Officials in Oregon say someone with COVID-19 symptoms went to work, causing two outbreaks

A resident of southern Oregon who knowingly went to work with coronavirus symptoms has been linked to two separate outbreaks in the area, provincial officials said.

The unidentified person later tested positive for the virus, with officials saying they were responsible for “ superspreader actions. ”

“One of those outbreaks has resulted in seven deaths, and the other recent outbreak has quarantined more than 300 people / families,” Bob Dannenhoffer, Douglas County public health officer, said in a statement Thursday, according to The Washington Post. . “We can’t even imagine how sorry these people feel right now, and we empathize with them.”

“In addition to the superspreader events, we also have superspreader promotions. This is one of the most troubling problems we are currently facing, ”he added. “At the top of the list for super spreaders are people who subconsciously and unconsciously choose to go to work when they are sick.”

Thirty-seven people have died in the province since the start of the pandemic, while the state has seen 1,347 deaths. Douglas County is one of 29 state officials of the jurisdiction considered “extreme risk” as a result of the virus, and the seven-person death toll from one of the outbreaks accounts for nearly 20 percent of all reported coronavirus deaths in the United States. province.

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While countless white-collar workers have worked from home during the pandemic, there have been numerous outbreaks in other workplaces where that is not possible, including supermarkets and meat packers. Douglas County officials did not disclose where the person at the center of the outbreak worked or what the nature of their job was.