The Oregon Health Authority reported five new cases of COVID-19 in Wallowa County on Wednesday, Aug. 25, raising the total to 357 since the start of the pandemic, and 118 this month.

There have been no deaths reported during the latest outbreak, with the last known fatality in Wallowa County due to COVID-19 on March 2. 

Statewide, there were 2,777 new cases reported and 20 deaths. 

The number of vaccinations in Wallowa County is starting to increase at a higher rate. Now 51% of all residents, and 60.9% of those 18 and older, have received a shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to OHA data. 

Statewide, there are now 1,080 patients in hospitals who have COVID-19, and in Region 9, which includes Wallowa County, there were 30 as of Aug. 24, which is the highest total in the region to date.