As of Monday, St. Charles Health System is now requiring anyone entering a St. Charles hospital or clinic to wear a mask, to prevent the asymptomatic spread of COVID-19.
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The state’s death toll from COVID-19 remains unchanged from Sunday and stands at 109, the Oregon Health Authority reported Monday. It’s the first time since OHA began tallies in March that no new deaths were reported for two straight days.
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State officials reported the number of Oregonians sick enough to be hospitalized with coronavirus hit a new low Sunday.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Oregonians are facing unprecedented economic instability and food insecurity. As Oregon continues to maintain physical distancing rules, the Oregon Department of Human Services wants to remind you that you can apply for food, cash and child care assistance from home. While many DHS offices are still
Continue ReadingCostco on Monday became the latest retailer to implement purchasing limits on fresh meat because of the slowdown at processing plants during the coronavirus pandemic.
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We’re well past St. Patrick’s Day, but Prineville’s Paddy Pint Run happened this weekend, reconfigured due to COVID-19, benefiting the Tooth Taxi mobile dental clinic and the Crook County Foundation’s programs.
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Way to go, Central Oregon! Thanks to you, we had another wonderful week of the #ToTheMax Challenge. From dancing and singing, to movie-making and a family photo shoot, we had a little bit of everything. Send in your videos using #ToTheMax on social media or through the ‘Share’ tab on KTVZ.com to be featured on
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Here are several of the latest COVID-19-related news releases and statements from Oregon’s congressional delegation.
Continue Reading PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from Saturday and remains at 109, the Oregon Health Authority said Sunday, only the second day in recent weeks that no new deaths were reported in the state. OHA also reported 45 new cases of COVID-19 as of 8 a.m. Sunday, bringing the state’s
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SEATTLE (KTVZ) — The U.S. Postal Service is extending Hold Mail provisions for businesses and customers who are temporarily displaced due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s the announcement for the USPS regional office in Seattle: Our Hold Mail service is designed for customers who plan on being away from their home or business for up
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General Duffy’s Waterhole in Redmond held its second annual outdoor market on Saturday, with policies in place to comply with social distancing guidelines.
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Protesters gathered at Prineville City Hall on Saturday to oppose Gov. Kate Brown’s orders to stay home and to keep businesses closed.
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Hundreds of people opposed to Oregon’s stay-at-home order demonstrated at the state Capitol on Saturday as health officials announced dozens more cases and five more deaths from COVID-19.
Continue Reading COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 109, the Oregon Health Authority reported Saturday.
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Oregon’s Office of Emergency Management issued updated guidelines Friday to help ensure distribution of protective equipment across the state as needed.
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Hobby Lobby has been reopening stores across the country, and on Friday that included its location in the Bend River Promenade on Third Street.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is Friday’s COVID-19 digest from the Central Oregon Emergency Information Network: FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS ENCOURAGED TO USE CLOTH FACE COVERINGS Central Oregon public health departments strongly encourage all local food establishments to use cloth face coverings. While not required, there is strong evidence that face coverings can prevent the spread of
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The 75th annual Crooked River Roundup rodeo, scheduled for June 25-27, has been canceled because of the coronavirus, officials announced Friday.
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Gov. Kate Brown and health officials laid out Friday steps being taken to ramp up COVID-19 testing — including tracking symptoms of 100,000 randomly chosen volunteers statewide — in order to begin reopening Oregon’s economy, starting with rural counties as soon as May 15.
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Like so many events this year, the Pacific Crest Endurance Sports Festival, which usually brings thousands of athletes, family and friends to Sunriver each June, will go virtual instead due to COVID-19, race organizers said Friday.
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