Category HEALTH CARE
Covid weekly report for Sept. 9: Salem-area cases mostly flat
The average number of Covid patients at Salem Hospital and across the mid-Willamette region rose slightly over the past week.
Second monkeypox case detected in Marion County
The new case comes about a month after state health officials first detected monkeypox in Marion County.
Updated Covid boosters arrive in Salem
Free, walk-in vaccination sites in the Salem area will have updated boosters available this week.
Covid weekly report for Sept. 2: local cases still dropping, hospitalizations mostly flat
The average number of Covid patients at Salem Hospital remained steady compared to last week while declining slightly across the mid-Willamette region.
Patients from Idaho, Texas, elsewhere seek abortion care in Oregon
Planned Parenthood, which provides about two-thirds of the abortions in Oregon, has hired staff and is working on a new facility in eastern Oregon
Covid weekly report for Aug. 26: Salem-area cases falling, hospitalizations mostly flat
Covid hospitalizations in the Salem area remained largely flat this past week, while cases continued to decline.
County health officials seek more monkeypox testing, vaccine distribution
State health officials have confirmed one monkeypox case in Marion County. But the county's public health director says she is concerned there may not be enough local testing for the virus.
With Oregon hospitals in crisis, state will seek ‘significant’ funds for stopgap measures
The head of the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems, which includes most of the state’s hospitals, asked Gov. Kate Brown for help.
Monkeypox case detected in Marion County
The single case in Marion County is one of 89 confirmed and presumptive cases of monkeypox detected statewide.