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Data Scientist: Gov. Kate Brown’s Decision to Shut Restaurants Will Save Lives But Brown faces a political revolt.
Bar drinking must be outdoors for up to three weeks. (Brian Burk)
One hundred seventy-six.
That’s the number of lives that Peter Graven, the top data scientist at Oregon Health & Science University, says Oregon Gov. Kate Brown is saving by shutting down indoor dining at restaurants and bars on April 30.
More than 700 hospitalizations for COVID-19 will also be prevented, Graven said at a press conference with Brown on Friday.