PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon Health Authority has been notified Friday January 15th that a person in Oregon, identified as a Multnomah County resident, has tested positive with the variant COVID-19 virus strain originally…
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Governor Provides Updates on COVID-19 in Oregon – Rolls Out Vaccine Schedule, Next up – Educators, Seniors
OIOpublisher OHA has reached goal of 12,000 vaccinations per day, Governor demands answers from federal government on news that vaccine reserve does not exist (Salem, OR) — Governor Kate Brown held a press conference today to update Oregonians on…
Tillamook County COVID-19 Case Summary – Weekly data Jan. 8-14, 2021; 25 new confirmed cases, 362 cases total
From Tillamook County Community Health Centers: There have been some differences this week with the numbers OHA has reported and what we report due to cases moving in and out of our…
OHA’s Vaccine Voices: Doctors share their ‘why’; Testing homes for radon important; County risk levels updated this week – Tillamook County stays at Extreme
Antwon Chavis, a pediatrician with OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, shares: “I got vaccinated against COVID-19 because the evidence looked promising that it could help bring an end to the pandemic. Also, the…
COVID-19 impacts all age groups; Vaccinations goal of 12,000 per day reached last week; Facebook Live on Jan. 20th for vaccine Q&A
Sadly, COVID-19 has taken the life of a 19-year-old in Oregon. Our hearts go out to the friends and family of this young person, and to all those who have experienced the…
Governor Kate Brown Statement on Federal Reserve of COVID-19 Vaccines
(Salem, OR) — Governor Kate Brown today January 15th issued the following statement on new information about the federal reserve of COVID-19 vaccines: “Last night (January 14th), I received disturbing news, confirmed to me…
Oregon reports 1,152 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 29 new deaths; No new cases in Tillamook County today
PORTLAND, Ore. — There are 29 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,737, the Oregon Health Authority reported today January 14, 2021. Oregon Health Authority reported 1,152…
Virtual ‘Oregon Transfer Days’ to be held Jan. 19, 2021
In an effort to assist Oregon community college students to successfully transition to a four-year college or university, Oregon’s community colleges and four-year universities collaborate each year on a state-wide Oregon Transfer…
Facebook Drilling Site Incurs Storm Damage (Again) in Tierra Del Mar
By Edmund Ruttledge A large “sound curtain” recently installed at Facebook’s drilling site in Tierra Del Mar has incurred significant damage … again. The winter gale this week had blown pieces of…
FBI, Law Enforcement Countrywide Prepare for Potential of Unrest Leading Up to Biden Inauguration
The FBI’s Portland Field Office, working with the Oregon State Police, the Salem Police Department, the Portland Police Bureau, and all of our other local, state, and federal partners, is preparing for…