MEDFORD, Ore. – For the second straight day, Jackson County is leading the state in new COVID-19 cases. Now, public health officials at both the local, and state levels are urging everyone to wear masks in indoor public spaces whether ...
JACKSON CO., Ore. — Being in the ‘high risk’ category has allowed businesses to partially re-open business in Jackson County and get back to a sense of normalcy, but if COVID cases don’t get under control, they could shut back ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — Covid-19 vaccinations are rolling out across the state and the country. But the process is not without its challenges. “It is coming in more slowly than we had hoped,” said Dr. Jim Shames, Jackson Co. health officer. Simple, is ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – With people still traveling this holiday season hospitals in the Rogue Valley are preparing for a possible surge in COVID-19 cases. Even before Christmas, hospital ICU beds were filling up across the region. Jackson Co. Public Health ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — Covid-19 outbreaks at long-term care facilities are rising in Jackson County. Avamere Three Fountains has remained at 108 cases, but now it has 5 fatalities. Last week it had 2. Avamere Health Services of the Rogue Valley ...
YAMHILL COUNTY, Ore. — “Thursday morning he called and said mom, I feel like I’m dying,” said Michael Laheyne, Matthew Irvin’s step dad. Matthew Irvin left behind two sons and a baby. The 26-year-old Yamhill County man is the youngest ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – “We must get infection rates down, each one of us can make a difference,” said Oregon Governor Kate Brown. Coronavirus cases continue to rise at a rate Oregon health official are calling ‘alarming.’ It’s the reason Governor ...
ISLAND CITY, Ore. — “When you are singing, yelling, speaking loudly in a congregate setting with lots of other people… it is the perfect opportunity for Covid to spread,” said Dr. Jim Shames, Jackson Co. health officer. It was a ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – While many people practiced social distancing during memorial weekend, many others didn’t. Jackson County Public Health says it is already seeing an increase of coronavirus cases since the county reopened to Phase One. It suspects many Oregonians, ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — With southern Oregon counties back open, there are ways you can stay safe while still integrating back into, what some might call, a ‘normal’ life. When it comes to dining at restaurants or shopping in stores, Jackson ...