Hood River County is nearing having 80 percent of those 18 years and older vaccinated against COVID-19.  Oregon Health Authority statistics heading into the week put Hood River County at 78.7 percent of those above 18 having received at least one dose, with nearly 74 percent fully vaccinated.  The County is 268 people away from the 80 percent mark.  County COVID-19 Response Coordinator Daron Ryan says they are continuing to push to get more people vaccinated.  Ryan says case numbers are high with the Delta variant circulating in the community, adding the health department is asking people to adhere to state masking mandates to slow the spread of the virus.