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OHA Warns Extreme Risk To Hospitals

(Portland, OR) -- Hospitals in Oregon are overwhelmed with patients who have RSV, flu and COVID. State Health Officer Dr. Dean Sidelinger is urging you to take precautions to avoid spreading a virus. Sidelinger says hospital ICUs are more full now than they ever were during the pandemic. The test positivity rate for flu is 30-percent and COVID-19 cases are rising. Sidelinger says families with young children and older adults should consider avoiding gatherings during the holidays where they might spread a virus.

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