Brown reiterated that Oregon s restrictions should be lifted by the end of June as vaccinations proceed, and highlighted another $20 million in relief funds earmarked for struggling businesses.
A number of states, once known to be hotspots, are now seeing a decline in coronavirus cases. On the flip side, Oregon, a state that has kept cases low in comparison to other states, is now.
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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.
Gov. Brown, health officials: COVID-19 surge should ease in 2-3 weeks as vaccinations rise
Governor defends Extreme Risk move: I chose to save lives
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – As 15 Oregon counties moved back to “Extreme Risk” COVID-19 restrictions on Friday, Gov. Kate Brown and state health officials said the latest modeling shows that this round of severe business limits should end in about three weeks, thanks to increased number of vaccinated Oregonians.
Oregon has had the nation’s fastest-growing rise in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks as “cases are widespread, driven by new, more contagious variants,” Brown said, after five straight weeks of case increases of 20 percent or more and a near-doubling of hospitalizations in just a week.