Knopp, Zika criticize OHA for no longer releasing some COVID-19 death information
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) The Oregon Health Authority now says it will no longer provide details about individual cases of people with COVID-19 who have died.
The information in daily OHA releases since the pandemic hit last spring had included the county where the person lived, their age and gender, when they tested positive and when and where they passed away, as well as whether the person had underlying conditions.
Instead, OHA says it will share information on its dashboards about trends, underlying conditions and COVID-19 symptoms those who died had experienced. County tallies also will be updated with newly reported deaths.
COVID-19 vaccine eligibility expands to include residents 75 and older
Central Oregon residents age 75 and older are now eligible to schedule their COVID-19 vaccine at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center. Vaccines are provided by appointment only.
Residents in Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson counties who are 75 and older, as well as individuals in Phases 1A and 1B – Group 1, can schedule an appointments at www.stcharleshealthcare.org. When registering for an appointment, residents must attest to meeting the State’s criteria for vaccination. For more information on who is included in Phases 1A and 1B – Group 1, please visit the Oregon Health Authority vaccine sequencing graphic.
There are roles for medical, non-medical residents to help out
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) Over the past week, the Deschutes County Fairgrounds vaccination site has been able to give COVID-19 doses to more than 4,000 Central Oregonians, including about 3,000 educators.
The vaccination site is a regional effort between St. Charles Health System, the Deschutes County Health Services and the Deschutes County Sheriff s Office.
More than 100 volunteers have been helping the vaccination site reach its goals.
“Volunteers will continue to be important, and probably become more important as this goes on,” Lt. Nathan Garibay told NewsChannel 21 on Monday.
And more help is needed. The health department is asking for medical and non-medical professionals to volunteer.
St. Charles identifies source of COVID-19 outbreak at Redmond hospital
BEND, Ore. – St. Charles Health System’s investigation of a COVID-19 outbreak at its Redmond hospital revealed that the source was a COVID-positive patient.
The patient who had underlying health conditions that at times made it difficult to wear a mask was admitted to St. Charles Redmond on Dec. 31 and was initially tested twice for COVID-19. Because both tests resulted negative, St. Charles caregivers continued to wear droplet precaution personal protective equipment (PPE).
On Jan. 6, the patient was tested a third time for COVID-19, and that test resulted positive.
After performing an investigation with the assistance of Deschutes County Health Services and the Oregon Health Authority, St. Charles’ Infection Prevention team determined the Redmond caregivers’ droplet precaution PPE was overwhelmed by prolonged exposure to the highly symptomatic COVID-positi
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