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 Monday evening:
- Oregon: 547 deaths, 2,538 hospitalizations, 32,994 cases, 673,425 tests (642,035 negative tests) Latest Oregon numbers
- Washington: 2,100 deaths, 7,477 hospitalizations, 86,638 cases Latest Washington numbers
- United States: 205,062 deaths, 7,147,751 cases Latest U.S. numbers
- World: 1,000,825 deaths, 33,279,488 cases Latest global numbers
INTERACTIVE: Oregon coronavirus map
REAL-TIME UPDATES
8:15 p.m.
- An outbreak of COVID-19 has hit a Northeast Portland care center. Gateway Care and Retirement has room for 59 residents. Company leaders confirm that 14 residents and 7 staff members have tested positive for COVID-19. Learn more
- House Democrats unveiled a scaled-back $2.2 trillion aid measure Monday in an attempt to boost long-stalled talks on COVID-19 relief, though there was no sign of progress in continuing negotiations between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. The latest Democratic measure would revive a $600-per-week pandemic jobless benefit and send a second round of $1,200 direct payments to most individuals. Learn more
- The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed 1 million on Monday night, nine months into a crisis that has devastated the global economy, tested world leaders’ resolve, pitted science against politics and forced multitudes to change the way they live, learn and work. Learn more
3:45 p.m.
- Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Monday issued a new ban on residential evictions from Sept. 30 through Dec. 31. Learn more
12:45 p.m.
- The Oregon Health Authority reported 181 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the state's total to 32,994. OHA did not report any new deaths, and Oregon's death toll remains unchanged at 547. Learn more
9 a.m.
- Over the weekend, health officials reported five more deaths and 519 additional cases of COVID-19. On Saturday, the Oregon Health Authority reported 277 new confirmed and presumptive cases and four new deaths. On Sunday, OHA reported 242 new cases and one new death. Oregon's death toll now stands at 547 and there have been 32,820 known cases of COVID-19 in the state. The weekend numbers came after Friday's report of 457 new cases of the virus, the highest-single day total in Oregon since the pandemic began.
- For many restaurant owners, recent rain was a reminder of changes ahead and some unknowns. New outdoor seating they built because of the pandemic will need to be winterized, that is, if the City of Portland extends its free outdoor seating permits beyond next month. Learn more
- A $472 million fund for schools across Oregon was depleted to $150 million due to falling revenues caused by the pandemic. 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