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Local leaders push back on 'extreme' designation May 03 2021 Crook County Court writes letter to governor; Prineville mayor offers support to local businesses that choose to stay open Local government leaders are pushing back against a recent change to Crook County's COVID risk category that will adversely impact Prineville businesses. Gov. Kate Brown announced Tuesday that Crook County and 14 other counties will move to the "extreme" risk category, which prohibits indoor dining and limits the operations of other businesses. Crook County has experienced a recent surge of new COV...

Social gatherings the main culprit for COVID spike Local two-week total for new cases triples since the beginning of April, reaching 107 Crook County has experienced a surge in COVID cases during the past couple weeks, pushing the community back into the "extreme" risk category. The county reached 59 new cases April 4-17, and the two-week total from April 11-24 eclipsed triple digits, hitting 107. During the week of April 18-24, the county had 60 cases, which is the second-highest single-week total locally since the pandemic began. In addition, the positive test rate has climbed from...

Vaccine outlook Crook County health officials will follow the vaccination priority schedule developed by the state Crook County health leaders have increased their COVID vaccination rates considerably since vaccines were first made available in late December. Yet, like communities throughout the state, they are playing catchup as eligible people wanting vaccinations has outpaced the number of shots that can be administered. "In the beginning, the state was allocating our weekly shipments based on the size of county, and we were only getting 100 doses a week," said Vicky Ryan, Crook ...

Crook County official says it's largest church-connected outbreak to date PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Crook County Health Department confirmed Monday it's currently investigating 14 cases of COVID-19 associated with the New Life Bible Chapel in Prineville. And while the county has dealt with other church outbreaks since December, Health Department Public Information Officer Vicky Ryan said this is the largest to date. Ryan told NewsChannel 21, "Our communicable disease team is addressing concerns about the environment and practices. They are also doing their case investigation and working ...