North Central Public Health District has found a significant amount of Wasco County’s recent spike in COVID-19 cases is due to Thanksgiving gatherings.  A steady single-digit amount of cases were reported in the six days after the holiday.  Then a double-digit increase began, reflective of the typical roughly five-to-seven-day timeframe from date of infection to onset of symptoms.  From last Thursday to Tuesday, the county recorded 97 cases, including 48 cases reported in 48 hours last Friday and Saturday.  District Health Officer Dr. Mimi McDonell says they don’t expect to see a quick decrease in cases.  The health district has received a significant amount of calls from people who said they were exposed to someone on Thanksgiving and are inquiring about testing.