Every Oregon coast county is under the state\u2019s Extreme Risk umbrella, according to the updated risk levels of each county in the state, which was released by Gov. Kate Brown\u2019s office on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Under the state\u2019s new framework meant to mitigate COVID-19 infections, counties fall under one of four categories depending on the level of spread: Extreme Risk, High Risk, Moderate Risk and Lower Risk. As of Tuesday,\u00a029 counties now fall under the Extreme Risk umbrella.<\/em><\/p>\n Six of those counties moved up from lower-risk categories \u2014 Benton, Clatsop, Coos, Curry, Lincoln and Tillamook \u2014 while two other counties \u2014 Lake and Grant \u2014 moved down from Extreme Risk. Lake County is now considered Moderate Risk while Grant County is down to Lower Risk. Harney County also moved down from Moderate Risk to Lower Risk.<\/p>\n This list will be in effect from Dec. 18-31. The Oregon Health Authority publishes county data each week and the risk list is reassessed every two weeks.<\/p>\n \u201cWe continue to see community spread across Oregon to the point that the majority of the state needs to continue with strict health and safety measures,\u201d Brown said. \u201cUntil we reduce the spread and have high participation in vaccination, all Oregonians need to follow the guidelines in place in their counties. I am also asking Oregonians to continue practicing the measures we know are effective in reducing the spread of COVID-19 \u2014 wear your mask, keep physical distance from others, avoid gatherings, wash your hands often, and stay home when you\u2019re sick.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Every Oregon coast county is under the state\u2019s Extreme Risk umbrella, according to the updated risk levels of each county in the state, which was released by Gov. Kate Brown\u2019s office on Tuesday. Under the state\u2019s new framework meant to mitigate COVID-19 infections, counties fall under one of four categories depending on the level of spread: Extreme Risk, High Risk, Moderate Risk and Lower Risk. As of Tuesday,\u00a029 counties now fall under the Extreme Risk umbrella. Six of those counties moved up from lower-risk categories \u2014 Benton, Clatsop, Coos, Curry, Lincoln and Tillamook \u2014 while two other counties \u2014 Lake […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3339,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n