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Today, OHA released its Weekly Testing Summary, showing 35,424 test results were reported during the week of July 26 – Aug. 1.  Of those test results 2,174 were positive, indicating a test positivity of 6.1 percent, one of the highest rates observed since the early pandemic. The most recent weekly in-state theoretical testing capacity estimate is 48,000 tests for the…

PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 328, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today. Oregon Health Authority reported 272 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today bringing the state total to 19,366. The new cases are in the following counties: Baker (3),…

This story was published Saturday, Aug. 1, in the East Oregonian. By GARY A. WARNER, For the Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — Rapidly rising COVID-19 infections, an ominous public health report, and a political stalemate led to Gov. Kate Brown’s unprecedented late-night order rolling back the reopening of Umatilla County. “It was clear (Thursday, July 30) that if we did…

Incident Command Team outlines provisions for Tribal members and employees By Wil Phinney of the CUJ MISSION – Wildhorse Casino will temporarily close from midnight to 8 a.m. as part of the actions being taken by leaders on the Umatilla Indian Reservation in response to Umatilla County being ordered back to a baseline “stay home” status due to rapid spread…

PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed six more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 322, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today. Oregon Health Authority reported 373 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today bringing the state total to 18,492. The new cases reported today are in the following counties:…

This is an official press release from the CTUIR. A full story from the Confederated Umatilla Journal is forthcoming. Mission, OR – The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) Incident Command Team approved new directives for the Umatilla Indian Reservation (UIR) in light of the increasing rate of COVID-19 cases across Umatilla County. Changes are effective immediately and…

Effective today (Friday, July 31) at noon, Umatilla County will go back to Baseline Stay Home limitations, following orders from Gov. Kat Brown issued to Umatilla County Commissioners on Thursday. The definition of Baseline Stay Home, according to the state’s website, follows: Stay home as much as possible. Businesses must have employees work from home if possible. Indoor and outdoor…

After reporting just 4 cases on Wednesday, July 29, Umatilla County today reported 101 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases. Added together, the 105 cases over two days averages to about 52 cases, which is closer to what the county has been averaging over the last several days. Here is the Oregon Health Authority’s report for Thursday, July 30: PORTLAND,…

PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed eight more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 311, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today. Oregon Health Authority reported 304 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today, bringing the state total to 17,721. The new confirmed cases are in the following counties: Benton…

Metrics set strict health and safety standards for in-person instruction, with accommodations for young learners, remote and rural schools (Portland, OR) — Given the reality that COVID-19 will continue to impact Oregon students, schools, and communities throughout the 2020-21 school year, Governor Kate Brown today released new metrics to guide school district decisions about when it is safe to resume…