Lane County residents should brace for a spike in COVID-19 cases in the next two weeks. That’s the word from Public Health officials Tuesday.
The estimate is based on recent modeling of what happened in Wuhan, China and Italy where the biggest spikes in cases came 6 weeks after the onset of the virus. But Lane County Health spokesperson Jason Davis hopes public participation in social distancing measures will prevent an exponential spike here.
“So, thank you, everyone who is doing their part by staying home and keeping up that distance. You are actively slowing down the spread of COVID-19 and helping us flattening the curve.”
The upcoming holidays present an additional challenge for social distancing, but Davis says many local religious organizations are offering online services for their members.
Lane County announced two additional positive cases of COVID-19 Tuesday. One is a man in his 60s from Eugene-Springfield who was hospitalized for other reasons. The second is a woman in her 50s from Eugene-Springfield who is medically stable and at home.The total number of positive cases is 32 in Lane County, as of Tuesday, April 7.
Seven people have recovered from the virus. Five are in hospitals. The rest are recovering at home. There has been one death related to COVID-19 in Lane County.
