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(PORTLAND, Ore.) Gov. Kate Brown said Friday that masks will be required in all state buildings, effective immediately, KOIN reports.
The requirement comes as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Oregon Health Authority have updated their COVID-19 safety guidance, recommending that everyone wear masks indoors regardless of vaccination status.
Oregon fully reopened in June but as cases of the delta variant surge statewide, some restrictions have gone back into place.
OHA reported over 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday and six new virus-related deaths. There were 285 Oregonians hospitalized with COVID-19, with 84 in intensive care units.