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The Oregon Well being Authority held a press convention at 11 a.m. Wednesday to offer an replace on COVID-19 within the state. It was the company’s first COVID briefing since early March.
Watch dwell: Oregon Health Authority COVID-19 press briefing
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The replace got here as Oregon is seeing a slight improve in COVID-19 circumstances. A month in the past, the state well being company was reporting a mean of fewer than 300 new circumstances a day. As of this week, the state’s averaging more than 500 cases per day.
However these numbers are nonetheless far under the January peak of almost 10,000 cases per day.
The press convention additionally got here within the wake of a Florida choose’s ruling earlier this week that voided federal mask mandates for public transportation.
Multnomah County well being officers nonetheless recommend wearing face masks whereas on trains, buses and planes.
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This story shall be up to date with a report on the press convention.
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