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Oregon reports 1,575 coronavirus cases, one of highest daily tallies of entire pandemic - OregonLive
Aug 03, 2021 1 min, 10 secs

Oregon on Tuesday reported 1,575 new cases of coronavirus, one of the highest daily case counts reported over the entire COVID-19 pandemic and a deeply worrying number for public health officials due to the resurgence of the virus driven by the contagious delta variant.

To date, the Oregon Health Authority and Gov.

Instead of issuing new public restrictions, state officials are leaving that decision to individual counties.

The question of reimposing public health restrictions such as mask mandates, limits on restaurant or other business occupancy levels, or even requiring vaccination in some public settings, is politically loaded due to the economic and personal impacts they impose.

Brown and other state officials were vilified for earlier lockdowns and restrictions, and are doubtlessly reluctant to bring them back only about a month after the state lifted most public health restrictions.

State data also show vaccination rates continue to lag among its Black, Hispanic and Native American/Alaskan population.

Charles Boyle, a spokesman for Brown, said in an emailed statement Tuesday that the governor “is incredibly concerned about the increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations we are seeing due to the spread of the Delta variant in areas with low vaccination rates.

On Thursday, the Oregon Health Authority will publish an update on vaccine breakthrough cases, which are cases in which an individual received a positive COVID-19 test result at least 14 days following the completion of any COVID-19 vaccine series.

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