Wasco County will be going back down to the Oregon’s high risk COVID-19 category from extreme risk on Friday, but County officials say that case rates in the County remain too high. The North Central Public Health District says Wasco County had 68 cases in the latest 14-day lookback, which qualifies for extreme risk, but because the increase in the seven-day statewide hospitalization average over the past week dropped below 15 percent, all extreme risk counties were allowed to move to high risk. County Commission Chair Scott Hege said during Wednesday’s Commission meeting that Wasco County residents need to understand the case numbers are “way too high.” County Administrator Tyler Stone told Commissioners that vaccination rates have been declining in the County, with 40 percent of County residents having received at least one dose. Stone noted most vaccination clinics have spots available, and the County is now looking to go where people are to distribute vaccines.