GARY A. WARNER
Oregon Capital Bureau
A steep drop in COVID-19 infections statewide was reflected Tuesday with 16 Oregon counties improving their infection risk levels. Linn County moved down to moderate risk from high risk. Moving from high risk to moderate risk seemed unthinkable two weeks ago. It is great news for our community, said Roger Nyquist, chair of the Linn County Board of Commissioners. We continue to make progress with vaccines, (and) hopefully the supply lines will open up soon. I sense the citizens of Linn County are determined to get through this and back to life as we know it. The lower positive test numbers reflect that determination.