By STEVE LUNDEBERG/OSU News Service CORVALLIS – TRACE OSU’s wastewater investigators have detected moderate genetic signals of the virus that causes COVID-19 in sewer outflows from a residence hall on […]
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Oregon Employment Department’s search for new computer system hits another snag
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Barely three weeks after the public announcement, Oregon has revoked its notice for the selection of a vendor for a long-awaited upgraded computer system for […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Wednesday, Sept. 30
Making sense of truth vs. rumor There is so much information to be had on the internet, it can be hard to make sense of what’s accurate and what’s not. […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Monday, Sept. 28
Oregon reports 181 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, no new deaths PORTLAND — The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from Sunday and remains at 547, the Oregon […]
Oregon’s Legislative Emergency Board approves money for wildfire costs, rebuilding efforts, processing jobless claims and COVID testing
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon lawmakers have approved money to start paying wildfire costs and helping homeowners rebuild, add workers to process unemployment claims and update technology and expand […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Sunday, Sept. 27; Lincoln County adds 1 case
Oregon reports 242 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 1 new death PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 547, the […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Saturday, Sept. 26; Lincoln County has 3 new cases
Oregon reports 277 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 4 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 546, the […]
Big outbreak at Pacific Seafood plant in Warrenton pushes Oregon to a record number of COVID-19 cases Friday
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Fueled by a large outbreak at a Pacific Seafood processing plant in Warrenton, Oregon on Friday reported a record-breaking 457 new COVID-19 cases, sparking concern […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Friday, Sept. 25; Lincoln County adds 2 cases
Oregon reports 457 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 542, the […]
New state report confirms Oregon hospitals were hit hard by coronavirus restrictions in first quarter of 2020
Oregon Health & Science University By CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/The Lund Report New data detail the sharp revenue and profit declines that Oregon hospitals suffered in the first quarter of the year as […]