Latest COVID-19 Surge Hitting Pendleton Hospital Hard
July 29, 2021 10:33AM PDT
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PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) – Officials say over half of all patients hospitalized as of Tuesday at CHI St. Anthony Hospital in Pendleton, Oregon, have tested positive for COVID-19.
The East Oregonian reports the hospitalizations come as Umatilla County reported about 8% of the state’s total cases over the past two weeks despite accounting for just 2% of its population.
The county’s case rate during that same time period was more than seven times higher than Oregon’s highly-populated Multnomah and Washington counties.
Umatilla County has one of the lowest vaccination rates in Oregon, with fewer than 40% of residents fully vaccinated, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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