Oregon reports 5 more COVID-19 related deaths, 433 new cases
There are five new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,665, the Oregon Health Authority reported Friday.
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OHA rejects pleas to lift high school basketball mask mandate
The Oregon Health Authority told NewsChannel 21 Friday morning it will likely not be revising the mask mandate for high school basketball players, despite recently doing so for other indoor sports, such as wrestling.
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National Guard asked to help staff Oregon State Hospital
Significant staffing shortages at the Oregon State Hospital prompted health officials to call for the National Guard’s assistance at the psychiatric facility this week.
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Idaho governor repeals lieutenant governor’s mask-mandate ban
Idaho Gov. Brad Little has issued an executive order repealing a 24-hour-old mask-mandate prohibition put in place while he was out of the state by the lieutenant governor.
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Oregon reports 21 more COVID-19 deaths, 2 in C. Oregon; case count tops 200,000
There are 21 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,660, the Oregon Health Authority reported Thursday. It’s the highest number of daily reported deaths since 33 were reported on April 6, and comes on the day Oregon tops 200,000 cases.
Continue Reading Idaho lieutenant governor bans mask mandates
With the governor out of state, Idaho’s lieutenant governor issued an executive order banning mask mandates in schools and public buildings, saying the face-covering directives threatened people’s freedom.
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Jefferson County aims to offer more COVID-19 vaccine prizes, to reach goal
Jefferson County, striving to reach a 65% adult vaccination rate so that business restrictions can loosen, hopes to boost the number of prizes county residents can win through the recently announced “Take Your Shot Oregon” statewide campaign and its $1 million grand prize.
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‘We don’t have a place to put you’: St. Charles Bend stressed by COVID-19 patient count
– While Deschutes County entered the ‘Lower Risk’ COVID-19 category on Friday, due to rising vaccination numbers, St. Charles Bend continues to see dozens of COVID-19 patients needing hospitalization, several in the intensive care unit.
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COCC, Deschutes County partner on free Redmond drive-thru COVID-19 testing events in June
Deschutes County Health Services is partnering with Central Oregon Community College and the Oregon Health Authority to offer free drive-thru COVID-19 testing events on alternating Tuesdays in June.
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Deschutes County budget grows with federal relief aid; several big projects on the way
Deschutes County has released its proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2022. The total proposed budget, including county service districts, is $634,746,104, which represents an increase of 23 percent increase from last year’s adopted budget.
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Oregon reports 11 more COVID-19 related deaths, 399 new cases; weekly numbers decline
There are 11 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,639, the Oregon Health Authority reported Wednesday.
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After state exempts HS wrestlers from mask requirement, Crook County seeks same for basketball
Calling for fairness and consistency, Crook County School District leaders have written to state school and athletic officials, asking why high school wrestling was just granted an exemption from requiring masks (or proof of vaccination), while basketball was not.
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Oregon PUC sets July 31 end to utilities’ COVID-19 disconnection moratorium
The Oregon Public Utility Commission said Tuesday it has approved a final one-month extension to the moratorium on disconnections for electric and natural gas customers of investor-owned utilities, now set to end July 31.
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Half of Oregon’s 36 counties now at COVID-19 Lower Risk level, including Multnomah
Improving COVID-19 vaccination numbers have put five more counties in the Lower Risk category for business restrictions, including the most populous Multnomah, meaning half of Oregon’s 36 counties are at that less restrictive category, Gov. Kate Brown announced Tuesday.
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Oregon reports 4 more COVID-19 related deaths, 424 new cases
There are four new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,628, the Oregon Health Authority reported Tuesday.
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Portland woman arrested for violating Hawaii quarantine rules
A Portland woman was arrested last week after arriving in Hawaii because she violated travel quarantine rules meant to protect the islands from the spread of coronavirus, police said.
Continue ReadingModerna says its Covid-19 vaccine is safe and appears effective in adolescents
Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine is safe and appears to be effective in adolescents, the company said Tuesday. In a Phase 2/3 trial of 3,732 children ages 12 to 17 in the United States, blood tests showed that the vaccine produced an immune response that was equivalent to earlier findings in adults. The trial wasn’t designed to
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Rise in COVID-19 cases, quarantines send La Pine HS back to distance learning for 2 weeks
A recent rise in COVID-19 cases at La Pine High School, and a resulting surge in quarantined students and staff, has prompted officials to return the school to online-only learning for the next two weeks.
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Bend’s ‘Pet Parade’ is a no-go (again), but C.O.’s tourist season still shapes up to be a busy one
With the summer season upon us, the Central Oregon tourism industry is gearing up for a big bounce-back year.
Continue ReadingUS citizens warned not to travel to Japan as Tokyo Olympics near
The Tokyo Olympics, postponed in 2020 during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, are facing increasing hurdles in putting on a 2021 show.
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