Oregon officials say one person went to work with symptoms of COVID-19 and caused two outbreaks

A Southern Oregon resident who consciously went to work with coronavirus symptoms is connected to two separate outbreaks in the area, county officials said.

Subsequently, the unidentified person tested positive for the virus, and officials said they were responsible for the “spread actions.”

“One of these outbreaks has resulted in seven deaths, and the other recent outbreak has placed more than 300 people / families in quarantine,” Douglas County Public Health Officer Bob Dannenhoffer said in a statement Thursday. according to the Washington Post. “We can’t even imagine the huge remorse these people are feeling right now and we sympathize with them.”

“In addition to super spreader events, we also have super spreader stocks. This is one of the most worrying issues we are facing right now, ”he added. “The first places on the list of super-disclosure actions are people who, involuntarily and unconsciously, choose to go to work when they are sick.”

Thirty-seven people have died in the county since the pandemic began, while the state has recorded 1,347 deaths. Douglas County is one of the state authorities in the 29 jurisdictions considered at “extreme risk” due to the virus, and the figure of seven people in one of the outbreaks accounts for nearly 20 percent of all coronavirus deaths reported in the county. .

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Although many white-collar workers have worked from home during the pandemic, other jobs where this option is not optional, including grocery stores and meat packaging plants, have experienced numerous outbreaks. Douglas County officials did not disclose where the person at the center of the outbreak worked or the nature of their workplace.