Clatsop County held an online press conference about COVID trends and testing. The County is bracing for an Omicron surge. By Joanne Rideout [Scroll down to listen, script below] Judy Geiger is vice president of patient care services at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria. Judy Geiger: “We’ve seen an uptick in COVID but it’s staying right around the four to five patient range with positive COVID patients. We are doing a fair amount of preparation for this current surge that we believe we will start seeing the affects of in the very near future. She said the hospital is poised...
