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Oregon sets another new record for deaths as vaccines arrive We are saddened that today, Oregon Health Authority has 54 new deaths to report, setting a record for the most deaths reported by Oregon in one day. “Today’s record-high death toll tragically reminds us that the pandemic is far from over despite the arrival of vaccines in Oregon,” said Patrick Allen, director of the Oregon Health Authority. “These

By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau After weeks of negotiations with lawmakers, Gov. Kate Brown announced a one-day special session of the Legislature will be held Monday to deal with COVID-19 related issues. The need for state action has grown in recent weeks as Congress has failed to come up with a bill extending several key programs on unemployment, a

By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Small businesses in Oregon struggling with a drop in income due to the COVID-19 pandemic will receive some tax relief, Gov. Kate Brown announced Monday. Brown ordered the elimination of penalties and interests on 2019 income taxes. “Small business owners who play by the rules shouldn’t face penalties and fees because COVID-19 has robbed

PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed six more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,161, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Monday. Oregon Health Authority reported 1,180 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Monday, bringing the state total to 95,010. COVID-19 hospitalizations The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon

By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau The first of millions of expected vaccine doses needed to extinguish the COVID-19 virus arrived in Oregon Monday, starting a process that could last into fall 2021. The Oregon Health Authority issued a statement that the first doses of the vaccine manufactured by Pfizer arrived in the state at 7 a.m. Monday. Four facilities