State health officials change recommendations after meeting with Oregon Gov. Kate Brown.
The Oregon Health Authority recommended on Tuesday, July 27, that everyone wear masks in indoor public settings to slow the spread of COVID-19.
The announcement followed a meeting with Oregon Gov. Kate Brown after an updated COVID-19 mask recommendation from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The CDC reversed course earlier Tuesday on some masking guidelines, recommending that even vaccinated people return to wearing masks indoors in parts of the U.S. where the coronavirus is surging.
The change followed an increase in cases fueled by the spread of Delta variant.
Jackson County Public Health strongly recommends masks in indoor public spaces
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ENTERPRISE â Three COVID-19 cases and one death were reported in Wallowa County by the Oregon Health Authority on Monday, July 19.
The three new cases came in over the weekend as the OHA has started combining weekend cases into one Monday report.
The fatality, the sixth reported in Wallowa County, happened last year. The death, OHA said, was of a 59-year-old woman with underlying conditions who tested positive Nov. 10 and died Dec. 14.
There have been a total of 2,826 COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon since the start of the pandemic last year.