PPE during a free drive-through testing clinic at Woodburn Ambulance Service on Tuesday, Aug. 25. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is published as part of “The Human Toll,” a statewide collaboration of news organizations sharing stories about the human impacts of the Covid pandemic. Salem Reporter is part[Read More…]
Tag: COVID: THE HUMAN TOLL
AROUND OREGON: Hermiston man recounts 78-day hospital stay from Covid
Joe Gutierrez, 42, poses for a picture outside of his Hermiston home on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. Gutierrez spent 78 days in the hospital due to Covid and continues to undergo therapy as a result. (Ben Lonergan/East Oregonian) EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is published as part of “The Human Toll,”[Read More…]
AROUND OREGON: ‘I don’t know when … or if I’m going to get better’
The popular statue of former Governor Tom McCall in Salem’s Riverfront Park (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is published as part of “The Human Toll,” a statewide collaboration of news organizations sharing stories about the human impacts of the Covid pandemic. Salem Reporter is part of the collaboration. [Read More…]
AROUND OREGON: Big Dog restaurant owner on Crooked River Ranch recovering
Randy Knight, owner of Big Dog restaurant, is still recovering after collapsing in November. (Pat Kruis/Pamplin Media Group) EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is published as part of “The Human Toll,” a statewide collaboration of news organizations sharing stories about the human impacts of the Covid pandemic. Salem Reporter is part[Read More…]
AROUND OREGON: Bend nurse works around the clock as cases spike
Joel Hernandez is an emergency room nurse at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend. His mask is down because this photo was taken in an area with no other people (Joel Hernandez photo) EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is published as part of “The Human Toll,” a statewide collaboration of news[Read More…]
AROUND OREGON: Lab and a lamprey freezer bolster coronavirus response on the Umatilla reservation
Nurse Rena Wickert administers a Covid test at Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center on the Umatilla Indian Reservation, on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. The clinic has transformed into the tribe’s Covid crisis center. (Bradley W. Parks/OPB) EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is published as part of “The Human Toll,” a statewide collaboration[Read More…]
AROUND OREGON: Covid survivor remembers how virus pushed him to the brink
Milo Abrahamson, second from left, poses for a picture alongside Don Sampson, left, Sandy Sampson and Tyasin Burns on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. Abrahamson, who was hospitalized for Covid, said support from those around him was pivotal in his recovery. (Ben Lonergan/East Oregonian) EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is published as[Read More…]
Uncategorized The human toll of COVID-19: ‘I don’t think any of us really do recover fully’
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is published as part of “The Human Toll,” a statewide collaboration of news organizations sharing stories about the human impacts of the Covid pandemic. Salem Reporter is part of the collaboration. BEND – Jean Jones doesn’t even ask any more if her family members smell the[Read More…]
HUMAN TOLL: Five Oregonians share the impact of being ‘long-haul’ Covid sufferers for much of 2020
Covid long-haulers Andrew Sieveking, Jessica Davis, Lori Wika Hinrichs, Lee Vandegrift and Scott McClellan Nearly a year into the pandemic, there is a lot that scientists, doctors and public health officials around the globe are still learning about the new coronavirus and the disease it causes, COVID-19. Most people with[Read More…]
