COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are increasing rapidly in Tillamook County, specifically the much more contagious Delta variant. In July, we celebrated the decline in Covid cases after more than a year. We…
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COVID-19 STATEMENT FROM TILLAMOOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS: GET VACCINATED!
OIOpublisher Dear Friends and Neighbors, The COVID Delta variant is spreading like wildfire among the unvaccinated in our community. In the past two weeks, we have had 361 new positive cases in…
Governor Announces Statewide Outdoor Mask Requirements
With COVID-19 rapidly spreading, masks help stop spread of the Delta variant (Salem, OR) — Governor Kate Brown today announced new statewide outdoor mask requirements to help stop the spread of the highly contagious…
Tillamook County COVID-19 Response: FIVE New COVID-19 Deaths in Tillamook County; County to Bring in Mobile Morgue as Local Funeral Home Runs Out of Space; County Death Toll at Eleven
EDITOR’S NOTE – From over 3 hours of meetings, the Community Leadership meeting and an Emergency Board of Commissioners meeting today: It is truly the worst of times … by the numbers…
Virtual Format for Redistricting Public Hearings Announced Amid Delta Surge
SALEM, Ore. – In response to growing hospitalization rates across the state due to the Delta variant of COVID-19, Senate President Peter Courtney and House Speaker Tina Kotek today August 23, 2021,…
Oregon reports 4,701 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 24 new deaths; Tillamook adds 49 cases, one death over three day period
PORTLAND, Ore. — There are 24 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,036 the Oregon Health Authority reported today, August 23, 2021. Oregon Health Authority reported 4,701…
Go-Bag Class Goes Online
The Emergency Volunteer Corps of Nehalem Bay will hold its first online Go-Bag training class Friday, Aug. 27 via Zoom. The 90-minute class will run from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The new…
Apply Now for Fall Term at Tillamook Bay Community College
Now is the time to apply for fall term classes at Tillamook Bay Community College. Classes begin Sept. 20. “If you’re thinking about earning your degree, fall is the ideal time to…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS: COVID-19 surges statewide and in Tillamook County — 181 cases in the past week, 274 in the past two weeks and 400 in total this month; Another death; GET VACCINATED
The risk of getting COVID -19 is extreme as cases are surging statewide, hospital and ICU beds are nearly at capacity, and case counts continue to grow. Since the beginning of August,…
Governor Announces Two New Vaccination Measures To Address Hospital Crisis, Help Keep Students Safe
Health care workers, K-12 educators, staff, and volunteers required to be fully vaccinated (Portland, OR) — Governor Kate Brown today announced two new vaccination measures to address Oregon’s hospital crisis, caused by the Delta…