Many Americans can now get an at-home Covid-19 tests at no cost through their private insurance. The tests can be obtained from pharmacies, retailers and online vendors. The program is part of…
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TILLAMOOK COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS COVID-19 RESPONSE: 55th COVID-19 Related Death Reported in Tillamook County
TILLAMOOK, Ore. (Jan. 18, 2022) — Tillamook County Public Health Department was notified of new a COVID-19 related death that occurred this month, raising the Tillamook County COVID-19 pandemic death toll to 55….
OHA updates recommendations for COVID-19 contact tracing, reduces reporting requirements in K-12 settings
PORTLAND, Ore. – Oregon Health Authority (OHA) will release new COVID-19 contact tracing and notification recommendations for K-12 settings to lessen the overall burden of contact tracing on K-12 schools, while ensuring school staff…
OREGON NATIONAL GUARD TO START SECOND HOSPITAL RELIEF MISSION
SALEM, Ore. – With the surge of COVID-19 cases, Oregon Governor Kate Brown has ordered an increase of National Guard members for the second hospital relief mission, with up to 1,200 Oregon…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS: Tillamook County COVID-19 Update – January 14, 2022
TILLAMOOK, Ore. — In the first two weeks of January 2022, we have had 283 cases and 5 COVID-19 related deaths, raising the pandemic total COVID-19 case count to 2,710 and total…
Adventist Health Tillamook Allotted Oral Antiviral COVID-19 Treatment Medication
January 12, 2022 (Tillamook, Ore.) – Adventist Health Tillamook has been allotted a limited supply of Emergency Use Authorized treatment medication by the Federal Drug Administration for high-risk patients who test positive…
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY: RECORD-SETTING REPORT – COVID-19 weekly cases surge, hospitalizations, deaths increase
OHA reported 47,272 new cases of COVID-19 during the week of Monday, Jan 3, through Sunday, Jan. 9 – six times higher than two weeks ago and three times higher than the previous pandemic record…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS COVID-19 RESPONSE: 53rd and 54th COVID-19 Related Deaths Reported in Tillamook County
January 12, 2022 – TILLAMOOK, Ore. — Tillamook County Public Health Department was notified of two new COVID-19 related deaths that occurred this month, raising the Tillamook County COVID-19 pandemic death toll to…
OHA launches website, hotline for COVID-19-positive people
New services, which allow people to report positive tests and get info on isolation and quarantine, follow shift toward focus on outbreaks at high-risk settings PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon Health Authority is moving…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY DAILY WEATHER BRIEFING: Gordon’s Update – Weather & COVID-19 – 1/12/22
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager Wednesday, January 12, 2022, 11:30am Weather Our neighbors to the north in Washington continue to see moderate to heavy rains that is pushing several of…