During a Tillamook County virtual town hall on Tuesday, July 14, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) recognized the small business relief efforts of Nehalem Valley non-profit Fulcrum Community Resources and the Manzanita Visitors…
Category: COVID-19
OHA to host live Q&A about COVID-19 data on Facebook today July 15th at 12:30 pm; Helping children wear face coverings
OIOpublisher Many of you have been following Oregon’s COVID-19 data closely. We regularly get questions about Oregon’s data and how to interpret the various charts, reports and trends. Tomorrow, you can have…
OP/ED: An American Tragedy
By John Rogan In 2020 the world is facing two crises, global warming with long term consequences and the Covid-19 pandemic with short term consequences. Sadly for the world, we have a…
Rep. Gomberg Update 7/14/20: Two Weeks of Difficult News
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Oregon Legislature Emergency Board did approve the payment of $500 to those still waiting on unemployment benefits. For more information, see Rep. Gomberg’s report below. By Representative David Gomberg,…
COVID-19 UPDATE 7/14/20: Tillamook County Community Health Centers
Tillamook County is experiencing an increase in the number of people who are testing positive for COVID-19. The current number of positive cases in Tillamook County is 20 as of July 14,…
UPDATE – 2 pm, July 14: Tillamook County Adds 4 More Cases, July 14th, total to 20 cases; New statewide rules on get-togethers and face coverings
UPDATE at 2 pm, July 14th – Make that 4 new cases per Gordon McCraw COVID-19 incident commander, Tillamook County has added 4 more COVID-19 cases, total 20 cases as of July…
Governor Announces New Requirements for Face Coverings, Limits on Social Get-Togethers to Slow the Spread of COVID-19; Effective July 15, face coverings to be required outdoors, social get-togethers indoors over 10 prohibited
(Portland, OR) — In response to the alarming rise in COVID-19 case counts across Oregon over the last several weeks, Governor Kate Brown today announced new requirements for face coverings and limits…
Oregon reports 332 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths
PORTLAND, Ore.— COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 234, the Oregon Health Authority reported Sunday July 12th. Oregon Health Authority reported 332 new confirmed…
Oregon reports 409 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, no new deaths; Tillamook County Case Count Remains at 16
Since Oregon began reopening, we have seen spread of COVID-19 when people get together to celebrate with family and friends. Some examples include: Graduations Birthdays Weddings Holidays COVID-19 is spreading more among…
Increase in Community Spread at Gatherings; Modeling shows potentially steep upward trend
OHA reported that we are seeing increasing spread of COVID-19 at social gatherings like graduations, birthdays, weddings and holidays. COVID-19 is also spreading more among social activities involving groups of younger people,…