June 1, 2020
Oregonians suffering from the economic impacts of COVID-19 are not only worried about their health, they’re also navigating how to stay afloat. As we enter a new month, we want to remind you of the support related to housing available to you during this crisis. If you are not able to make payments due to COVID-19, contact your landlord or mortgage lender. If you need help with housing resources or shelter, visit 211info.org or call 2-1-1.
- On March 22, Gov. Kate Brown issued a statewide eviction moratorium on residential evictions for nonpayment of rent due to wage loss resulting from COVID-19. Her Executive Order issued on April 1 prevents a landlord from giving an eviction notice or filing an eviction lawsuit related to non-payment of rent or no-cause evictions.
Oregon Law Center has put together an easy-to-understand fact sheet.
Watch this video from the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau to see if temporarily suspending mortgage payments due to COVID-19 makes sense for you:
Small business owners, employees and others dealing with the effects of COVID-19 can find information at Oregon’s Small Business Navigator. The site is a joint effort of Business Oregon, the Oregon Employment Department, the Oregon Secretary of State, and the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Find resources in the following categories:
- financial assistance (access to federal, state and other loans)
- workforce assistance (information about unemployment benefits and insurance coverage)
- other business guidance (connections, planning, counseling, other resources)
- reopening guidance (securing or manufacturing PPE)
The Small Business Navigator Hotline is 833-604-0880.
COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 154, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today.
Oregon Health Authority reported 59 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today, bringing the state total to 4,302.
The new confirmed and presumptive cases reported today are in the following counties: Clackamas (5), Deschutes (2), Jackson (1), Jefferson (11), Josephine (1), Lane (4), Lincoln (3), Linn (2), Marion (13), Morrow (1), Multnomah (6), Polk (2), Umatilla (4), Washington (4).
Oregon’s 154th COVID-19 death is a 59-year-old man in Marion County, who tested positive on May 29 and died the same day at Salem Hospital. He had underlying medical conditions.
Last week, OHA previously announced that it will begin reporting large COVID-19 outbreaks in workplaces. This will include all past and future outbreaks that involve five or more COVID-19 cases in a workplace setting. OHA is in the process of compiling information on past outbreaks for public disclosure.
OHA is now including a link to the Oregon COVID-19 Daily Update in the daily news release. The Daily Update is a detailed look at COVID-19 in Oregon, including testing data, hospital capacity, and cases broken down by demographic information such as age groups, gender, race and ethnicity.
To see more case and county level data, please visit the Oregon Health Authority website, which OHA updates once a day: www.healthoregon.org/coronavirus.
|