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Tobacco Taxes Increasing in Oregon, Dec. 30

Salem, OR—A series of increases in the taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products and a new tax on inhalant delivery products, approved by Oregon voters in November, will go into effect January 1, 2021. As ...
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Coos Co. COVID-19 Cases, Dec. 30

CHW report - COVID-19 Cases: 12/29/20 - Confirmed Cases (Positive test): 603; Presumptive Cases: 131; Total Cases: (+25 since 12/28/2020) 734; Active Cases: 136; Hospitalizations (current): 3; Hospitalizations ...
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COVID-19 Cases & Deaths, Dec. 30

The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported Tuesay are in the following counties: Baker (25), Benton (7), Clackamas (90), Clatsop (9), Columbia (6), Coos (26), Crook (1), Deschutes (39), Douglas (...
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COVID-19 Hospitalizations, Dec. 30

There are 527 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 across Oregon, which is 12 more than Monday. There are 119 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is six more than Monday. The total number ...
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Vaccinations in Oregon, Dec. 30

OHA is providing daily updates on administered doses of COVID-19 vaccines in Oregon on its vaccination data dashboard. Monday, 4,356 doses of vaccine were administered, raising the state’s total number of first...
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COVID-19 Vaccine for Dept. of Corrections, Dec. 29

Today, the first Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) employees received the Moderna Therapeutics COVID-19 vaccine. DOC has received enough doses to treat 400 people and anticipates regular access to, and dis...
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Oregon Veteran’s Homes Receiving Vaccines, Dec. 29

ODVA release - The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs (ODVA) is pleased to announce that residents and staff at its Oregon Veterans’ Homes in Lebanon and The Dalles received their first dose of the Pfizer C...