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A new COVID variant has become dominant in Oregon, according to data from the state Health Authority.

The most common COVID-19 variant in the U.S. is still rare in Oregon, according to data from the Oregon Health Authority.

Health officials in Lane County are cautiously optimistic that the omicron peak is over and case counts are going down.

Lane County reported it's highest daily case count Friday.

They've had a record number of new cases in the past few weeks.

Public Health reported 2,526 new COVID-19 cases over the three-day weekend.

The troops arrive next week at Lane County hospitals.

The state attributes the surge to the omicron variant of the coronavirus.

Here’s a quick look at where things stand and what you should be doing as another COVID-19 surge looms.

The university announced on Monday that students, staff and faculty would be required to be a COVID-19 vaccine booster.

Health officials are bracing for another surge in coronavirus cases.

A key COVID-19 forecaster is warning that an omicron surge could peak with twice the number of Oregonians hospitalized as during the recent delta surge. Public health officials say getting booster shots to more older adults and other high-risk individuals in the next three weeks is critical to averting disaster — and offered the first details of a stepped up effort to distribute the shots.