A church in rural northeastern Oregon is now the center of the state’s biggest coronavirus outbreak, as 236 individuals evaluated favorable for the illness
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SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America
June 17, 2020, 2: 28 AM
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SALEM, Ore.–
A church in rural northeastern Oregon is now the center of the state’s biggest coronavirus outbreak, as 236 individuals tested positive for the illness, authorities said Tuesday.
The break out also caused Oregon’s 2nd successive record-setting everyday case count.
” I think generally we are seeing increasing numbers, which is what we anticipated with reopening,” stated Thomas Jeanne, the deputy state health officer and deputy state epidemiologist.
In response to the increasing case counts Gov. Kate Brown last week said she was putting all county applications for further reopening from her COVID-19 constraints on hold for 7 days.
The Oregon Health Authority reported 278 brand-new statewide cases Tuesday– a 51%boost from Monday’s case count. Authorities mentioned the rise in cases due mostly to increased testing, contact tracing, office break outs “as well as possible spread in the neighborhood.”
The biggest break out, which was first made public Monday, is related to Lighthouse Pentecosta