Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (D) announced on Tuesday that she will reimpose a statewide mandate for masks to be worn in all indoor public settings to address a surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations driven by the delta variant. Brown did not specify when the mandate would go into effect but said she would announce the details at a press conference on Aug. 11. “Oregon is facing a spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations—consisting overwhelmingly of unvaccinated individuals—that is quickly exceeding the darkest days of our winter surge,” Brown said in a statement. “When our hospitals are full, there will be no room for additional patients needing care—whether for COVID-19, a heart attack or stroke, a car collision, or a variety of other emergency situations.” Brown made the announcement on the day Oregon logged a record-high 635 COVID-19 hospitalizations, according to the Oregon Health Authority. The number of patients in intensive care …