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ASHLAND, Ore. — A new COVID-19 drive-through testing site has been set up in Ashland. The new site is being operated by Willamette Valley Toxicology. It’s set up next to Safeway on East Main Street. CEO Manny Cruz says he’s been expanding …

GRANTS PASS, Ore. –For the third weekend in a row, AllCare Health is offering free COVID-19 testing. All you have to do, is register in advance. The tests will be from 9 to 1 Saturday, in the AllCare parking lot on 7th …

SALEM, Ore. – The federal government is sending over a million COVID-19 test kits to Oregon. On October 26, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said the agency is giving 1,270,000 Abbot BinaxNOW COVID-19 tests to the State of Oregon. …

MEDFORD, Ore. — Jackson County Public Health said the rise of coronavirus cases since reopening has been steady. The last full week of July there were 1,860 tests done. Of those, 54 tested positive. While that percentage is about 2.2 percent, it …

“We have an ability to impact this. It’s really focused on the behaviors we choose to engage in,” said Asante’s Chief Medical and Quality Officer, Dr. Jamie Grebosky. The coronavirus pandemic is a crisis that’s tested the leadership of local hospital systems. …

MEDFORD, Ore.– As the number of coronavirus cases rise locally and nationally, Jackson County Public Health says testing material is running short. At this time, Dr. Jim Shames says if you have symptoms, even if they are mild, you should get tested. …

EUGENE, Ore. — A new start-up in Eugene is working to detect Covid-19 in your environment before you show symptoms or get tested. ‘Enviral Tech’ was created in March at the start of the pandemic. CEO and scientist Shula Jaron says they …

MEDFORD, Ore.– Jackson County Public Health recorded 15 new cases Thursday morning – a new daily high. That brings the county’s total to 131 cases. Across the state, nearly 9,000 cases have been recorded. The growing number doesn’t come as a surprise …

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Jackson County Public Health announced 3 new coronavirus cases today. As cases continue to rise, the Jackson County Public Health officer tells us why he believes this is. Dr. Jim Shames says that testing for coronavirus has increased …

OREGON – Governor Kate Brown announced new plans to require comprehensive coronavirus testing at long term care facilities across the state. The communications officer for the Oregon Health Authority says the testing would be done at nursing, assisted living and residential care …