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April 8, 2020

Governor Kate Brown’s Announcement Today

We know Governor Kate Brown’s announcement today closing schools to in-person learning for the rest of the year is a lot for families, students, and educators to take in. This virus continues to have a profound impact on our daily lives. We hope through this daily newsletter you find resources and information that help you through these challenging times.

“We have Oregon’s students at the forefront of every decision we make about education,” Governor Brown said. “Their health, happiness, and safety is our priority.”

The Oregon Department of Education also released guidance for graduation requirements for the class of 2020.

You can watch the governor’s press conference on school closures below:

Brown Convenes COVID-19 Medical Advisory Panel

Governor Brown has also convened a COVID-19 Medical Advisory Panel, a group of doctors, infectious disease experts, and medical professionals from across the state to advise her on future response efforts. The panel will review Oregon’s response efforts regarding testing capacity, hospital capacity, personal protective equipment acquisition, and the continued effectiveness of Oregon’s social distancing measures.

See the Governor’s press release for a list of panel members.

Who has access to emergency childcare?

Are you an essential worker who needs childcare but don’t know where to start? Emergency childcare is available for essential workers like healthcare workers, first responders, emergency workers, healthcare professionals and others who serve our community. If you think you are eligible, contact 211 info for a referral.

Here’s how:

• Call 211 and follow the prompt for Child Care.
• Text the keyword “children” or “niños” to 898211 (TXT211).
• Email children@211info.org.

You can find more information on the Oregon Department of Education Early Learning Division’s website.

Oregon reports 5 new COVID-19 deaths, 58 new COVID-19 cases

COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 38, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 8 a.m. today.

Oregon Health Authority also reported 58 new cases of COVID-19 as of 8 a.m. today bringing the state total to 1,239. The new COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Clackamas (6), Columbia (1), Deschutes (1), Hood River (1), Lane (1), Linn (1), Marion (3), Morrow (1), Multnomah (28), Wallowa (2), and Washington (13). To see more case and county-level data, Oregon Health updates its website once a day: www.healthoregon.org/coronavirus.

Oregon’s 34^th COVID-19 death is an 88-year-old woman in Multnomah County, who tested positive on March 28 and died on April 6 at OHSU Hospital. She had underlying medical conditions.

Oregon’s 35^th COVID-19 death is a 77-year-old man in Multnomah County, who tested positive on March 27 and died April 1 at his residence. He had underlying medical conditions.  

Oregon’s 36^th COVID-19 death is a 75-year-old woman in Multnomah County, who tested positive on April 6 and died April 7 at Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center. She had underlying medical conditions. 

Oregon’s 37^th COVID-19 death is a 94-year-old man in Yamhill County, who tested positive on March 25 and died April 7 at Providence Newberg Medical Center. He had underlying medical conditions. 

Oregon’s 38^th COVID-19 death is a 90-year-old man in Yamhill County, who tested positive on March 25 and died April 7 at Providence Newberg Medical Center. He had underlying medical conditions.