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SALEM â Fifteen Oregon counties that fell to the extreme coronavirus risk category for less than a week earlier this month will receive funding from Gov. Kate Brownâs $20 million pledge to support local businesses.
Umatilla County was not one of these counties. Since it was only at high risk at the time, the county will not be receiving a dollar, despite remaining under the stateâs most stringent lockdown measures longer than almost any county in Oregon due to high infection rates throughout the pandemic.
Now, officials are criticizing the stateâs move, arguing that county businesses deserve the financial support.
Appointments to receive the first doses for Umatilla County residents age 80 and over were snapped up quickly on Monday, Feb. 8.
Umatilla County Public Health announced on Friday, Feb. 5 it was scheduled to receive 400 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to begin vaccinating elderly residents next week as Oregonians over the age of 80 become eligible starting Sunday, Feb. 7. People could call for an appointment starting at 8 a.m. on Feb. 8 and by 10:30 a.m. that day the health department had already posted on its Facebook page that all appointments for the week had been filled.
According to Joe Fiumara, the countyâs public health director, 100 doses were slated for Mirasol Family Health Center in Hermiston, 100 for Good Shepherd Medical Center in Hermiston, 100 for the county health department in Pendleton, and 100 to be distributed at the Milton-Freewater Community Building.
PENDLETON — Umatilla County is scheduled to receive 400 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to begin vaccinating elderly residents next week as Oregonians over the age of 80 become eligible
PENDLETON — Umatilla County Public Health announced three COVID-19-related deaths on Wednesday, Jan. 20, and one death on Tuesday, Jan. 19, bringing the county s total up to 71 deaths.