<html><body><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div>This is unbelievably great news and I am so relieved. Spent the entire day in a deep depression speaking to my members. Now, celebrating!</div><div><br></div><div data-marker="__SIG_PRE__">Jennifer Moreland<br>Executive Director<br>Downtown Corvallis Association<br>541-231-7704<br></div><div><br></div><hr id="zwchr" data-marker="__DIVIDER__"><div data-marker="__HEADERS__"><b>From: </b>"Oregon Main Street program managers" <oms_managers@omls.oregon.gov><br><b>To: </b>"Oregon Main Street program managers" <oms_managers@omls.oregon.gov><br><b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, May 4, 2021 6:49:55 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>ADV: [OMS_MANAGERS] FW: NEWS RELEASE: Governor Kate Brown Announces County Risk Level Changes<br></div><div><br><style>/*<![CDATA[*/p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {
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<h1><span style="font-family:'arial' , sans-serif">Governor Kate Brown Announces County Risk Level Changes</span></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:110%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;color:black">(Salem, OR) — Governor Kate Brown today announced updates to county risk levels under the state's public health framework
to reduce transmission and protect Oregonians from COVID-19. With the statewide seven-day average increase for hospitalized COVID-19 positive patients dropping below 15 percent, Oregon no longer meets the statewide metrics for the Extreme Risk level.<br>
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Effective Friday, May 7, 15 counties will return to High Risk. In total, 24 counties will be at High Risk, four at Moderate Risk, and eight at Lower Risk. A complete list of counties and their risk levels is available
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“Let me be clear: across the state, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are still high, and Oregon is not out of the woods yet. However, we have met the hospitalization metric established by our health experts for counties to return to High Risk. From the beginning,
I have said that returning counties to the Extreme Risk level was about preserving hospital capacity and saving lives. With our statewide hospitalization rate stabilizing, our hospitals should have the capacity to continue treating patients with severe cases
of COVID-19 and other serious medical conditions in the coming weeks.<br>
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“Based on today’s numbers, I am keeping my commitment to Oregonians. Beginning Friday, all counties in Extreme Risk will return to High Risk. With Oregonians continuing to get vaccinated each week, my expectation is that we will not return to Extreme Risk again
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“I know this will bring relief to many across the state. However, the lifting of Extreme Risk health and safety measures comes with great personal responsibility for us all. If Oregonians continue to keep up their guard, follow High Risk health and safety measures,
and get vaccinated as fast as possible, we should see our COVID-19 case and hospitalization rates decline. I’d like to thank Oregonians for taking this surge seriously for the last several weeks. It’s because of you that our hospitals have not been overwhelmed.<br>
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“Today, we also received the welcome news from the Biden-Harris administration that they will be reallocating unused vaccines to the states that need them. Oregon will ask for the maximum allowed, which will help us to get shots in arms faster. Vaccinations
are still our best path to protecting our loved ones, and staying on track to fully reopen our economy by the end of June.”</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:'georgia' , serif;color:black"><br>
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