Tag CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK
AROUND OREGON: Mollala Fire Department makes Covid-killing disinfectant
Employees of 3R’s Construction Company spray a hospital-grade approved disinfectant into the interior of a vehicle from the Aumsville Police Department Thursday. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) In the spring, when COVID-19 began to spread in the United States, first responders were charged with ensuring safe transport…
Covid vaccine arrives in Marion County. What questions do you have?
Lane Hawkes, emergency room nurse, receives a Covid vaccine at Salem Hospital on Dec. 17 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Covid vaccines are rolling out to health care workers and long-term care facilities around Oregon, with nearly 15,000 people vaccinated to date. Locally, Salem Health began offering…
Outdoor dining will return, but Marion, Polk counties face long path toward lifting other Covid restrictions
New Covid cases have climbed rapidly in Marion County in recent weeks, prompting Gov. Kate Brown to declare the county at “extreme risk” (Graphic by Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Marion and Polk counties will have to live under stringent limits on businesses and gatherings beyond next…
Pandemic orders usurp Legislature’s authority, lawsuit alleges
Gov. Kate Brown listens in during a phone call with Vice President Mike Pence and other governors on Monday, April 20. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) A Salem-area lawmaker has joined a lawsuit alleging that Gov. Kate Brown’s pandemic-related orders undercut the constitutional authority of the Legislature.…
Oregon State Correctional Institution sees Covid outbreak
Oregon State Correctional Institution. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) A medium-security prison located just outside of Salem has reported an outbreak of Covid a month after the prison was evacuated due to nearby wildfires. Fifty-nine inmates and six employees at Oregon State Correctional Institution, located at…
Woodburn assisted living facility sees Covid cases climb
An image of the coronavirus from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The number of staff and residents infected with Covid at a Woodburn assisted living facility continues to rise and now has the highest number of cases of any congregate living setting…
Reported Covid tests, cases down in Marion County as wildfires force evacuations
Shawn Baird, of Woodburn Ambulance Services, demonstrates a COVID-19 rapid test on Tuesday, August 25. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Marion County health officials are seeing fewer tests for Covid and fewer reported cases as county residents have fled their homes due to wildfires or sheltered at…
Cafe 22 West slapped with $14,000 fine for not following mask, social distancing orders
Oregon OSHA A longstanding west Salem cafe and fruit stand has received a nearly $14,000 fine from the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration for not requiring employees to wear masks or maintaining social distancing. But Clyde Aspinwall, the owner of Cafe 22 West…
DATA: Salem area still far from coronavirus targets to reopen schools in-person
A Covid-19 test swab is packaged up to be tested during a free drive-through testing clinic at Woodburn Ambulance Service on Tuesday, August 25. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) [ NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing this information free as a community service. You can support dissemination by subscribing.…