NCPHD Reports Sixth Columbia Basin COVID Death

North Central Public Health District reports a sixth person has died of COVID-19 during an outbreak at Columbia Basin Care.  The person died on August 14.  It is the 37th such death in Wasco County.  Five others at the facility died between August 4-11.  On Thursday, the facility reported it has five residents who are post-20 days COVID positive with no symptoms.  Eleven residents are still COVID positive and in varying stages of recovery.  Ten staff are still out due to positive tests.  Five have made a full recovery and are back to work.  Most of the residents and many of the staff at the facility who tested positive were vaccinated.  July breakthrough data in Oregon shows the median age for breakthrough cases was 83.  The ability to fight off infection is less robust in the elderly.

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