By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager & COVID-19 Incident Commander On May 28th, the state was at 64.9% of the eligible population, 16+, having received their first dose, with the goal…
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TILLAMOOK COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS: Tillamook County COVID-19 Update May 28, 2021
⏺”Lower Risk” 05/27/21 – 06/03/21 (Next risk level announcement will occur Tuesday June 1st and take effect on Friday June 4th. Next movement date: 06/04/21) ⏺ 3 new cases (05/21 – 05/27/21)…
Governor Announces Updates to County Risk Levels; Tillamook County Moves to Lower Risk
Updated risk levels take effect Thursday, May 27; Multnomah County approved to move to Lower Risk (Salem, OR) — Governor Kate Brown today announced updates to county risk levels under the state’s public health…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: COVID-19 Update (5/25/21)
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager/COVID-19 Incident Response Commannder COVID/Vaccine Update The Health Department verified today that Tillamook County had only 18 positive cases in the last 2-week reporting cycle (5/9-5/22)…
Oregon reports 424 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 4 new deaths; ZERO cases for Tillamook County last two days – Tillamook County to move to “Lower Risk”
EDITOR’S NOTE: Do you miss the daily COVID-19 report? I didn’t think you would … as Tillamook County continues to have zero to two cases per day and nears the 65% vaccination…
Rinehart Clinic Donates Medical Exam Equipment to Support TBCC Healthcare Programs
The Rinehart Clinic in Wheeler recently donated a medical exam bed and infant scale to Tillamook Bay Community College to be used in their healthcare programs. Healthcare Program Coordinator Brooke Bennett said…
NEWS UPDATE FROM OREGON STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Revenue Projections, the Kicker, Mask Updates, and a new safer Hiking Trail
By State Representative David Gomberg Hello Friends, Oregon received remarkable news this week. In a dramatic change from dire projections a year ago, our economy is recovering quickly from the COVID pandemic and…
Governor Brown, OHA Leadership discuss vaccination incentives, progress;
At a press conference Friday May 21st, Governor Kate Brown and Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Allen gave an update on Oregon’s vaccination progress and announced incentives to encourage people to get…
Oregon reports 509 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths; 0 cases today for Tillamook County
There are five new COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,618, Oregon Health Authority reported today May 22, 2021. OHA reported 509 new confirmed and presumptive cases of…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS – Mental Health Spotlight: There is a Way Out
By Dr. Ben Douglas, MD, Adventist Health Tillamook “I felt like I was at the bottom of a deep well with no way to get out.” This is how one patient described…