Eugene
Lab results pending for TRACE testing on COVID-19 cases in Eugene

Lab results are pending on a sweep of community testing over the weekend that will help understand just how prevalent coronavirus is in our area.
The findings will help the county public health better understand the severity of our community spread, as well as giving more information on asymptomatic cases in the community.
Testing is underway on hundreds of voluntarily collected nasal swab samples.
OSU and the University of Oregon went around Eugene with the goal of collecting those samples from 360 households in the Eugene area.
Details on the total tests taken and their results are expected within a week.
Co-director of OSU’s TRACE says the 2-day testing shows a better estimate of the proportion affected with the virus.
“Once we get results from samples, we use that info to generate percent of people in the larger Eugene community affected with Sars co-v-2,” said Jeff Bethel, the co-director of TRACE.
Which causes COVID-19…helpful for asymptomatic people who wouldn’t be tested otherwise.
“You get people not showing symptoms because they’re unknowingly part of the transmission cycle,” Bethel said.
Lane County Public Health spokesperson Jason Davis says right now, 15 percent of detected cases are asymptomatic. These results will help the county understand if their previous findings are reflected in the community.
In the TRACE project’s previous events, substantial proportions are not showing symptoms. Plus, the project helps figure out if results from current county testing and surveillance efforts match.
There isn’t another TRACE event scheduled, but Bethel says they’re actively discussing the next community.
The TRACE project has been around since April. They’ve done testing across the state in cities like Corvallis, Newport and HermistoN.
-
Crime & Safety4 days ago
Man, joined by his wife, gave famiIy members confIicting stories about where his chiId was after the 3-year-old had not been seen in months following the parent assauIting the boy to death, then tried to conceaI his death; charged
-
Crime & Safety4 days ago
Man had his eyebaII ripped out after asking random passerby ‘how is he doing,’ before the man approached the victim from behind, inserted his fingers into his socket, and pulled the eyebaII out; charges
-
Eugene6 days ago
Eugene Springfield Fire responds to commercial structure fire at Fred Meyer on Q St in Springfield
-
Eugene1 week ago
Eugene police arrest 18-year-old suspect in March 3 fatal shooting near 23rd and Willamette
-
Eugene6 days ago
Eugene Police Department conducts pedestrian safety operation at 17th and Hilyard, issues citations for violations
-
Eugene1 week ago
Regional public safety agencies collaborate for mass casualty training exercise at Matthew Knight Arena
-
Eugene2 days ago
Crews respond to house fire in west Eugene, prevent spread to neighboring homes
-
Oregon1 week ago
ODFW working to improve fishing opportunities at Willow Creek Reservoir with woody structures for fish habitat