Emergency Order extended in Oregon

SALEM, Ore.-Oregon Governor Kate Brown extended the state of emergency order for an additional 60-days, but hinted that the end MAY be in sight.

“We are in the middle of the fourth surge of COVID-19 in Oregon, driven by more contagious variants of the disease. We must stop hospitalizations from spiking, so we can save lives, help our nurses and doctors weather this surge, and ensure no Oregonian is denied vital health care. Tomorrow, 15 counties are moving to the Extreme Risk Level, with nine more in High Risk. Hospitalizations nearly doubled in the last two weeks, to well over 300.

Brown added that she fully intends to re-open the state's economy by the end of June, but it will depend on vaccination rates, which currently stand at 42% of the population having received at least one-dose of the vaccine.