PORTLAND, Ore. — Cases of COVID-19 began popping up in the United States in January. 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 Saturday afternoon:
COVID-19 has claimed 2 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 599, according to Oregon health officials.
As of Friday afternoon:
- Oregon: 597 deaths, 2,741 hospitalizations, 36,924 cases, 728,830 tests (694,145 negative tests) Latest Oregon numbers
- Washington: 2,190 deaths, 7,762 hospitalizations, 92,560 cases Latest Washington numbers
- United States: 213,532 deaths, 7,656,064 cases Latest U.S. numbers
- World: 1,064,832 deaths, 36,724,164 cases Latest global numbers
INTERACTIVE: Oregon coronavirus map
REAL-TIME UPDATES
7:30 p.m.
- Estacada elementary school students will return to distance learning after a case of COVID-19 was confirmed at River Mill Elementary School. Grades 6-12 will continue with classes are they are. Learn more
5 p.m.
- Mt. Hood Meadows is taking COVID-19 precautions as it readies for the 20/21 ski season. Learn more
12:01 a.m.
- COVID-19 has claimed 2 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 599, according to Oregon health officials Saturday morning. This brings the state's total of cases to 36,924. Learn more
October 9, 2020
7:30 p.m.
- A Southern Oregon teacher resigned after her school went to a hybrid online/in-person teaching model with special permission from the Oregon Department of Education, despite the fact that the county doesn't technically meet the standards to do in-person teaching. Learn more
5 p.m.
- Health officials say that COVID-19 cases have increased by 40% in Multnomah County in September. Learn more
4:25 p.m.
- Gov. Kate Brown announced that Umatilla County has been added back to Oregon’s COVID-19 County Watch List. Learn more
12:45 p.m.
- Oregon health officials on Friday reported 425 new cases of COVID-19 and three more deaths. The number of known COVID-19 cases in Oregon is now up to 36,526. Learn more
8:30 a.m.
- Health officials reported 484 new COVID-19 cases in Oregon on Thursday, a single-day record for the state since the pandemic began. The new cases bring Oregon’s total coronavirus case count to 36,116. Learn more
- Most Oregonians are wearing masks but about half are still attending social gatherings with friends and family on a regular basis, according to the results of two statewide surveys conducted by the Oregon Health Authority. About 50% of Oregonians attended 4 or more social gatherings in the past 2 weeks, with 20% attending a gathering of more than 10. Learn more
- Google and Apple have been working with Oregon and Washington to develop an app to help with contact tracing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more
- The school year is underway at the University of Oregon and at least 207 students have tested positive for COVID-19 since Sept. 21. Learn more
INTERACTIVE: Active workplace outbreaks with 5 or more cases
INTERACTIVE: Oregon coronavirus data by age group
INTERACTIVE: COVID-19 Cases in Oregon
INTERACTIVE: Oregon COVID-19 Hospitalization Data