Human remains found in Oregon last week have been positively identified as those of Allyson Watterson, a 20-year-old woman who went missing in December, a report said.The cause of death has not yet been determined and an investigation is continuing, FOX 12 of Oregon reported.The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that it…
New disease models released today by the Oregon Health Authority warn that daily COVID-19 infections could increase 20-fold by mid-July if trends continue. The June 25 report from the Institute for Disease Modeling projects that, in a worst-case scenario, Oregon could see as many as 5,030 daily COVID cases by July 16. Even under a…
Oregon should brace for “exponential growth” in new coronavirus infections by the middle of July, according to the latest modeling released Friday by the Oregon Health Authority.The grim forecast suggests Oregon could see anywhere from 910 new daily infections to an astounding 5,030 a day by July 16, depending on the level of spread.Hospital admissions…
The Oregon Health Authority on Wednesday reported three new deaths and 171 new cases of the novel coronavirus.A 63-year-old Lincoln County man, a 78-year-old Clackamas County man and an 87-year-old Marion County woman were the latest patients to succumb to COVID-19, bringing the toll to 195, health officials said.The state has now recorded 7,444 confirmed…
June 23, 2020 | 2:11pm | Updated June 23, 2020 | 3:28pm Lincoln County, Oregon, has exempted non-white people from a new order requiring that face coverings be worn in public — to prevent racial profiling. Health officials announced last week residents must wear face coverings in public settings where they may come within six…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…