State seeing ‘significant transmission’
Oregon reported 2,400 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, and a rolling seven-day average of 1,564 new cases per day, as State Health Officer Dean Sidelinger again emphasized in a media briefing last ...
As cases rise again, Multnomah County recommends masks
Multnomah Health Officer Dr. Jennifer Vines has asked residents of that county to wear masks indoors, including in schools, as COVID-19 cases rise. The Oregonian noted that Multnomah County is averaging ...
Study: vaccinations protect against death, not disability
Cases on the rise throughout Oregon A new study show that, while vaccination against COVID-19 provides significant protection against death, hospitalization, psychotic disorders, and blood clots, ...
Report: OSHA left ag workers systemically unprotected
Farmworkers from across Oregon told researchers they felt largely unprotected by COVID-19 restrictions over the past two years, in part because even when the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ...
County transit drops mask requirement
Masks are now optional on Yamhill County Transit buses, Manager Cynthia Thompson announced this week, following a ruling by a judge in Florida that struck down a federal mandate requiring masks ...
State COVID-19 cases rose 42% last week
New cases of COVID-19 rose 42% in the state last week, after a steady nine weeks of declines, according to the Oregon Health Authority. Testing for COVID rose by 16%, the agency reported, but the ...
COVID cases tick up slightly; emergency declaration ends
Second booster vaccines available at Public Health clinic Yamhill County reported a higher number of new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, and a higher one-day positivity rate from Tuesday, than ...
OHA launches equity program
The Oregon Health Authority has launched a new program intended to increase healthcare equity in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Called Resilience in Support of Equity, the program lays out ...
COVID deaths up in Oregon last week
Deaths from COVID-19 increased last week in Oregon, as new cases and hospitalizations continued to decrease. At the same time, sewage sampling showed an increase in COVID-19 in the United States, and CDC ...
Facing the un-masking with relief and caution
Weary, yet wary, sums up how local businesses, schools and organizations feel about the end of the statewide mask mandate. The states of Oregon, Washington and California have jointly declared that after ...
Stats support easing mandates, but only with requisite caution
On Jan. 18 of 2020, a resident of neighboring Washington, just back from a business trip to Wuhan, China, fell ill. Two days later, he became the first American to test positive for the COVID-19 virus ...
COVID-19 cases continue decrease
New cases of COVID-19 decreased in Oregon and in Yamhill County last week, with positive test rates finally falling below the 5% benchmark, to 4.4%, as testing increased by 1.3%. Hospitalizations also ...
County reports four deaths, new COVID cases
Yamhill County reported 18 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday. It reported 11 new cases and four deaths on Friday; the numbers bring the county to a total to date of 17,601 cases and 194 deaths. According ...
Masks made optional in Mac schools beginning March 12
McMinnville students will have the option of taking off their masks on buses and in class as of March 12, the school board decided Monday night. The state announced earlier that day that mask mandates ...
Oregon ending mask mandate and quarantine requirements
Even as the American Medical Association and virology experts criticize the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for changing its metrics on COVID-19 transmission risk and backing off mask recommendations, ...
