Indoor dining curtailed as COVID risk goes to 'high'

North Central Public Health Officer Miriam McDonell announced this morning that Wasco County will move to the high-risk level for COVID-19, requiring restaurants and health facilities to reduce capacities for indoor dining and activities.

The County has logged 46 cases during the past two-week testing period.

McDonnel made the report to Wasco County Commissioners this morning, Wednesday, April 21.

The high-risk level and accompanying rules will go into effect on Friday, April 23.

Health clubs and restaurant indoor dining capacity will change from 50 percent to 25 percent or a maximum of 50 at that time.

“I know everybody is very very tired of all these restrictions,” McDonell said. “But we are not out of the woods yet. The vaccine is our tool to defeat COVID-19.”

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