218 inmates positive for COVID-19 at prison near Vancouver
State officials say more than 200 inmates at Larch Corrections Center northeast of Vancouver, Washington, have tested positive for COVID-19.
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Oregon reports 44 more COVID-19 deaths, four in Central Oregon
COVID-19 has claimed 44 more lives in Oregon, including four men in Central Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,550, the Oregon Health Authority reported Tuesday.
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Deschutes, Crook counties have used all of the vaccine doses received so far
According to Oregon Health Authority data, 1.3% of residents in Deschutes County, 1.2% in Jefferson County and less than 1% in Crook County have been vaccinated for COVID-19 so far.
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COVID-19 outbreak among staff at Prineville rehab, nursing home
Regency Prineville Rehabilitation and Nursing Center has 18 residents in precautionary isolation after a COVID-19 outbreak in which a dozen staff members tested positive.
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Oregon SAIF spotlights Bend excavation company’s COVID-19 response
Oregon SAIF is shining a spotlight on Bend’s Dirt Mechanics for their creative response to the pandemic. Owner Paul Lissette talked with SAIF about how the excavation company has adapted, taking steps to ensure their employees are safe on the job.
Continue ReadingHospitals are already overwhelmed. Now some states are beginning to feel the impact of holiday gatherings
Parts of the US are beginning to feel the brunt of last month’s holiday celebrations — at a time when many hospital systems are already at their breaking point. Experts have said holiday travel and gatherings could help fuel another surge of Covid-19 infections. Yet millions of Americans traveled anyway — with more than 1.3
Continue Reading Covid-19 likely ranks as the third leading cause of death in the US in 2020, CDC statisticians say
Covid-19 was likely the third leading cause of death in the United States in 2020, according to statisticians at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency only has early data on the leading causes of death for last year and researchers are still combing through those numbers, but provisional data suggest that
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OSU pauses men’s basketball program due to COVID-19 test results
The Oregon State men’s basketball program announced Tuesday it is pausing team activities due to COVID-19 testing results and contact tracing protocols.
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Oregon Health Authority reports 6 more COVID-19 deaths, 728 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed six more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,506, the Oregon Health Authority reported Monday.
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Redmond urgent care clinic to offer free COVID-19 rapid antigen tests
Family Choice Urgent Care in Redmond will offer free COVID-19 rapid antigen tests next Saturday for residents showing symptoms of the virus.
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‘All hands on deck’: Gov. Brown orders OHA to ramp up COVID-19 vaccinations
Gov. Kate Brown late Monday ordered the state health agency to ramp up COVID-19 vaccinations, setting a goal of 12,000 doses given a day within two weeks.
Continue ReadingOregon Health Authority reports 1,500th COVID-19 death, 1,421 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed eight more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,500, the Oregon Health Authority reported Sunday.
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Sisters gym feels pinch of closure as New Year’s fitness goals are set
Tate Metcalf, who owns the Sisters Athletic Club, says the new year is typically peak season for gyms. This year, being closed when most are beginning their fitness resolutions means further financial losses.
Continue Reading COVID-19 outbreak hits 30 patients, 6 staff at Vancouver, Wash., hospital
An outbreak of COVID-19 spread to 30 patients and six staff in the past week at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center.
Continue Reading Oregon reports 2 more COVID-19 deaths, 1,010 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,492, the Oregon Health Authority reported Saturday.
Continue Reading Oregon reports 13 more COVID-19 deaths, including Jefferson County’s 18th
COVID-19 has claimed 13 more lives in Oregon, including Jefferson County’s 18th death, raising the state’s death toll to 1,490, the Oregon Health Authority reported Friday.
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Wallowa County hospital employee has severe allergic reaction to COVID-19 vaccine
As the public health authority for Wallowa County, the Oregon Health Authority reported Thursday that a health care worker there has had a severe allergic reaction to the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine that required hospitalization.
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‘Slap in the face’: FDA scraps $14,000 fee to distilleries that make hand sanitizer
After major backlash from the small-batch distilling community, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has decided to waive a $14,000 fee it planned to impose on distilleries for the production of hand sanitizer.
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Two Central Oregonians on state’s new Vaccine Advisory Committee
The Oregon Health Authority on Thursday named the 27 members of its Vaccine Advisory Committee that will determine the sequence in which new COVID-19 vaccines are distributed around the state. Two are from Central Oregon.
Continue Reading Deschutes County public health nurses, urgent care workers get vaccines
A total of 170 Deschutes County public health nurses and health care workers from urgent care clinics received their initial COVID-19 vaccinations on Thursday, officials said.
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