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Chris Martin died of COVID-19 in December, a record month for Oregon. Here’s his story Updated Jan 09, 2021; Facebook Share Chris Martin, an artist, athlete and acolyte for decades at his Portland-area church, died in early December after succumbing to COVID-19 related complications. He was 68. Martin’s was one of at least 472 lives cut short last month due to COVID-19, far and away a record in the state thus far. Nearly as many Oregonians died in December as in the first six months of the pandemic combined. The incredible losses come as the state and nation continue to break monthly dea...

Willamette Week The need for strong, independent local journalism is more urgent than ever. Please support the city we love by joining Friends of Willamette Week. Oregon’s Vaccination Rate Is Among the Nation’s Lowest So Far, Bloomberg Reports State officials acknowledge a slow start but say the pace of vaccination should increase soon. Thirteen OHSU staff who work at the hospital’s drive-through COVID-19 testing site at Hillsboro Stadium received their first dose of the Pfizer BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 18, 2020. (OHSU/Josh Andersen) Updated December 30, 2020 Oregon is...