Commonground
Senior Moderator
Updated: 7:43 PM PDT July 30, 2024
PORTLAND, Ore. — In the state of Oregon, COVID cases are once again on the rise. Though the state reports nearing a summer peak of cases, health officials said the good news is that cases aren't rising at an alarming rate like we've seen before.
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"These omicron variants have proven to be very contagious, but also (do) not cause more severe disease — and that our vaccine, which was developed before the current omicrons variant came out, is still offering some protection in the short term." Sidelinger said.
Health officials are using various means to track the virus these days, including testing wastewater to determine how prevalent the virus is and what strain of the virus is spreading. Sidelinger said that the state isn't seeing a rise in hospitalizations due to the virus spreading, but said positive test results have been trending upward for the last few weeks. He said 11.8% of all tests recently are coming back positive.
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https://www.kgw.com/article/news/he...ious/283-78a7d253-97a3-4ae6-9efb-d2715f382732
PORTLAND, Ore. — In the state of Oregon, COVID cases are once again on the rise. Though the state reports nearing a summer peak of cases, health officials said the good news is that cases aren't rising at an alarming rate like we've seen before.
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"These omicron variants have proven to be very contagious, but also (do) not cause more severe disease — and that our vaccine, which was developed before the current omicrons variant came out, is still offering some protection in the short term." Sidelinger said.
Health officials are using various means to track the virus these days, including testing wastewater to determine how prevalent the virus is and what strain of the virus is spreading. Sidelinger said that the state isn't seeing a rise in hospitalizations due to the virus spreading, but said positive test results have been trending upward for the last few weeks. He said 11.8% of all tests recently are coming back positive.
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https://www.kgw.com/article/news/he...ious/283-78a7d253-97a3-4ae6-9efb-d2715f382732