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Respiratory Illnesses On The Rise
Respiratory illness season is in full effect this year and is earlier than expected. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), Influenza, and...
Kiera Morgan
Nov 22, 20222 min read


Omicron BA.5 Spreading Rapidly In Lincoln County
Omicron variant BA.5 is now the most dominant strain of COVID-19 in Oregon. This strain is again more contagious than prior strains. ...
Kiera Morgan
Jul 14, 20222 min read


Covid Cases On The Rise In Lincoln County
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) moved Lincoln County into the “High Risk” COVID-19 Community Level. This decision...
Kiera Morgan
Jul 5, 20221 min read


Drive Up Covid-19 PCR Testing
Lincoln County Public Health, in collaboration with LabDash Testing, will provide drive-up COVID-19 PCR testing from their Nye Street...
Kiera Morgan
May 25, 20221 min read


City of Newport Terminates Mask Mandate
Over the past two years, we have all become accustomed to multiple changes in policies and regulations related to COVID-19. As a result...
Kiera Morgan
Mar 11, 20222 min read


Mask Requirement Changes
The Oregon Health Authority announced future changes to statewide indoor face-covering rules, including those for schools. No later than...
Kiera Morgan
Feb 8, 20222 min read


Public Health Overwhelmed With Covid Cases
Lincoln County Public Health reports an 36% increase in COVID-19 cases in the last week. The week before saw an 89% increase. Public...
Kiera Morgan
Jan 21, 20222 min read


Free Covid Test Kits Available
Residential households in the U.S. can order one set of 4 free at-home tests from USPS.com. Here’s what you need to know about your...
Kiera Morgan
Jan 19, 20222 min read


High Covid Numbers Mean Changes To Contact Tracing
There were 201 COVID-19 cases reported Wednesday (85) and Thursday (116). So far this week we have had 459 cases. This breaks a record we...
Kiera Morgan
Jan 14, 20222 min read


Samaritan Changes Masking And Testing Policies
With the omicron variant of COVID-19 established as the dominant strain in Oregon, and a projected surge of patients expected to peak in...
Kiera Morgan
Jan 11, 20222 min read


2 More Covid 19 Deaths In Lincoln County
Lincoln County Public Health gave a weekly Covid 19 update for Friday, September 3rd. As of 12:00pm there were 36 new COVID-19 cases...
Kiera Morgan
Sep 3, 20212 min read
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