"Oregon has not seen an increase in the number of suicides for the first nine months of 2020 when compared to the same time period in 2019,” an Oregon Health Authority communications official said.
The nation's top infectious disease expert says he's reluctant to support a national mask mandate because that would mean that authorities would have to enforce it and that would be difficult to do.
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Some counties have pared back on trying to trace every contact that someone with COVID-19 has had because they can’t keep up with the surge in cases.
The health center has offered more than 6,600 tests, with a positive rate of nearly 12%, more than double the state average.
Oregon set a new one-day record for coronavirus diagnoses Thursday with 805. Stay home if you can, governor says.
Stay home, avoid parties of any kind and remember you are most likely to get COVID-19 from your own friends and family.
The revenue is projected to stem from the passage of Measure 108, which raises tobacco taxes and creates a new tax on vaping products.
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Jessica Guernsey, who was involved in protecting the public against previous outbreaks, will lead the county’s response to COVID-19 and focus on trying to reduce health care disparities.
It's very unlikely that a vaccine against the coronavirus will be as effective as the one against measles, for example.
Rachael Banks, who is currently the public health director for Multnomah County, will focus on health inequity issues at the state.
The Oregon Health Authority tracked 23 vaping-related lung injuries across the state by mid-March.
