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The cause was a patient who initially tested negative for COVID-19 and who had difficulty wearing a mask.

Governor sticks with COVID-19 vaccination schedule despite critics, including the group representing Oregon hospitals.

With nearly 1.4 million people already in line, the Vaccine Advisory Committee recommended that BIPOC communities and people with underlying conditions -- totally 2.5 million people -- should follow seniors.

The governor urged Oregon to prepare for a long haul with the pandemic and said she would back a proposal to cap the rise in health care costs statewide at 3.4%.

The area was late in adding seniors 65 and older to its eligibility list along with 50-year-olds in multigenerational households but is now on par with the rest of the state.