Oregon reports 582 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths There are three new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,880, the Oregon […]
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Oregon coronavirus report for Saturday, Jan. 23: Second case of new virus; 775 new COVID-19 cases, 8 in Lincoln County; 15,461 vaccinations, 13 more deaths
Testing reveals second case of UK variant of COVID-19 in Oregon PORTLAND — The Oregon Health Authority was notified Friday that a person in Yamhill County tested positive with the […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Friday, Jan. 22: 877 new cases, 5 in Lincoln County; 16,763 vaccinations, 22 more deaths
Oregon reports 877 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 22 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 22 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,865, […]
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown defends moving educators ahead in the line to get COVID-19 vaccinations
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Gov. Kate Brown said Friday that she will stick with her controversial plan to vaccinate school staff ahead of elderly residents. “My priorities have […]
With the help of four others Thursday, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown delivers unusual state of the state speech
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Kate Brown gave an unusual state of the state talk, her next to last as Oregon’s governor. The virtual address Thursday wasn’t unusual. It’s become […]
Oregon Legislature begins short 2022 session Thursday with quick floor business and longer committee work
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau After a two-day delay caused by FBI reports of possible right-wing attacks on state capitals, the Oregon Legislature got down to the business of […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Thursday, Jan. 21: 849 new cases, 11 in Lincoln County; 14,951 vaccinations, 11 more deaths
Oregon reports 849 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 11 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 11 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,843 […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Wednesday, Jan. 20: 704 new cases statewide, 4 in Lincoln County; 13,694 vaccinations, 24 deaths
Quick, but careful: The extensive testing of the COVID-19 vaccines The COVID-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna were released faster than any vaccine in history. Luckily for people in the U.S., that speed didn’t replace integrity. The COVID-19 vaccines were evaluated extensively in large-scale clinical trials. The […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Tuesday, Jan. 19: 637 new cases, 5 in Lincoln County; 8,141 vaccinations, five deaths
Oregon reports 637 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,808, the […]
Capital Chatter: Oregon Capitol shut down for two days this week, delaying Legislature’s start, because of possible protests
By DICK HUGHES/Oregon Capital Bureau Closed to the public, the Oregon State Capitol also will be temporarily off-limits to lawmakers and their staffs, interfering with the start of the 2021 […]