Tag COVID IN SALEM
Salem area on track to see pandemic restrictions further loosened if Covid case counts keep falling
Signs in the window of Brown’s Towne Restaurant and Lounge on Wednesday, September 30. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The number of people diagnosed with Covid in the Salem area is falling, giving local leaders hope restrictions designed to stop the virus’ spread could be further eased…
Covid cases, hospitalizations falling in Salem area after winter surge
Andrea Davila, a nurse at the Kaiser Permanente North Lancaster clinic administers a test for COVID-19 at the clinic’s drive-thru testing site on Wednesday, April 29. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) There’s a bit of bright news in Oregon’s Covid pandemic: fewer Oregonians are testing positive for…
All Oregon health care workers, long-term care facility residents and employees now eligible for Covid vaccine
Lane Hawkes, emergency room nurse, receives a Covid vaccine at Salem Hospital on Dec. 17 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) The much-anticipated Covid vaccine will soon be available to Salem’s dentists, therapists, primary care doctors and other health care workers employed outside of hospitals. State health officials…
Health workers cheer – and cry – as Salem Hospital rolls out first Covid vaccines
Salem Health CEO and nurse Cheryl Nester Wolfe, right, delivers Salem’s first Covid vaccine to Dr. Katherine Landen on Dec. 17 at Salem Hospital (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Jeffrey Tolbert had finished his overnight shift at Salem Hospital when he got a call from an administrator.…
PHOTOS: Covid vaccination begins for Salem Hospital workers
Lane Hawkes, emergency room nurse, receives a Covid vaccine at Salem Hospital on Dec. 17 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) An emergency room nurse, hospital cleaner, doctor and patient transport worker were the first people to receive a Covid vaccine in Salem Thursday afternoon. Salem Hospital began…
Free Covid tests available Wednesday afternoon at state fairgrounds
Davalee Meade, a paramedic with Woodburn Ambulance Service administers a COVID-19 test during a free drive-through testing clinic on Tuesday, August 25. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Free Covid tests are available Wednesday afternoon at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem. From 3-6 p.m., anyone can get…
Marion and Polk counties to remain under strict Covid rules through the end of the year
Gov. Kate Brown and chief of staff Nik Blosser listen in during a phone call with Vice President Mike Pence and other governors on Monday, April 20. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Daily life won’t change this year for locals in Marion and Polk counties as the…
Salem Hospital delays some elective surgeries as Covid hospitalizations rise
Salem Hospital (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) Salem residents scheduled for a hip or knee replacement may find their procedures delayed as the area’s largest hospital begins postponing some elective surgeries to keep staff and beds available for Covid patients. Salem Hospital began rescheduling some…
FOR THE RECORD: Full text of Gov. Kate Brown’s remarks
Gov. Kate Brown listens to an update from the state Employment Department during a revenue briefing on Monday, April 20. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions help support this.…