The Oregon Health Authority says it was notified Friday that a person in Yamhill County tested positive with the variant COVID-19 virus strain originally detected in the United Kingdom.
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There are 13 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including two Crook County residents, raising the state’s death toll to 1,877, the Oregon Health Authority reported Saturday.
Continue ReadingAs the US set a new daily record for Covid-19 inoculations and states clamored for more vaccine supplies, Pfizer and the FDA said pharmacists and health practitioners can in some cases extract an additional dose from each vial. Originally, each vial of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine was designed to contain five doses, but some pharmacists reported
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Deschutes County and partners expect to vaccinate 2,500 school staff at the county fairgrounds in Redmond by the end of the weekend, the start of a big step toward reopening schools.
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With state guidelines not allowing indoor dining in Deschutes County, the cold and snowfall pose new hurdles for struggling restaurants. Places like Immersion Brewing hope to get through it with heaters, fire pits — and takeout, of course.
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There are 22 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including Deschutes County’s 40th death, raising the state’s death toll to 1,865, the Oregon Health Authority reported Friday.
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St. Charles Health System’s investigation of a COVID-19 outbreak at its Redmond hospital revealed that the source was a COVID-positive patient, the organization announced late Friday.
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A rise in Deschutes County COVID-19 cases — and a growing number of Redmond School District staff and students sick or in quarantine — will push back the planned reopening nearly three weeks, to Feb. 22, Superintendent Charan Cline announced Friday.
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Gov. Kate Brown and other state officials explained and defended the state’s vaccination priority and rollout during a Friday news conference, while noting the limited availability of doses here and nationwide have led to some difficult choices and public frustration.
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Since the onset of the pandemic, criminals have used tactics like identity theft and social engineering to defraud government and health care programs and illegally cash in—and the new year has brought some new material for them to keep up their scams.
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden’s first full day in office on Thursday focused on rolling out his national strategy to get the coronavirus pandemic under control and signing several executive actions, including ramping up vaccination supplies and requiring international travelers to provide proof of a negative Covid-19 test prior to traveling to the US. “Our national strategy
Continue Reading There are 11 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,843, the Oregon Health Authority reported Thursday.
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The Deschutes Lawyer in the Library program will proceed through Zoom amid the pandemic to help anyone with any legal questions they might have. The program has two lawyer volunteers available every Wednesday night.
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High school football remains on Gov. Kate Brown’s prohibited list of activities, even with the scheduled start of the delayed season just a few weeks away.
Continue ReadingState officials say three more people who were incarcerated in Oregon prisons have died after contracting COVID-19.
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St. Charles Health System said late Wednesday it has reported an outbreak of COVID-19 cases at the St. Charles Redmond hospital campus to Deschutes County and the state of Oregon, affecting more than 30 caregivers.
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Deschutes County announced Thursday it has received approval from the Oregon Health Authority to begin providing COVID-19 vaccines to local K-12 educators and staff.
Continue ReadingThe Covid-19 death toll in the United States will likely top 500,000 next month, President Joe Biden said in a news conference Thursday, as he portrayed his administration’s plan to respond to the pandemic as a “wartime undertaking.” Part of that plan involves asking Americans to wear masks for the first 100 days of his
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden’s first full day in office Thursday focused on getting the Covid-19 pandemic under control, rolling out his national strategy that includes several executive actions related to vaccinations and testing in hopes of moving the federal response in a different direction. “Our national strategy is comprehensive, it’s based on science, not politics. It’s
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There are 24 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including two in Deschutes County and one in Crook County, raising the state’s death toll to 1,832, the Oregon Health Authority reported Wednesday.
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