PORTLAND, Ore. — Cases of COVID-19, a new strain of coronavirus, began popping up in the United States in January. The first case in Oregon was reported on Feb. 28.
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
BY THE NUMBERS
As of Saturday afternoon:
- Oregon: 137 deaths, 3,612 cases, 92,121 tests (88,587 negative) Latest Oregon numbers
- Washington: 992 deaths, 17,951 cases, 273,303 tests (255,352 negative) Latest Washington numbers
- United States: 87,697 deaths, 1,446,875 cases Latest U.S. numbers
- World: 308,889 deaths, 4,577,988 cases Latest global numbers
REAL-TIME UPDATES
3 p.m.
- An Oregon high schooler and his friends created a virtual prom in the computer game Minecraft. It's open to all students who can access Minecraft. Learn more
12 p.m.
- The Oregon Health Authority announced no new COVID-19 deaths for the second day in a row. It did announce 64 new confirmed and 7 presumed cases. Learn more
Overnight updates:
- The owner of a Salem salon that reopened last week in defiance of Gov. Kate Brown’s stay-home order has been fined $14,000. Learn more
- Seaside and Astoria reopened Friday here's how it went.
- TriMet will begin requiring riders to wear face coverings, among other changes as it begins to slowly allow more riders. Learn more
- Some in Portland's Rose City Park neighborhood say they're not thrilled with the city's Slow Streets Safe Streets initiative to promote social distancing. Learn more
- Most Oregon counties are stepping into Phase 1 of easing COVID-19 restrictions, but it appears Portland is still weeks away from being ready to apply for the first phase of reopening. Why is that?
- Washington County took a step toward restarting public life on Friday, when its board of commissioners approved a plan to reopen starting in June. Learn more
- In Washington, health officials were compelled to cleared the air after rumors started circulating about specialized quarantine facilities. Learn more