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…
Category: Oregon Health Authority
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…
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…
Coronavirus Update- New Statewide Rules Go Into Effect, New Test Site Locator
July 22, 2020 New Statewide Rules Go into Effect Today, Governor Kate Brown announced several new measures to help suppress COVID-19 in Oregon and drive transmission rates back down, effective Friday, July…
Coronavirus- Daily/ Weekly Update
Weekly Testing Summary released OHA released its Weekly Testing Summary [ https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/DISEASESCONDITIONS/DISEASESAZ/Documents/Oregon-COVID-19-Testing-Summary-2020-07-20.pdf ] today showing 39,301 tests were performed July 13-18.* Of those tests, 2,292 were reported positive, for a percent positivity rate of…
Face coverings work: CDC investigation of Missouri salon shows efficacy of masks
We continue to learn more about how wearing face coverings help prevent the spread of COVID-19. The growing evidence about face coverings, combined with our rise in cases since reopening show why…
OHA Reports Record Number of Cases; Tillamook County Count Increases by 2, total of 22 cases
On July 16th, we reported another record number of people who have tested positive for COVID-19. The rise is attributed to the spread of COVID-19 from social gatherings and sporadic spread. Worksite…
Legislature allocates $200M to support COVID-19 relief efforts; 211 Info for Child Care; OHA Weekly Report
On Tuesday July 14th, the Oregon Legislature’s Joint Emergency Board allocated more than $200 million to support COVID-19 relief efforts, specifically targeting investments to struggling workers, small businesses and Oregonians facing the…
