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Coronavirus (COVID-19) — Oregon Public Health Updates
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Mar 26, 2024 · See the latest charts and maps of virus hospitalizations, cases, deaths, tests and vaccinations in Oregon.
In Oregon, there were 0 newly reported COVID-19 cases and 0 newly reported COVID-19 deaths on Jul 23, 2023. How is Oregon faring against COVID-19, both overall and at a state level? Get the answers here, with data on hotspots and infection rates.
Coronavirus in Oregon. COVID-19 deaths, hospitalizations and test positivity rates. Daily hospitalization status. Number of confirmed coronavirus patients in Oregon who are hospitalized, in the...
- Oregon Reports Record Number of Weekly Cases
- New Hotline Opens to Self-Report Covid-19 Positive Results
- Oregon to Deploy Additional National Guard Help to Hospitals
- Oregon Receives New Antiviral Drug Paxlovid
- Multiple Oregon and Southwest Washington Districts Announce Remote Plans
- Blood Shortage in Oregon Leads to Delayed Surgeries and Procedures
- Covid Pandemic Strains Oregon’s Public Defense System
- Ventilator Use Climbs at Oregon Hospitals
- Oregon’s February Legislative Session Will Be Open to The Public
The latest weekly numbers from Oregon health officials are further evidence the state is dealing with rapid spread of COVID-19. The Oregon Health Authority reportsthat the week ending Sunday, Jan. 9 counted a record 47,272 cases — a six-fold increase from two weeks ago, and nearly three times more than the previous record from last August. Hospital...
Oregon health officials have set up a hotline for people to self-report their at-home positive COVID-19 test results, about a month after announcinga multi-part plan to confront the omicron variant, including launching a phoneline to largely replace contact tracing investigations. State epidemiologist Dr. Dean Sidelinger said the move is necessary ...
Current hospitalizations in Oregon are over 700 and daily COVID-19 case counts are alarmingly high. Gov. Kate Brown announced Wednesday that she’s sending 700 more National Guard members to Oregon hospitals, for a total of more than 1,200. Brown originally announced deployment of 500 members on Jan. 7. On social media, the governor wrote: “Thank yo...
Oregon has given most of its initial supply of Paxlovid, a promising new antiviral drug from Pfizer to treat COVID-19, to non-profit community health clinics across the state. The clinics, also known as Federally Qualified Health Centers, provide primary care to low-income, uninsured, rural, and historically disadvantaged populations. Nationwide, t...
Multiple Northwest school districts have announced plans to move some or all schools to remote learning schedules as a surge in COVID-19 infections keeps educators and students at home. They include all Parkrose and David Douglas district schools and some schools in the Portland, Salem-Keizer, Tigard-Tualatin, and Vancouver school districts. Relate...
The American Red Cross has declared its first ever national blood crisis. Hospitals in the Portland area struggled with blood shortages before the first case of COVID-19 struck the region, according to Dr. Rachel Cook, the quality director of the bone marrow and stem cell transplant program at Oregon Health & Science University. Now, two years into...
Dozens of criminal defendants in Oregon are currently facing charges without a defense attorney. According to the Office of Public Defense Services, more than 45 people who qualify for a public defender don’t have one. As of Friday, 19 were in custody on pre-trial offenses. An increase in crime in some counties and nearly two years of the global pa...
Oregon health authorities reported Monday that 18,538 new confirmed or presumptive COVID-19 cases were identified over the weekend. The state has a positive test rate of just over 22% as the highly contagious omicron variant spreads. The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 increased to 692, but hospitalizations were still about 40% below th...
The Oregon Capitol will remain open to the public when lawmakers convene Feb. 1 for a month-long session. In a joint statement, Senate President Peter Courtney and House Speaker Tina Kotek announced that, while all legislative committee meetings during the upcoming 2022 session will take place virtually, the public will be allowed in the building. ...
Jul 1, 2021 · Oregon officially reopened for business and pleasure Wednesday, after more than 15 months with strict rules to limit the spread of COVID-19. Oregon OSHA officials removed the facial covering...
Dec 29, 2021 · This section of the report describes the epidemiology of Oregon’s COVID-19 cases, including indicators of COVID-19 transmission, common symptoms experienced by COVID-19 cases, and demographic breakdowns for sex, age, race, and ethnicity.
Mar 30, 2022 · Weekly Report Summary. During Monday, March 21, through Sunday, March 27, 2022, OHA logged 1,403 new cases of COVID-19 infection—down 21% from the previous week. The decline in cases came as reported tests declined 25% while the proportion positive rose from 2.5% to 2.7%.
