Updated January 2 Shortly after midnight on Dec. 31, many Oregonians received a push notification on their phones proclaiming great news to open the year: The Oregon Health Authority had released an app that would warn people if they were exposed to a COVID-19 outbreak. "Exposure Notifications Available," the push notification said. "Get notified of possible exposure to COVID-19 by Oregon Health Authority." It was a false alarm. The contact-tracing app isn't ready. And state health officials spent the first day of 2021 apologizing for the accidental launch, 10 months into the pandemic. "The OR Exposure Notification Application, also known as OR Notify, was released earlier than anticipated," OHA said in a statement today. "Apple inadvertently turned the application on and will be turning it off. We apologize for the error."