96 @C:8:?2= G:CFD E92E 7:CDE 2AA62C65 :? ~C68@? :? u63CF2CJ a_a_]k^Am
kAm%96 DAC625 @7 E96 G:CFD :D ?@E 6G6?=J DAC625 E9C@F89@FE ~C68@? 2D :? 62C=:6C DA:<6D[ ~wp C6A@CE65]k^Am
kAmp==6? D:?8=65 @FE &>2E:==2 r@F?EJ[ H9:49 C6A@CE65 f_ ?6H 42D6D 3FE 92D G244:?2E65 ;FDE F?56C cbT @7 6=:8:3=6 25F=ED] %96 a_a_ A@AF=2E:@? @7 E96 4@F?EJ :D ;FDE F?56C fg[___]k^Am
kAmx? 4@?EC2DE[ (2D9:?8E@? r@F?EJ[ ?62C !@CE=2?5[ C6A@CE65 cb ?6H 42D6D 2?5 92D G244:?2E65 fdT @7 6=:8:3=6 25F=ED] xE’D a_a_ A@AF=2E:@? :D ;FDE @G6C ea_[___]k^Am
kAm“%96 A2?56>:4 :D 725:?8 7@C E9@D6 E92E 2C6 G244:?2E65 — E96J 42? C6DF>6 24E:G:E:6D H:E9 C6=2E:G6 A6246 @7 >:?5[” p==6? D2:5]k^Am
kAm(9:=6 D:8?:7:42?E=J >@C6 4@?E28:@FD[ E96 56=E2 G2C:2?E 92D ?@E 366? D9@H? E@ 36 2?J >@C6 G:CF=6?E @C 23=6 E@ 3C62< E9C@F89 G244:?6D E92E 92G6 366? H:56=J 2G2:=23=6 D:?46 DAC:?8]k^Am
kAm(9:=6 :?764E:@?D 2?5 9@DA:E2=:K2E:@?D 2C6 C:D:?8[ E96 ?F>36C @7 562E9D :D 6IA64E65 E@ 36 42AA65 H6== 36=@H =6G6=D D66? =2DE H:?E6C H96? E96 G:CFD H2D C2>A2?E 2?5 ?@ G244:?6D H6C6 2G2:=23=6]k^Am
kAmp==6? D2:5 E92E[ 56DA:E6 %9FCD52J’D AC6DD 42== E@ AF3=:4:K6 E96 6IE6?E @7 E96 56=E2 G2C:2?E[ E96C6 H6C6 ?@ A=2?D 7@C qC@H? @C ~wp E@ DE6A :? 2?5 6I6CE 4@?EC@= @G6C =@42= 564:D:@?D]k^Am
kAm(9:=6 ~wp H2D C625J E@ 96=A H:E9 255:E:@?2= G244:?6 2?5 @E96C DFAA@CED[ :E :D FA E@ 4@F?EJ 962=E9 56A2CE>6?ED E@ E2<6 2 >62DFC6 @7 E96 =@42= :>A24E @7 E96 G:CFD 2?5 7@C 4@F?EJ 4@>>:DD:@?6CD E@ 564:56 H92E D9@F=5 36 5@?6]k^Am
kAm$2=6> H@F=5 ?@E :DDF6 65:4ED[ 3FE 25G:46]k^Am
kAm“%2<6 24E:@? ?@H[” p==6? D2:5 @7 4@F?E:6D H:E9 =288:?8 G244:?2E:@? C2E6D]k^Am
kAmp==6? A@:?E65 E@ DE2E6 DE2E:DE:4D D9@H:?8 E92E `d @FE @7 be 4@F?E:6D 925 DE2CE65 G244:?2E:?8 =6DD E92? 92=7 E96:C 25F=E A@AF=2E:@?] $E2E6H:56 E96 ?F>36C :D 23@FE f_T]k^Am
kAms62? $:56=:?86C[ E96 DE2E6 962=E9 @77:46C 2?5 49:67 6A:56>:@=@8:DE[ D2:5 E96 ;F>A :? :?764E:@?D D9@F=5 36 2 “C65 2=6CE” 7@C E9@D6 H9@ 92G6 ?@E 366? G244:?2E65]k^Am
kAm“*@F 2C6 2E 9:896C C:D< ?@H E92? J@F H6C6 62C=:6C :? E96 A2?56>:4[ 2?5 J@F 2C6 AFEE:?8 E96 A6@A=6 2C@F?5 J@F 2E C:D<[” $:56=:?86C D2:5]k^Am
kAm}@E >@G:?8 E@ :?4C62D6 G244:?2E:@? =6G6=D H@F=5 >62? E96 D925@H @7 E96 A2?56>:4 H@F=5 4@?E:?F6 :? 4@>>F?:E:6D[ D49@@=D[ H@C<A=246D 2?5 82E96C:?8D]k^Am
kAm“%96 G:CFD =@@>D =2C86[” $:56=:?86C D2:5]k^Am
kAm~wp 282:? D2:5 :E H2D 9@A:?8 7@C :?4C62D65 A6CDF2D:@? 2?5 7@C =@42= :?7=F6?E:2= :?5:G:5F2=D 2?5 A@=:E:42= =6256CD E@ E2<6 24E:@?] %96C6 H6C6 ?@ A=2?D 7@C ?6H >2?52E6D[ @C E@ E6== 6>A=@J6CD E96J D9@F=5 C6BF:C6 G244:?2E:@?D]k^Am
kAmr:E:?8 E96 “9:89=J A@=:E:42=” ?2EFC6 @7 E96 r~'xs\`h 5632E6[ p==6? D2:5 677@CED E@ :?4C62D6 G244:?2E:@?D 925 E@ 4@>6 7C@> ECFDE65 =@42= D@FC46D[ :?4=F5:?8 4:G:4 2?5 72:E9 =6256CD[ 2D H6== 2D A@=:E:42= @77:469@=56CD]k^Am
kAmpD<65 5:C64E=J :7 E96 DE2E6 H@F=5 DE6A :? E@ 4FC3 @C 42?46= E96 !6?5=6E@? #@F?5\&A :? $6AE6>36C :7 &>2E:==2 r@F?EJ’D :?764E:@? C2E6D DE2J65 2E 4FCC6?E =6G6=D[ p==6? 56>FCC65]k^Am
kAm“%H@ @C E9C66 >@?E9D :? E96 7FEFC6 2C6 2? 6E6C?:EJ” :? E96 A2?56>:4[ 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAmqC@H? 925 D2:5 :? yF?6 E92E E96 #@F?5\&A H@F=5 8@ @? 27E6C 2 r~'xs\`h 42FD65 42?46==2E:@? :? a_a_]k^Am
kAm“{6E ‘6C 3F4<[” qC@H? D2:5[ FD:?8 2 A@AF=2C D2J:?8 7@C E96 6G6?E]k^Am
kAmqFE E96 DE2E6>6?ED H6C6 >256 2E 2 E:>6 H96? r~'xs\`h :?764E:@?D H6C6 :? DE66A 564=:?6]k^Am
kAm$@@? 27E6C E96 EC2?D76C @7 C6DA@?D:3:=:EJ E@ 4@F?E:6D[ E96 8@G6C?@C’D @77:46 D2:5 :E H@F=5 >@?:E@C E96 C6DA@?D6]k^Am
kAm“~C68@? :D >@G:?8 :?E@ E96 ?6IE 492AE6C @7 E9:D A2?56>:4[” qC@H? DA@<6D>2? r92C=6D q@J=6 D2:5 @? yF=J f] “(9:=6 @FC DE2E6H:56 C6DA@?D6 H:== ?@H =@@< 5:776C6?E[ ~wp 4@?E:?F6D E@ 92G6 2? @?8@:?8 =6256CD9:A C@=6 H@C<:?8 H:E9 =@42= AF3=:4 962=E9 A2CE?6CD :? G244:?2E:@? 677@CED[ 2D H6== 2D A2?56>:4 C6DA@?D6 2?5 C64@G6CJ]”k^Am
kAmq@J=6 D2:5 qC@H? H2D 2H2C6 @7 E96 2=C625J C:D:?8 :>A24E @7 E96 56=E2 G2C:2?E :? @E96C A2CED @7 E96 ?2E:@?]k^Am
kAm“(6 H:== 4@?E:?F6 E@ >@?:E@C E96 DAC625 @7 G2C:2?ED 4=@D6=J[” q@J=6 D2:5]k^Am
kAm(9:=6 EC2?D76CC:?8 52:=J 4@?EC@= @7 E96 A2?56>:4 C6DA@?D6 E@ 4@F?E:6D[ qC@H? 92D ?@E =:7E65 E96 DE2E6 6>6C86?4J @C56C E92E 92D 366? :? A=246 D:?46 |2C49 a_a_ 2?5 C6?6H65 D6G6C2= E:>6D]k^Am
kAmp==6? D2:5 86EE:?8 A6@A=6 E@ C62=:K6 E96 8C2G:EJ @7 E96 A2?56>:4 2?5 E@ >2<6 E96:C @H? 49@:46 E@ 86E G244:?2E65 H2D 8@:?8 E@ H@C< 36DE]k^Am
kAm“x 5@?’E 42C6 H92E J@F E9:?<[ J@F 92G6 E@ 86E G244:?2E65” H2D 2 >6DD286 E92E H@F=5?’E 96=A 2?J@?6]k^Am
kAmpD<65 :7 2?J #6AF3=:42? =6256CD :? E96 DE2E6 925 DE6AA65 FA E@ AF3=:4=J AFD9 7@C G244:?2E:@?[ p==6? D2:5 96 925 925 4@?G6CD2E:@?D H:E9 >2?J =6256CD @7 2== A@=:E:42= G:6HD[ 2?5 :E H2D FA E@ E96> E@ 564:56 E96:C AF3=:4 C@=6]k^Am
kAm“{6E E96> DA62< 7@C E96>D6=G6D[” 96 D2:5[ 255:?8[ “(9@ 2C6 E96 C:89E >6DD6?86CD[ H92E :D E96 C:89E >6DD286n”k^Am
kAm&A F?E:= yF?6 b_[ E96 DE2E6 925 564:565 E96 C:D< =6G6= 7@C :?764E:@? :? 6249 4@F?EJ 2?5 H92E C6DEC:4E:@?D D9@F=5 36 :? A=246] %9@F89 qC@H? @77:4:2==J 5:D4@??64E65 E96 C:D< 2?2=JD:D 7C@> DE2E6 C6DA@?D6[ E96 DE2E:DE:4D 2C6 DE:== C6A@CE65 6249 |@?52J]k^Am
kAm$E2E6H:56[ E96 A6C46?E286 @7 A@D:E:G6 42D6D 2G6C2865 b]gT E9C@F89 E96 EH@\H66< A6C:@5 6?5:?8 yF=J `f] qFE :? &>2E:==2 r@F?EJ[ E96 A6C46?E286 H2D `a]cT 2?5 |@CC@H r@F?EJ H2D `c]cT]k^Am
kAmx? 4@?EC2DE[ |F=E?@>29 r@F?EJ — H9:49 :?4=F56D !@CE=2?5 — H2D aT] {2?6 r@F?EJ — :?4=F5:?8 tF86?6 — H2D a]hT] p?5 s6D49FE6D r@F?EJ — :?4=F5:?8 q6?5 — H2D b]cT] qFE ~wp C6A@CE65 6G6? E96D6 D>2== A6C46?E286D H6C6 :?4C62D6D @G6C E96 AC:@C EH@\H66< A6C:@5D 8@:?8 324< E@ yF?6 a_]k^Am
kAmr=2ED@A r@F?EJ[ 2E cT[ H2D @?6 @7 E96 76H 4@F?E:6D E@ C6A@CE 2 5C@A :? :?764E:@?D @G6C E96 A6C:@5D]k^Am
kAm~wp @? yF=J a` A@DE65 2? FA52E6 D9@H:?8 E96 ?F>36C @7 4@?7:C>65 42D6D @7 E96 r~'xs\`h 56=E2 G2C:2?E 925 >@C6 E92? 5@F3=65[ 7C@> cb E@ h_[ 36EH66? C6A@CED @? yF=J `_ 2?5 yF=J `f]k^Am
kAm~wp @77:4:2=D D2J E96 AC6G2=6?46 @7 E96 56=E2 G2C:2?E :D =:<6=J 2? F?56C4@F?E 2D D6BF6?4:?8 52E2 42? E2<6 H66<D E@ 36 C6A@CE65 2?5 ?@E 2== 4@C@?2G:CFD 42D6D 2C6 E6DE65 7@C E96 G2C:2?E]k^Am
kAmr~'xs\`h 92D <:==65 @G6C e`_[___ p>6C:42?D 2?5 c]` >:==:@? A6@A=6 H@C=5H:56] |2?J @7 E96 G2C:2?ED 92G6 925 E96:C @C:8:?D E9@FD2?5D @7 >:=6D 2H2J 7C@> ~C68@? 3FE[ :? >@56C? E:>6D[ 42? C6249 2?JH96C6 @? E96 8=@36 :? 2 C6=2E:G6=J D9@CE E:>6]k^Am
kAm$:56=:?86C D2:5 E96 A2?56>:4 92D 925 >2?J EFC?:?8 A@:?ED 7@C 325 2?5 8@@5]k^Am
kAm%9:?<:?8 E92E :E :D 56762E65 H@F=5 “4@>6 2E 2 9:89 4@DE]”k^Am
kAm“~FC 7:89E :D ?@E @G6C[” 96 D2:5] “r~'xs\`h :D 2 DEF33@C? 7@6]”k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.