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Jackson County reports 7 more COVID-19 deaths as limited vaccination event gets underway
The latest deaths, some of which came from death certificate reports earlier this month, bring the local death toll to 92.
Posted: Jan 21, 2021 3:13 PM
Updated: Jan 21, 2021 4:25 PM
Posted By: Jamie Parfitt
MEDFORD, Ore. Even as a drive-in vaccination clinic at the Jackson County Expo for Phase 1A and educators gets underway, public health officials in Jackson County reported seven more deaths attributed to coronavirus on Thursday.
These fatalities, which bring the local death toll to 92, include some that came from death certificates filed earlier this month a process that the Oregon Health Authority says has lagged behind cases that are already in the state system, and are routed back to the state only after being reported to the federal government.
Jackson County Public Health reports 56 new cases and 2 new deaths Saturday
Health officials also reported that 1 case was previously reported and has been removed from the total count. With these changes, the total in Jackson is now 6,865.
Posted: Jan 16, 2021 2:51 PM
Posted By: Samantha Didion
MEDFORD, Ore. - Jackson County Public Health reported 56 new COVID-19 cases and 2 new deaths on Saturday.
Health officials also reported that 1 case was previously reported and has been removed from the total count. With these changes, the total in Jackson is now 6,865.
The total amount of deaths in Jackson County is 84.
Jackson County s 83rd COVID-19 death is a 72-year-old man who died on January 7 at Rogue Regional Medical Center. The patient had underlying health conditions.
Oregon has almost 200,000 unused COVID vaccines. The state’s attempts to track them are a mess
Updated Jan 14, 2021;
Posted Jan 14, 2021
Gov. Kate Brown watches as a COVID-19 vaccine is administered at the Marion County and Salem Health vaccination clinic on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem, Oregon. Vaccinations for those age 65 and older and K-12 educators and staff will start Jan. 23 in Oregon. Photo by Abigail Dollins/Statesman JournalAbigail Dollins/Salem Statesman Journal
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Oregon’s tracking system for COVID-19 vaccines is riddled with errors, new data show, raising questions about the state’s ability to efficiently get shots in arms and closely track bottlenecks as its urgent and unprecedented vaccination effort prepares to expand.
Jackson County Public Health reports 67 new COVID-19 cases
Posted: Dec 27, 2020 9:59 AM
Posted By: Jackson County Public Health
MEDFORD, Ore.- Jackson County Public Health reports 67 new COVID-19 cases. Additionally, a previously reported case has been removed from the COVID-19 total cases. These updates bring the total reported COVID-19 cases in Jackson County to 5,617. Jackson County Public Health reports one new COVID-19 death, bringing the total deaths to 66.
Jackson County’s 66th COVID-19 death is a 71-year-old woman who tested positive on November 26 and died on December 24 at Rogue Regional Medical Center. The patient had underlying conditions.
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Jackson County is under the Extreme Risk level, and disease activity continues to be widespread in the county. Please follow the guidance under the Extreme Risk; following the guidance will help reduce the community spread of COVID-19.