Cases of COVID-19 began showing up in the United States in January of this year. The first case in Oregon was reported on Feb. 28.
We've been posting a daily blog to track the changes in Oregon and Southwest Washington as we get them. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE LATEST UPDATES
BY THE NUMBERS
As of Tuesday afternoon:
- Oregon: 936 deaths, 4,649 hospitalizations, 76,654 cases, 2,002,330 tests, 1,892,033 negative tests Latest Oregon numbers
- Washington: 2,774 deaths, 10,895 hospitalizations, 165,019 cases Latest Washington numbers
- United States: 268,023 deaths, 13,540,684 cases Latest U.S. numbers
- World: 1,467,673 deaths, 63,229,355 cases Latest global numbers
INTERACTIVE: Oregon coronavirus map
REAL-TIME UPDATES
9 p.m.
- Health officials in Portland and SW Washington are preparing for post-Thanksgiving COVID-19 surge. Learn more
- A Lane County widower wants everyone to know that COVID-19 is serious and warns it can be deadly. Learn more
4 p.m.
- KGW's VERIFY team answers the question of whether or not Oregon employers can mandate that their workers get a vaccine. Learn more
- "Extreme risk" counties will have a new set of COVID-19 restrictions from Dec. 3-17, once the two-week statewide freeze comes to an end. Learn more
- Dr. Steven LaTulippe, a family medicine doctor in Dallas, Oregon, said he and his staff have not worn face masks in his clinic since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Learn more
1:45 p.m.
- The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) reported 24 new deaths due to the coronavirus (a new single-day high) and 1,233 new cases of the virus. Learn more
- The governor released her suggested budget and policy agenda for the 2021-23 biennium on Tuesday and it focuses on pandemic relief. Learn more
8:45 a.m.
- In a growing outbreak at one of Portland’s longest-running homeless shelters, a spokesperson for the Union Gospel Mission on Monday said 20 people have tested positive for COVID-19. Included in the 20 are 18 residents at the Mission’s downtown shelter and two employees, one of whom was hospitalized. Learn more
- Health officials hope people had a quiet holiday and kept any gatherings very small, because the COVID-19 crisis is bad enough already. But officials worry there may be a another spike in a few weeks because of holiday activity. Learn more
- Oregon Health & Science University is looking for adults who live in the Portland area to take part in a research study into the safety and effectiveness of a potential COVID-19 vaccine. OHSU is involved in a Phase 3 clinical trial to evaluate the vaccine candidate developed by Oxford University and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca known as ASD1222. Learn more
INTERACTIVE: COVID-19 Cases in Oregon
INTERACTIVE: Hospitalization by severity