Oregon Governor Kate Brown heads into the press conference Friday where she laid out a COVID-19 containment strategy for the state and plans for reopening. May 1, 2020 Beth Nakamura/StaffThe Oregon Health Authority reported a record-breaking count of daily coronavirus cases Wednesday with 281, topping the previous record of 278 set June 17.The disclosure of…
A screenshot of a May 7, 2020 news conference in Portland shows Oregon Gov. Kate Brown holding up her face mask with an image of the state flag on the front.The Oregon Health Authority reported 146 new coronavirus cases and two deaths Monday, ending an unprecedented three-day streak of daily infections topping 200.Disclosure of the…
This is the fifth day during the pandemic that the number of daily coronavirus cases in Oregon has passed 200. PORTLAND, Ore — Health officials on Sunday announced 247 new and presumptive cases of COVID-19 in Oregon. This is the third day in a row and the fifth day during the pandemic that the state’s…
The number of coronavirus cases in Oregon reached a new second-highest daily number Saturday with 277 cases, just one day after it was set at 250. Another death from coronavirus has been reported, as well.Multnomah County saw the highest increase of any county with 59 cases. Umatilla County had the second-highest increase with 56. Washington…
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…