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…
Category: Oregon Health Authority
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…
OHA to host live Q&A about COVID-19 data on Facebook today July 15th at 12:30 pm; Helping children wear face coverings
Many of you have been following Oregon’s COVID-19 data closely. We regularly get questions about Oregon’s data and how to interpret the various charts, reports and trends. Tomorrow, you can have your…
UPDATE – 2 pm, July 14: Tillamook County Adds 4 More Cases, July 14th, total to 20 cases; New statewide rules on get-togethers and face coverings
UPDATE at 2 pm, July 14th – Make that 4 new cases per Gordon McCraw COVID-19 incident commander, Tillamook County has added 4 more COVID-19 cases, total 20 cases as of July…
Oregon reports 332 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths
PORTLAND, Ore.— COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 234, the Oregon Health Authority reported Sunday July 12th. Oregon Health Authority reported 332 new confirmed…
Oregon reports 409 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, no new deaths; Tillamook County Case Count Remains at 16
Since Oregon began reopening, we have seen spread of COVID-19 when people get together to celebrate with family and friends. Some examples include: Graduations Birthdays Weddings Holidays COVID-19 is spreading more among…
