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Governor Announces County Risk Level Changes: With hospitalization rate leveling,15 counties to return to High Risk effective Friday, May 7; Tillamook County remains at “moderate” risk

Posted on May 4, 2021May 4, 2021 by Editor

(Salem, OR) — Governor Kate Brown today announced updates to county risk levels under the state’s public health framework to reduce transmission and protect Oregonians from COVID-19. With the statewide seven-day average increase for hospitalized COVID-19 positive patients dropping below 15 percent, Oregon no longer meets the statewide metrics for the Extreme Risk level.

Effective Friday, May 7, 15 counties will return to High Risk. In total, 24 counties will be at High Risk, four at Moderate Risk, and eight at Lower Risk.

Here is the complete list of counties and their risk levels:
County Risk Categories, Effective May 7 – 13

Lower Risk (8)
Gilliam
Harney
Lake
Morrow
Sherman
Union
Wallowa
Wheeler

Moderate Risk (4)
Coos (Moved from High)
Curry
Hood River (Moved from High)
Tillamook

High Risk (24)
Baker (Moved from Extreme)
Benton
Clackamas (Moved from Extreme)
Clatsop
Columbia (Moved from Extreme)
Crook (Moved from Extreme)
Deschutes (Moved from Extreme)
Douglas (Moved from Moderate)
Grant (Moved from Extreme)
Jackson (Moved from Extreme)
Jefferson
Josephine (Moved from Extreme)
Klamath (Moved from Extreme)
Lane (Moved from Extreme)
Lincoln
Linn (Moved from Extreme)
Malheur (Moved from Moderate)
Marion (Moved from Extreme)
Multnomah (Moved from Extreme)
Polk (Moved from Extreme)
Umatilla
Wasco (Moved from Extreme)
Washington
Yamhill

Extreme Risk (0)

Governor Brown issued the following statement:

“Let me be clear: across the state, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are still high, and Oregon is not out of the woods yet. However, we have met the hospitalization metric established by our health experts for counties to return to High Risk. From the beginning, I have said that returning counties to the Extreme Risk level was about preserving hospital capacity and saving lives. With our statewide hospitalization rate stabilizing, our hospitals should have the capacity to continue treating patients with severe cases of COVID-19 and other serious medical conditions in the coming weeks.

“Based on today’s numbers, I am keeping my commitment to Oregonians. Beginning Friday, all counties in Extreme Risk will return to High Risk. With Oregonians continuing to get vaccinated each week, my expectation is that we will not return to Extreme Risk again for the duration of this pandemic.

“I know this will bring relief to many across the state. However, the lifting of Extreme Risk health and safety measures comes with great personal responsibility for us all. If Oregonians continue to keep up their guard, follow High Risk health and safety measures, and get vaccinated as fast as possible, we should see our COVID-19 case and hospitalization rates decline. I’d like to thank Oregonians for taking this surge seriously for the last several weeks. It’s because of you that our hospitals have not been overwhelmed.

“Today, we also received the welcome news from the Biden-Harris administration that they will be reallocating unused vaccines to the states that need them. Oregon will ask for the maximum allowed, which will help us to get shots in arms faster. Vaccinations are still our best path to protecting our loved ones, and staying on track to fully reopen our economy by the end of June.”

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