Douglas County County Risk Level Reduced Friday: Gyms & Indoor Dining Return
Douglas County will be one of 5 counties in the State of Oregon to have its risk level reduced this coming Friday, January 1st. Implications of the risk level reduction include: Indoor dining will be allowed again at 25% capacity, or a max of 50 people Outdoor dining capacity increased to 75 people Indoor gyms & recreation allowed at 25% occupancy or a max of 50 people Indoor entertainment, theaters, etc allowed at 25% occupancy or a max of 50 people Churches can have up to 150 people inside or 200 outside at services Outdoor recreation bumped to 75 people Long term care facilities can have visitors inside and outside Here is the full breakdown of the risk categories: https://sharedsystems.dhsoha.state.or.us/DHSForms/Served/le3461.pdf Here is a full list of counties in the state on their risk category: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AqwA0qfx4_q4mdKgoV1cxx7hGHhRNalL/view Here is the full release from the Governor: (Salem, OR) — Governor Kate Brown today announced updates to county risk levels under the state's new public health framework to reduce transmission and protect Oregonians from COVID-19. The framework uses four different risk levels for counties based on COVID-19 spread—Extreme Risk, High Risk, Moderate Risk, and Lower Risk—and assigns health and safety measures for each level. Effective January 1 through January 14, there will be 24 counties in the Extreme Risk level, 5 at High Risk, zero at Moderate Risk, and 7 at Lower Risk. A complete list of counties and their associated risk levels is available here. High Risk is the first level in which some businesses and facilities can resume offering indoor services with health and safety measures and capacity limits in place. “After weeks of diligent work by local leaders and public health officials to implement health and safety measures in their communities, this week’s county data is a welcome sign that we are making progress in stopping the spread of COVID-19 in Oregon,” said Governor Brown. “The county risk level framework is meant to put us on track to reopen our schools, businesses, and communities. It is not easy. Oregon families and businesses have made incredible sacrifices. If we work together, we will see more counties begin to lower their COVID-19 risk levels. If communities let down their guard too early, we could see our hard-won progress unravel just as quickly. “Every week, more Oregonians are being vaccinated against this deadly disease. But, until vaccines are widely available with high participation rates, the surest way to open our communities is to continue practicing the measures we know are effective in reducing the spread of COVID-19 — wear your mask, keep physical distance from others, avoid gatherings, wash your hands often, and stay home when you are sick." The Oregon Health Authority will examine and publish county data weekly. County risk levels will be reassigned every two weeks. The first week's data will provide a "warning week" to prepare counties for potential risk level changes. The next assignment of risk levels will take effect on January 15. Updates to Warning Week data and county risk levels will be posted to coronavirus.oregon.gov.