Oregon Gov. Kate Brown at the start of April called our current moment in the COVID-19 pandemic .
This week it appears vaccines are losing that race.
The state is reporting infections at levels not seen since January. Oregon has confirmed an average of almost 600 cases a day this past week, with some daily case counts exceeding 700 and 800 鈥� and those are just the infections confirmed by positive tests.
That鈥檚 with and more than a third having received at least one shot.
Oregon joined other states in this week, while federal health authorities investigate six cases of among the nearly 7 million people who received that vaccine.
Oregon has administered relatively few Johnson & Johnson vaccines so far, but had planned on using them to inoculate harder-to-reach populations.
Public health officials are urging people to limit indoor gatherings, maintain 6 feet of social distance, wear a mask that covers their nose and mouth, and wash their hands to prevent the spread of the deadly virus.
The upswing in coronavirus cases in several Oregon counties 鈥� including Multnomah, Clackamas and Deschutes 鈥� on April 6. The state will release new county risk levels Tuesday, April 20.
Brown and Oregon state health officials will address the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at 10:30 this morning. Watch in the video player above.
This is a developing story. Watch for updates.
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