The Marion County Health and Human Services headquarters in Salem (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) SALEM – A Marion County resident has died from the COVID-19 disease, the first death in the county and the fourth reported in Oregon, according to Marion County officials. The announcement was made in a statement Friday[Read More…]
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Downtown streets were unusually empty in the afternoon on Tuesday, March 17. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this. This digest provides all-in-one-place access to reporting on the novel coronavirus outbreak. A[Read More…]
Oregon prison system, facing escalating costs, cutting employees but no corrections officers
SALEM – Oregon’s prison system is laying off employees and cutting other costs as it faces a $60 million budget deficit. Colette Peters, director of the Oregon Department of Corrections, advised the agency’s employees of the circumstances in an email message Wednesday night. Agency officials said 24 jobs would be[Read More…]
Temporary hospital to be installed on state fairgrounds in Salem, governor says
Gov. Kate Brown details steps Oregon is taking to limit the spread of COVID-19 at a press conference in Portland on March 12, 2020. (Jake Thomas/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this. A temporary hospital[Read More…]
School closures in Salem, around Oregon, extended through April, governor orders
Shelli Dehut passes out free lunches to students at HOover Elementary School on March 16, 2020, the first day of a statewide public school closure. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions starting at $5 a[Read More…]
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Guidelines for patients with respiratory illness posted on the back door of Salem Health’s clinic on River Road South on March 16, 2020 . NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this. This digest provides all-in-one-place[Read More…]
Salem Hospital decides to sharply limit visits starting on Monday
Treatment rooms for seriously ill patients in the Salem Hospital emergency department are larger to allow more people and medical equipment inside (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this. Salem Hospital, one[Read More…]
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The Marion County Health and Human Services headquarters in Salem (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this. This new digest provides all-in-one-place access to reporting on the novel coronavirus outbreak. A statewide[Read More…]
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The Marion County Health and Human Services headquarters in Salem (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this. This new digest provides all-in-one-place access to reporting on the novel coronavirus outbreak. A statewide[Read More…]
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The Marion County Health and Human Services headquarters in Salem (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this. This new digest provides all-in-one-place access to reporting on the novel coronavirus outbreak. A statewide[Read More…]