(Update: Adding video, comments from Crook County official, business)
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday announced updates to county risk levels under the state s public health framework to reduce transmission and protect Oregonians from COVID-19, and that put 10 counties, including Crook and Jefferson, back at the High Risk level, due to worsening case numbers.
The framework uses four different risk levels for counties based on COVID-19 spread Extreme Risk, High Risk, Moderate Risk, and Lower Risk and assigns health and safety measures for each level.
Effective Friday through May 6, there will be 23 counties in the High Risk level, three at Moderate Risk, and 10 at Lower Risk. As case counts and hospitalizations increase and counties qualify for higher risk levels, increased safety measures for businesses and activities will resume.
MALHEUR COUNTYÂ
Malheur Countyâs COVID-19 cases and test positivity rates are on the rise, according to a weekly Risk Levels Summary released by the Governorâs Office this week. During the two-week period from March 28 to April 10, there were 24 new cases reported, for a case rate (number of cases per 100,000 people) of 74.9. The test positivity rate was 5.1%.
Both rates would qualify Malheur County, currently in the Lower Risk category, to move to Moderate Risk if they had occurred during the two weeks leading up to a Movement Week instead of a Warning Week, and if counties werenât given a two-week caution period meant to keep those that moved down in risk level during the previous movement period from experiencing a yo-yo effect.
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Oregon Health Authority
New hospitalization factor could let some counties avoid Extreme Risk
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) Gov. Kate Brown announced updates Tuesday to county risk levels under the state s public health framework to reduce transmission and protect Oregonians from COVID-19. Deschutes County returns to High Risk, while Crook and Jefferson counties hold at Lower Risk. The framework uses four different risk levels for counties based on COVID-19 spread Extreme Risk, High Risk, Moderate Risk, and Lower Risk and assigns health and safety measures for each level.
Effective April 9-22, there will be 14 counties in the High Risk level, six at Moderate Risk, and 16 at Lower Risk. As case counts and hospitalizations increase and counties qualify for higher risk levels, restrictions on businesses and activities will resume.
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