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SALEM â Oregon Health Authorityâs weekly report on COVID-19 outbreaks in the state shows nine new workplace outbreaks in Umatilla and Morrow counties in the first two weeks of November.
In OHAâs weekly report, outbreaks are reported at workplaces with at least 30 employees that have had at least five cases linked to them, including employees who tested positive and close contacts of those employees, such as family members.
An outbreak is considered active until the site has gone at least 30 days with no new cases, at which time the workplace is taken off the list, and new cases in the future are considered the start of a new outbreak.
Updated: 7:40 AM PST December 17, 2020
PORTLAND, Ore There are 118 active COVID-19 workplace outbreaks in Oregon as of this week, down from the record-high 124 reported last week by the Oregon Health Authority (OHA).
There have been 68 deaths and 12,063 cases associated with workplace outbreaks in Oregon during the pandemic, according to OHA. That’s up from the 61 total deaths and 11,139 total cases OHA reported last week.
Health officials track outbreaks of five or more employees at workplaces where there are at least 30 workers. An outbreak remains active if there has been a case within the past 28 days. The case count for each workplace includes everyone who is linked to the outbreak, whether they are workers or a close contact.