SALEM, OR – Licensed nursing, assisted living and residential care facilities that qualify may begin allowing limited indoor visitation for residents starting Nov. 2, 2020. “As we have throughout this pandemic, when…
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OHA FACTS: Make safety part of your holiday celebrations; Funding not related to case or death counts
OIOpublisher EDITOR’S NOTE: With the highest daily case count today (Oct. 29th) in Oregon, folks need to re-think their Halloween plans. We have had several inquiries: “Is Halloween cancelled?” No, but consider…
Highest Daily Case Count Oct. 29th – Oregon reports 575 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths; Tillamook County adds 2 more cases, at 74 cases total
Tillamook County Emergency Management – COVID-19 Update (10/29/20) Over the last couple of days, we have had an additional 4 positive cases: one in each age group – a 10-19yo, a 20-29yo,…
Oregon reports 424 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 7 new deaths; Tillamook County reports 2 new cases today Oct. 28th, total cases at 72
PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed seven more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 671, the Oregon Health Authority reported at today, October 28th. Oregon Health Authority reported 424…
Oregon reports 391 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 9 new deaths; Governor Extends State of Emergency
PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed nine more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 664, the Oregon Health Authority reported at today, October 27th. Oregon Health Authority reported 391…
FOUR NEW COVID-19 CASES REPORTED IN CLATSOP COUNTY OCT. 26th
The Clatsop County Public Health Department on Monday reported four new local COVID-19 cases. The cases are: • Female, age 70-79, north-county resident • Male, age 70-79, north-county resident • Female, 60-69,…
OHA sees 70% increase in Oregon opioid deaths during April, May
Illicit fentanyl appears to be driving spike; connection to pandemic unclear PORTLAND, Ore.—Oregon Health Authority saw an alarming spike in opioid overdose deaths in Oregon this past spring compared to last year,…
Oregon reports 366 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 0 new deaths; Tillamook County at 70 cases total
PORTLAND, Ore. — The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from yesterday and remains at 653, the Oregon Health Authority reported Sunday, October 26th. Oregon Health Authority reported 366 new confirmed…
NEWS FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Catching Up With COVID
By Representative David Gomberg, Oregon House District 10 With so much news about Oregon fires for the past few weeks, it sometimes seems there has been less attention to COVID. But make…
Governor Announces Updates to the County Watch List: Adds Multnomah; Two counties—Benton and Clatsop— removed from Watch List
(Salem, OR) — Governor Kate Brown announced Friday October 23rd that Multnomah County has been added to the County Watch List. This addition comes after Multnomah County was removed from the Watch…