December 14, 2021 4:10 a.m.

Oregon’s first 3 cases of Omicron-variant COVID-19 have been confirmed in Washington and Multnomah counties.

A release from the Oregon Health Authority said the Oregon Health & Science University Laboratory conducted the sequencing that detected the variant on Monday. The samples the laboratory tested were from.

*A Multnomah County resident in their 20s, tested on December 7th, who was fully vaccinated. The individual traveled internationally to Canada prior to symptom onset.

*A Washington County resident in their 20s, tested on December 9th, who was fully vaccinated.

*A Washington County resident in their 30s, tested on December 9th, who was fully vaccinated. The individual traveled internationally to Mexico prior to symptom onset.

A video with health officer and state epidemiologist Dr. Dean Sidelinger discussing the cases is linked: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l87WYbQU30M