Oregon will continue to see a rise in COVID-19 cases, along with hospitalizations and deaths, over the next few weeks. That’s according to Oregon Health and Science University data scientist Peter Graven. The current surge is driven by the omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5, which are the most transmissible of the COVID-19 variants thus far in the pandemic. They’re also very good at evading immunity from vaccines and prior infections. Graven’s forecast indicates that infection levels will likely be similar to what Oregon experienced with the first omicron wave in January. We talk with Graven about his latest forecast.