Hood River County Into Phase 2 Friday, But Also Placed In Mask Requirement

Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced that Hood River County can move into Phase 2 of reopening on Friday, but will also be one of seven counties where mask wearing will be required in indoor public spaces beginning on June 24.  Brown made the announcement in a video statement on Wednesday. The Oregon Health Authority explained the recommendation to move Hood River County into Phase 2, saying it has had only one hospitalization in the past two weeks, and that public health officials have done follow-up for all new cases, which have fallen by half in the last week.  Brown did not offer an explanation on why Hood River County is one of the seven in the mask requirement.  Hood River and Wasco counties did not report new cases on Wednesday, with the OHA saying one case previously reported in Hood River County was determined not to be a case and removed from its count.  That leaves Hood River County with a reported 82 COVID-19 cases in the last three-plus months, and Wasco County at 42.  Klickitat County reported one more case on Wednesday to inch up to 52, and Skamania County remains at three.  Statewide, the OHA said there were 122 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in the state to move that total to 6,218, and one additional death to put that number at 183.  In Washington, statewide numbers on Wednesday show cases went up by 253 to 26,784, with 1,226 deaths.

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