BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County Health Services is partnering with Oregon Health Authority to offer a free drive-thru COVID-19 testing event from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday in downtown Bend at the Bend-La Pine Schools Education Center. This testing event is open to anyone. No symptoms or ID are required to be tested.
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The Oregon House of Representatives canceled all floor sessions for the rest of the week on Tuesday after someone at the Capitol was diagnosed with COVID-19 and may have exposed people in the chamber.
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As of Monday, about 155,000 more Deschutes County residents became eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, with anyone 16 and older now qualifying to get the shots nationwide.
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Oregon OSHA said Monday it has fined Lowe’s Home Improvement stores in Redmond and Albany more than $35,000 for violating standards designed to protect workers from COVID-19.
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Everyone over the age of 16 is now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. Crook County Health Department is currently vaccinating 18 and over using the Moderna vaccine.
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There are no new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, so the state’s death toll remains at 2,460, the Oregon Health Authority reported Monday.
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We talked to some Central Oregonians on Sunday about the controversial plans by Oregon OSHA to keep the mask mandate and other rules in place until they are “no longer necessary to address the effects of the pandemic in the workplace.”
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As all Americans 16 years and older become eligible for the vaccine on Monday, the White House is launching a media blitz to raise awareness about Americans’ vaccine eligibility, an administration official said. Earlier this month, President Joe Biden moved up the deadline for states to make all American adults eligible for the vaccine to
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There are no new COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, so the state’s death toll remains at 2,460, Oregon Health Authority reported Sunday.
Continue ReadingAs health experts worry about a Covid-19 resurgence, an influential forecasting team said the country did not make significant progress against the virus this week. And it warned about Americans taking fewer safety precautions. The forecast provided Friday by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington is nearly the same
Continue ReadingThere are three new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,460 — and 888 new cases, the highest daily case count in 2 1/2 months, the Oregon Health Authority reported Saturday.
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As states around the country lift COVID-19 restrictions, Oregon is poised to go the opposite direction — and many residents are fuming about it.
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There are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,457, the Oregon Health Authority reported Friday.
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Beginning Monday, everyone 16 or older will be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine. A total of 4,680 first-dose COVID-19 vaccines will be scheduled for the week using the Central Oregon vaccine pre-registration system.
Continue ReadingWhile Black, Hispanic, Latino, Indigenous, Asian and Pacific Islander people are more likely to die of COVID-19 than white people nationwide, a recent study from Oregon State University found the risk was even greater for racial and ethnic minority groups living in rural areas, compared with urban areas.
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About 5,800 people who have been vaccinated against coronavirus have become infected anyway, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tells CNN. Some became seriously ill and 74 people died, the CDC said. It said 396 — 7% — of those who got infected after they were vaccinated required hospitalization. It’s the first indication
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The Sisters Rodeo community is hurting, but already looking ahead.
Continue ReadingThere are three new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,449, the Oregon Health Authority reported Wednesday.
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Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Wednesday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has begun providing financial assistance for eligible COVID-19 related funeral expenses incurred after Jan. 20, 2020 in Oregon and nationwide.
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Yet again, the 80th Sisters Rodeo – and its many fans and the community — will have to wait another year, as the rodeo board voted unanimously Tuesday night to cancel “The Biggest Little Show in the World” for a second straight year, due to COVID-19 public health restrictions.
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