Low staff vaccination rate likely caused outbreak at Florence care facility
While the parent company reports 36% of staff are fully vaccinated, Lane County health officials say only 5% are.
Posted: Jul 19, 2021 6:52 PM
Posted By: Mike Cerullo
FLORENCE, Or. A long-term care facility in Florence that s experiencing a major COVID-19 outbreak has released its vaccination data for both residents and staff.
The parent company for Spruce Point Assisted Living and Memory Care, Nightingale Healthcare, claims 87% of the facility s residents and 36% of it s staff members are fully vaccinated. However, Lane County Public Health maintains the percentage of staff members vaccinated at the facility is 5%.
The delta variant has reached Eastern Oregon, health officials say ktvb.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ktvb.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Umatilla County, a county with a low vaccination rate, is seeing delta case numbers spike. Author: Pat Dooris Updated: 6:57 PM PDT July 14, 2021
PORTLAND, Oregon The delta variant of the Coronavirus is in eastern and southeastern Oregon.
“The delta variant is here. Health officials I talked to said it exists, it’s in Malheur county,” said Pat Caldwell, a reporter for the newspaper Malheur Enterprise. He covers the pandemic in southeast Oregon.
Malheur County has a COVID-19 vaccination rate of just 36.6%. It is topped only by Lake County for the lowest rate in Oregon. Lake County has vaccinated just 35% of adults.
Oregon reports 3 more COVID-19 related deaths, 209 new cases; models project continued decline
New OHA dashboards due next week; weekend, holiday reports cease
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) There are three new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,781, the Oregon Health Authority reported Friday.
OHA also reported 209 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Friday, bringing the state total to 209,035.
Newest COVID-19 modeling report shows continued decline in daily cases
Oregon Health Authority on Friday released its latest COVID-19 forecast, which projects fewer hospitalizations and daily cases through July 20.
According to the model, the effective reproduction rate the expected number of secondary cases that a single case generates was estimated at 0.74 through June 16.
Oregon dropped its COVID-19 capacity limits at swimming pools and movie theaters to help people stay cool during a record-breaking heat wave msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.