COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations statewide are trending down, welcome news ahead of the new year, the Oregon Health Authority said Wednesday. Statewide, the week of Dec. 21 saw 6,790 new cases of the virus, the third consecutive week of declining cases. In the same timeframe, 337 people were hospitalized with the virus, also a decline from the previous week. Reported COIVD-19 deaths were down, too â at 86, the state saw the lowest number in four weeks, though some local health departments experienced reporting delays due to the holiday. This week, local counties continued to see virus cases tick upwards. Between Monday and Thursday, Coos County reported 50 new cases of the virus. It also reported three new virus deaths, a grim figure bringing the countyâs death toll to nine.
Coos County sees sixth virus death theworldlink.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theworldlink.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
NORTH BEND â A group of public health staff and volunteers had flu shots in hand in the Pony Village Mall parking lot Friday â but they also had another vaccine in mind. âFor us, this is going to be kind of a practice run through for potential COVID vaccination,â said Anthony Arton, the public health director for Coos Health & Wellness. Arton, whoâs been on the job since October, was leading a drive-thru vaccination event, delivering free flu shots to anyone who passed through. But the team was also practicing for the possibility that, a few months from now, supplies of a COVID-19 vaccine will be much higher than they are now.
Lakeside, Myrtle Point to see drive-thru COVID testing theworldlink.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theworldlink.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Fifth county death, new outbreaks reported this week theworldlink.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theworldlink.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Coos County likely to see new restrictions Friday theworldlink.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theworldlink.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
State on track for 90,000 cases this week theworldlink.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theworldlink.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.