Covid weekly report for Jan. 13: local cases increase

Reports of new Covid cases increased in Marion and Polk counties over the past week, and decreased statewide.

In the past month, Gov. Kate Brown has issued several executive orders aiming to provide more resources to health care facilities amid a sustained surge of Covid, flu and RSV cases. Salem Hospital again began diverting ambulances to other hospitalsdue to capacity issues after Thanksgiving, a temporary practice that is used as needed to manage hospital…