Officials in Oregon say a superspreader action is likely behind two recent COVID-19 outbreaks in the state.
The action in question: A person knowingly went to work while sick and later tested positive for the virus, Douglas County officials said last week.
Two separate COVID-19 outbreaks have now been traced back to that person, officials said. Seven people died as a result of the first outbreak, and hundreds of people were forced to self-isolate over the second one. One of those outbreaks has resulted in seven deaths, and the other recent outbreak has placed over 300 people/families in quarantine, a Dec.17 statement from the Douglas County reads. We can t even imagine the tremendous remorse these people are feeling right now, and we sympathize with them.