August 29, 2020 7:30 a.m.

Oregon Governor Kate Brown has removed Hood River and Multnomah counties from her County Watch List.

Brown said those counties have succeeded in reducing the spread of COVID-19. No counties were added to the list this week.

A release said counties are placed on the Watch List when COVID-19 is spreading quickly and public health officials cannot trace that spread to specific sources, creating a potentially dangerous dynamic. Counties remain on the list for a minimum of three weeks and until their sporadic case spread drops below a set of thresholds.

The County Watch List now includes Baker, Jackson, Jefferson, Malheur, Morrow and Umatilla counties as well.