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Variants spread and states reopen across the country, even as public health officials race to get the vaccine into arms.

Hospitalizations have dropped nearly 19% in the past two weeks.

The Dec. 2 message that started this week’s cover story.

Since mid-November, Oregon has regularly tallied over 1,000 new COVID-19 cases per day.

It’s still unclear whether the two-week “freeze” ordered by Gov. Kate Brown has checked the spread of the virus.

In other news: State senator to be named in discrimination lawsuit.

The high and growing utilization of hospital beds is the most concrete sign of COVID-19’s impact in Oregon.

Record highs in case numbers and hospitalizations has authorities concerned.

But infections, hospitalizations and deaths are all declining week over week.

Willamette Week