A sign directs patients at Salud Medical Center in Woodburn on Wednesday, April 29. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Hoping to better serve disadvantaged populations hard hit by the pandemic, the Oregon Health Authority has awarded over $2 million to 26 community-based organizations that serve Marion County to help with things ranging[Read More…]
Tag: CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK
Salem’s long-term care facilities cautiously reopen for visits
A woman in personal protective equipment walks in to Prestige Senior Living Orchard Heights on May 15, 2020. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Since the Covid pandemic hit, Judie Wilson only sees her family through a screen. Wilson, a 75-year-old resident of Meadow Creek Village Assisted Living, said that before the pandemic[Read More…]
Public health officials warn that coming weeks will be pivotal in containing Covid
CERT team volunteer Laura Hildebrandt holds out one of the donated masks during a mask collection event at Woodmansee Park on Thursday, April 16. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) As Covid transmissions continue to rise in Salem and across Oregon, public health officials said that the state is at a turning point[Read More…]
Uncategorized One of Salem’s largest retirement communities is the latest to report a Covid outbreak
Capital Manor’s original tower stands in the distance, behind the construction of a new wing to care for residents with dementia. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Capital Manor, a large retirement community in west Salem, is the latest long-term care facility in the area to report a Covid outbreak. David Lewis, executive[Read More…]
Mask mandate muffles free speech rights of medically vulnerable, new legal action argues
A protester wears a mask outside the State Capitol. (Kate McMahon/Salem Reporter) State mandates requiring people to wear face coverings in public are illegal and violate Oregon’s free speech protections, a conservative advocacy group has alleged in a new court action. The Freedom Foundation filed a petition on Wednesday with[Read More…]
Uncategorized Masks now required for children, while on the elliptical
CERT team volunteer Laura Hildebrandt holds out one of the donated masks during a mask collection event at Woodmansee Park on Thursday, April 16. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Gov. Kate Brown on Wednesday announced there would be more restrictions put in place to help slow the spread of Covid. Starting Friday,[Read More…]
Uncategorized We’ll work to get you the facts about Covid – what do you want to know?
Katrina Rothenberger, incident commander, sits for an interview in the COVID-19 incident command at the Marion County Health and Human Services office on Monday, July 13. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Covid cases are rising in Marion and Polk counties and across the state, with the percentage of positive cases climbing daily.[Read More…]
Positive test rate, new cases of coronavirus rising in Salem area
A screenshot of Oregon Health Authority’s latest indicators for county coronavirus response as of July 15, 2020. The coronavirus is spreading more rapidly in the Salem area, with more residents diagnosed and a greater share of tests coming back positive over the past week. Marion and Polk counties both reported[Read More…]
Uncategorized Two more Marion County assisted-living facilities report Covid outbreaks
An image of the coronavirus from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Long-term care facilities continue to drive Covid-related death rates in Marion County with two facilities reporting new outbreaks in the last week, according to a report issued weekly by the Oregon Health Authority on the outbreak.[Read More…]
The Oregon State Fair is canceled. But you can still get corn dogs and funnel cakes
A vehicle drives up to pick up an order at the ‘Taste of a Fair’ event at the Oregon State Fairgrounds on Friday, July 10. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Like almost all summer outdoor events, the Oregon State Fair is canceled due to the Covid pandemic. But those missing elephant ears,[Read More…]
