PORTLAND, Ore. — We post a new blog post every day that tracks the daily changes in Oregon and Southwest Washington as we get them. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE LATEST UPDATES
As of Saturday morning:
- Oregon: 87 deaths, 2,253 cases, 43,976 tests (41,849 negative) Latest Oregon numbers
- Washington: 723 deaths, 12,977 cases, 160,324 tests (147,347 negative) Latest Washington numbers
- United States: 52,782 deaths, 924,576 cases Latest U.S. numbers
- World: 200,697 deaths, 2,865,938 cases Latest global numbers
6:30 p.m.
Home care workers feel unprotected during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the SEIU which is a union that represents thousands of home care workers, they have not been issued any PPEs and have been begging for them since the beginning of the pandemic. Learn more
5:30 p.m.
Celilo Village leader Bobby Begay died on April 24 due to COVID-19, according to a Facebook post made by the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission. Learn more
3:50 p.m.
In just four weeks, a team at OHSU designed a low-cost ventilator that can be replicated anywhere in the world with 3D-printing for just $10. Learn more
2:30 p.m.
Lincoln City Parks and Recreation Department is hosting virtual events, like dance parties, to help people stay engaged, get exercise, and reduce their stress. Learn more
1 p.m.
OHA announced 1 more death and 76 new cases of COVID-19 in Oregon. This brings the death toll to 87 and the current number of known positive cases to 2,253. Learn more.
12 p.m.
Lincoln City Parks & Recreation is going digital and hosting virtual events to help people exercise and de-stress. Learn more.
11:30 a.m.
Downtown Portland traffic came to a standstill as drivers lined up from West 21st Avenue all the way back to Interstate 405 for a rare chance to buy cases of Ringside Steakhouse dry-aged steaks while the dining room is closed. Learn more
10:30 a.m.
The Center for Disease Control has updated its list of symptoms people experience when they get sick from the coronavirus.
The new list includes six new symptoms. For more than a month, the only official symptoms of coronavirus were fever, cough and shortness of breath.
The news symptoms added on Friday:
- Chills
- Repeated shaking with chills
- Muscle pain
- Headache
- Sore throat
- New loss of taste or smell
The updated symptoms list also add "difficulty breathing" to the description of "shortness of breath."
The CDC's website mentioned that man symptoms can appear two to 14 days after exposure to the coronavirus. Learn more
Overnight updates:
- All vendors and customers will be required to wear masks at New Seasons Market starting April 29. Learn more
- Restaurants trying to get through the coronavirus pandemic may have a new challenge on their hands: employees making more money unemployed than they would be if they were working. Learn more
- Banks and small businesses are expecting a frenzy when coronavirus emergency lending reopens Monday. Learn more
- The Oregon Employment Department has been working to set up a system to pay self-employed workers not normally a part of the unemployment system. It expects to be ready to start processing their claims by the end of the month. Learn more
- On KGW's Straight Talk with Laural Porter, Sen. Ron Wyden looked ahead to the November election and said he wants to avoid the fiasco of the Wisconsin primary, where people sacrificed their health to vote. Wyden is pushing for $3.6 billion to expand vote-by-mail and early voting to be added to the next coronavirus relief package. Learn more
- White House could alter briefings to limit President Trump's role
- South Korea reports only 10 new cases and no new deaths
- China reports no new deaths for 10th straight day