BEND, OR -- Deschutes public health officials briefed county commissioners this week about COVID-19. Public Health Director Nahad Sadr-Azodi said schools will reopen in the fall based on decisions and choices we make today, and because it is within the public’s sphere of influence and control to make it happen. But he also says to get schools open the infection rate must go down. Sadr-Azodi urges everyone to wear a mask and social distance while avoiding large crowds.