Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Oregon has been one of the best performing states. We had some of the lowest infection rates, hospitalizations and deaths per capita in the nation.

But now the Delta variant is surging here, infection rates and hospitalizations are a big concern. Mask mandates are back. How did we get here?

On the latest episode of Beat Check, reporters Aimee Green and Ted Sickinger talk about where things stand in Oregon today and why things may get worse before they get better. We talked about who is getting infected, why vaccination incentives haven’t worked, the looming school year and much more.

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