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Oregon reports 867 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 10 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed 10 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,568, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Thursday. Oregon Health Authority reported 867 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Thursday, bringing the state total to

Oregon reports 764 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 8 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed 8 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,558 the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. Oregon Health Authority reported 764 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Wednesday bringing the state total to

By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau In a day scarred by a historic violent attack on the U.S. Capitol as Congress met, shaken lawmakers insisted on resuming a session that went late into the night to approve the Electoral College vote for President-Elect Joe Biden early Thursday morning. Lawmakers had come to Congress Wednesday expecting a contentious day of debate

By GEORGE PLAVEN and PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — Right-wing demonstrators and supporters of President Donald Trump rallied outside the Oregon State Capitol on Wednesday as part of a nationwide protest of the 2020 Election results. Protesters also took the opportunity to decry Gov. Kate Brown’s COVID-19 emergency orders. While the crowd of hundreds had largely dispersed after 2:30

By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon’s congressional delegation found themselves trapped by protestors who stormed the Capitol in protest of the Electoral College vote to verify the election of Joe Biden as President. Pro-trump protestors broke into the main part of the Capitol, forcing senators and House members to lock themselves inside the chambers. “Lock the doors, lock the

Oregon has a plan to ramp up COVID-19 vaccination Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Allen and Dr. Dana Hargunani, OHA’s chief medical officer, held a media briefing today to discuss the steps OHA is taking to scale up Oregon’s vaccine program and achieve Governor Brown’s goal of 12,000 COVID-19 vaccinations per day within the next two weeks. Oregon’s pace of COVID-19 vaccinations is on par with other states, with