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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — In the wake of an apparently malicious cyberattack and an influx of COVID-19 patients, Sky Lakes Medical Center issued a public statement regarding the status of their facility. Just before Thanksgiving Day, Sky Lakes President and CEO Paul …

MEDFORD, Ore. — Medford School District 549C recently passed a resolution asking Governor Kate Brown to allow students to return to classrooms. The district reportedly sent the following correspondence to the governor’s office on Friday, December 4: The Honorable Kate Brown, Governor …

(NBC News) President-Elect Biden has a plan to fight against Coronavirus, and he is asking all Americans to mask up. “Not forever. 100 days. And I think we’ll see a significant reduction if that occurs,” Biden says. Biden tells CNN he is …

MEDFORD, Ore. — Over the past 24 hours, Jackson County reported 172 new cases of COVID-19 and three new deaths. On the morning of Friday, December 4, Jackson County Public Health reported the following new deaths: Jackson County’s 39th COVID-19 death is …

WATCH: Oregon Governor Kate Brown will be joined by representatives from the Oregon Health Authority to discuss the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The video above is scheduled to go live at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 4.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – New details are out on how and when a COVID vaccine would be distributed. This comes as federal agencies, states, and health care facilities gear up for a possible approval this month. The FDA said it is working …

MEDFORD, Ore. – Another person has reportedly died from COVID-19 in Jackson County. Public health officials said Jackson County’s 38th COVID-19-related death was an 83-year-old man who tested positive on November 25 and died on December 1 at Rogue Regional Medical Center …

(NBC News) Wednesday marked COVID-19’S deadliest day in the United States so far. The virus claimed more than 2,700 American lives.  100,000 are hospitalized, and twice that many tested positive in a single day. Health experts warn more record-breaking numbers are sure …

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — Oregon Institute of Technology President Dr. Nagi Naganathan is reportedly recuperating from COVID-19. The Klamath Falls-based polytechnic institute announced the following on December 2, 2002: It was shared with the Oregon Tech community today that President Nagi …