Hood River County Health Department Director Trish Elliott says along with asking the Oregon Health Authority for more help with testing after the County was placed on the state’s COVID-19 watch list last week, she would also like to see more support to analyze epidemiological data in the county.  The OHA has stated it would provide more support to counties on the watch list, but Elliott told the Hood River County Commission on Monday that she has not heard back on her request.  Elliott says small counties can use the help to sort through the data that is available to help better target resources.  Elliott did tell the Commission that the County is seeing a high rate of Hispanic residents testing positive for COVID-19 compared to non-Hispanic, and they are not sure why.  Also, Elliott said they have seen an uptick in positive tests among those age 10 to 40 years old, adding they feel there has been an impact from social gatherings outside of the workplace.