Some rural counties now surge ahead of metro area, where vaccination rates are higher.
The Delta variant of COVID-19 continues to take its toll on Oregon, with the daily report of new confirmed and presumptive cases topping the 1,000 mark for the first time in months.
Six new COVID-19 related deaths also raise the state's death toll to 2,855 as of Thursday, July 29.
The Oregon Health Authority reported 1,026 cases COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the state total to 218,689.
The new cases include 111 in Jackson; 110 in Umatilla; 95 in Multnomah; 93 in Lane; 69 in Clackamas; 66 in Marion; 60 in Washington; 54 in Douglas; 46 in Linn; 36 in Deschutes; 35 in Joseph; 27 in Wasco; 24 in Polk; 21 in Union; 20 each in Coos and Yamhill; 18 in Clatsop; 17 each in Benton and Klamath; 11 each in Baker and Curry; eight in Tillamook; seven each in Crook and Malheur; six in Morrow; five each in Columbia and Sherman; four each in Hood River, Jefferson, Lincoln and Wheeler; three each in Grant, Harney and Wallowa; and two in Gilliam County.