BEND, OR -- Virus cases are on the rise in Deschutes county. Yesterday county commissioners were told by Public Health Director Nahad Sadr-Azodi virus cases are hitting the 20 to 29 age group hard and is leading to spread of the disease. While the virus is often deadly for older people, Sadr-Azodi noted, 70-per cent of young people in Deschutes county with the virus have damage to one or more organs. Sadr-Azodi also says there is likely to be a spike in COVID-19 cases after the Thanksgiving holiday.