Oregon COVID Numbers Hit New Record

Oregon health officials announced during a news conference Friday record COVID-19 numbers with 2,176 new confirmed or presumptive cases and 30 deaths listed in today’s report from the Oregon Health Authority.  The state has now seen 1,004 deaths attributed to COVID.  Governor Kate Brown said the state was on the brink of a “full blown crisis,” while at the same time saying most Oregonians are taking precautions to try to stem the spread of coronavirus.  Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Allen worried that as case tallies from the Thanksgiving holiday come in during the next few days, the toughest times for the state may still be ahead, and state Public Health Division Director Rachael Banks said the situation for hospital capacities remains precarious.  The state released new modeling showing an average of 2,000 to 2,700 cases per day by Christmas Eve, 75 to 110 of which would be considered “severe.”  

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