Lane County has seen a significant rise in COVID-19 cases. Over the last two weeks, Public Health officials report triple digit case counts per day. And an uptick in hospitalizations has moved the county back into the “medium” risk category.
Spokesperson Jason Davis said, how these increases impact individuals vary. “Which means that your odds of contracting COVID-- by attending events, by going out in public-- is increased. And while we’re not recommending that all activity in our community ceases, it is good to be aware of that. Especially since there is a high degree of variability from person to person on how they’re going to react to a COVID infection.”
Davis said it comes down to “personal assessment.” But, with so much disease circulating and enough people still at-risk for severe disease, “masking up indoors when in public is probably a good idea.”
15 Oregon counties are now regarded to be at “medium” risk of COVID-19 by federal metrics. Those counties are: Multnomah, Clackamas, Washington, Columbia, Benton, Deschutes, Hood River, Tillamook, Yamhill, Polk, Lincoln, Lane, Wallowa, Union and Baker.