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Sherwood grandma beats COVID, leaves hospital after 100 days; COVID cash cards lost, thrown away; OHSU speaks out on lawsuit against TikTok Doc

'You know this is a miracle': Sherwood grandma diagnosed with COVID-19 released from hospital after nearly 100 days

Kim Stoutt, 68, was a healthy, energetic, involved grandmother who survived a bout with breast cancer eight years ago. On Thanksgiving, she tested positive for COVID-19. She caught pneumonia and stayed in the hospital for nearly 100 days, first in the COVID-19 ICU, then in the normal ICU. She was on a ventilator for 80 days. She started to make an incredible turnaround a few weeks ago and Wednesday, was released from the hospital. "Before she was released, the doctor came in and said, 'You know this is a miracle, right?'" said Stoutt's daughter-in-law Darci Stoutt. READ MORE

Many COVID relief cash cards for Portlanders were lost or thrown away

Portland tried to help people reeling from the pandemic by distributing $500 prepaid Visa debit cards. A KGW investigation found nearly 3,500 of those cash cards never arrived, got lost or were accidentally thrown out. READ MORE

'We believe the survivor': OHSU speaks out on sexual harassment suit against TikTok Doc

Dr. Jason Campbell has since left Oregon Health & Science University and moved to Florida. He has not responded to the lawsuit. His now-former employer hadn’t spoken until Wednesday. READ MORE

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