Coronavirus updates Tuesday: Brazilian COVID-19 variant detected in Douglas County
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ROSEBURG The first case in Oregon of the Brazilian variant of COVID-19 has been detected in the southwest part of the state, health officials said.
Douglas County Public Health Officer Bob Dannenhoffer confirmed Tuesday that a Douglas County resident tested positive for the variant and that the case was apparently related to business travel to and from Brazil, The News-Review reported.
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Oregon reports 4 more COVID-19 deaths, 197 cases; Johnson & Johnson vaccine due
State estimates 34,000 doses of single-dose vaccine due this week
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) There are four new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,212, the Oregon Health Authority reported Monday, also confirming 34,000 doses of the new Johnson & Johnson vaccine are expected this week.
OHA reported 197 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Monday, bringing the state total to 155,787.
Oregon to receive Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine has received an Emergency Use Authorization from the federal government, making it the third COVID-19 vaccine available for use in the United States.