SALEM â Eastern Oregon showed a mixed set of results under the latest weekly COVID-19 risk level numbers released by the Oregon Health Authority on Monday, May 10.
Because of the wide difference in population, a smaller countyâs numbers can often show wide swings based on smaller samples. The state has often put counties in lower levels than the statistics might indicate because of underlying information.
Umatilla County â categorized as a large county â dropped nearly 10 points to 136.2 cases per 100,000, a rate that would rank it as moderate risk. The only downside was an uptick in the percent of positive cases to 5.5% in the new reporting period, up from 5% reported last week.
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Along with announcing a goal of vaccinating 70% of Oregonians, age 16 and older to reopen the economy, Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday announced new county risk levels. For now, Malheur County will remain at âhigh risk,â as it pertains to COVID-19, and the vaccination rate remains lower than the stateâs overall goal and new targets set for counties to begin to reopen.
There were a total of 64 new cases in the county from April 25 to May 8, according to metrics released from the Oregon Health Authority on Monday. This is up from 37 cases from April 18 to May 1. Additionally test positivity was put at 6%.