June 22, 2020
Starting June 24, face coverings will be required in Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, Hood River, Marion, Polk and Lincoln counties in indoor public spaces to help slow the spread of COVID-19. We’re going to share some helpful tips, myths and facts about face coverings you can share with your friends and family as this new requirement goes into effect.
With hospitals across Oregon focused on people who have developed COVID-19, some people with unrelated but still urgent health problems are hesitant about going to emergency rooms.
Emergencies don’t stop for COVID-19, and certain heart and stroke symptoms need immediate medical attention.
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Heart attacks can be sudden and intense. But most start slowly, with mild pain and discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck or jaw; and shortness of breath.
- Sudden face drooping, weakness in an arm or leg, or speech difficulty are stroke symptoms.
Call 911 if you experience any of these symptoms.
For more information about heart attack warning signs visit the American Heart Association. To learn more about stroke warning signs, visit the American Stroke Association.
COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 192, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today.
Oregon Health Authority reported 146 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today bringing the state total to 7,083. The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Benton (2), Clackamas (15), Deschutes (4), Douglas (1), Hood River (1), Jackson (1), Jefferson (1), Lane (4), Lincoln (6), Marion (47), Morrow (1), Multnomah (17), Umatilla (11), Union (5), Wasco (1), Washington (27), and Yamhill (2).
Oregon’s 191st COVID-19 death is a 68-year-old man in Lincoln County who died June 16 in his residence and tested positive on June 17. He did not have underlying medical conditions.
Oregon’s 192nd COVID-19 death is a 90-year-old woman in Marion County who tested positive on June 18. Additional information about this COVID-19 related death is still pending. An update will be provided when we have additional information.
To see more case and county-level data, go to the Oregon Health Authority COVID-19 website: www.healthoregon.org/coronavirus.
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