Oregon medical leaders say they’re seeing an uptick in COVID cases across the state.

The Oregon Health Authority reports that August saw the highest COVID test positivity rates of the year—with some weekly rates that were more than seven times higher than this year's low point in January.

Lane County’s Senior Public Health Officer, Dr. Patrick Luedtke, said the virus appears to be less prevalent in Oregon than in California or Washington, based on wastewater data. But he said he's predicting another potential increase in cases this month.

“We have states above us and below us with higher volume of disease. We have just returned to school. There's rain in the schedule at about a week from now, and people are going to be inside breathing the same air," said Luedtke. "This is not rocket sc

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