EDITOR’S NOTE: Oregon Health Authority reported 2 new cases in Tillamook County on Monday August 3rd. The Pioneer verifies cases/information with Tillamook County’s COVID-19 Incident Commander Gordon McCraw, and he indicated…
Category: Health Care
PEACE OUT LOUD: Whittling Souls
OIOpublisher EDITOR’S NOTE: Romy hits the nail on the head with this personal view of how to listen to the messages that the pandemic is sending all of us. How appropriate for…
Tillamook County adds 4 new cases, total cases at 28; Oregon reports 285 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 1 new death
Tillamook County’s case count jumped by 4 cases on Sunday August 2nd, according to the Oregon Health Authority’s daily press release. There have been over 2,000 negative tests conducted in Tillamook County….
County Status Changes for Morrow, Umatilla Counties; Oregon reports 330 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths
PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 325, the Oregon Health Authority reported August 1st. Oregon Health Authority reported 330 new confirmed…
Governor announces updates to County Watch List; Lincoln County removed from list
Governor Kate Brown today announced that two counties — Lincoln and Union — have succeeded in reducing the spread of COVID-19 enough to be removed from the County Watch List. Meanwhile, three…
Fact check: Hydroxychloroquine is not a treatment for COVID-19
We’re hearing questions about whether there’s evidence for using hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19. According to Joshua M. Sharfstein, MD, of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health: “Early questions…
OHA reports highest number of deaths to COVID-19; Tillamook County remains at 24 cases, no deaths
A message of condolence from OHA Director Pat Allen “As we surpass 300 deaths related to COVID-19, including the 14 deaths reported today, I wish to extend sincere condolences on behalf of everyone…
Governor Releases School Health and Safety Metrics
Metrics set strict health and safety standards for in-person instruction, with accommodations for young learners, remote and rural schools (Portland, OR) — Given the reality that COVID-19 will continue to impact Oregon…
COVID weekly testing summary shows declining positive rate
According to OHA’s Weekly Testing Summary, 38,179 COVID-19 test results were reported last week, of which 4.8 percent were positive. This represents the first weekly decline in percent positivity since it began…
Oregon reports 277 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths; Tillamook County case count at 24
PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 289, the Oregon Health Authority reported at Sunday, July 26th. Oregon Health Authority reported 277…