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Oregon COVID-19 updates, Aug. 12: 7 more deaths, 258 new cases

As COVID-19 continues to impact Oregon and Southwest Washington, get the latest updates here.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Cases of COVID-19 began popping up in the United States in January. The first case in Oregon was reported on Feb. 28.

We've been posting a daily blog to track the changes in Oregon and Southwest Washington as we get them. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE LATEST UPDATES

BY THE NUMBERS

As of Wednesday afternoon:

INTERACTIVE: Oregon coronavirus map

REAL-TIME UPDATES

9:40 p.m.

  • More than 100 days after she first started feeling sick, 40-year-old Jenifer Johnston says she's making progress, but she still isn't the same - not even close. Learn more
  • KGW caught up with some Woodlawn educators to talk about returning to school next year and their concerns about any form of in-person classes. Learn more
  • Umatilla County still dealing with major COVID-19 outbreaks. Learn more
  • The COVID-19 pandemic is costing Oregon's universities hundreds of millions. Learn more

2:30 p.m.

  • Health officials reported Wednesday that seven more people have died from COVID-19 in Oregon. The state’s coronavirus death toll is now 375 people. The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) also announced there were 258 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the state’s total to 22,022 cases. Learn more
  • Five months after suspending the printing and selling of physical copies due to concerns about COVID-19, Street Roots vendors are once again out selling papers in Portland. Learn more
  • Portland salon Sit Still Kids is getting kids webcam-ready for online school while practicing COVID-19 safety. Learn more

12:30 p.m.

  • Ambulance company Metro West is still aggressively collecting medical debt amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more
  • Kaiser Permanente Northwest's Center for Health Research in North Portland will participate in late-stage trials for a COVID-19 vaccine. Patients will be recruited locally and start receiving injections as early as next week, according to a spokesperson. Learn more

8:30 a.m.

  • COVID-19 has thrown a wrench into the "normal" college application process. Usually, at this point in the year, a lot of incoming high school seniors would be thinking about which colleges to apply to, test scores and what they have to do to make sure their application stands out. But some things have changed when it comes to applying to college in the time of COVID. Learn more
  • The Pac-12 has canceled its fall football season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All Pac-12 sports will be postponed until Jan. 1, 2021 at the earliest. The vote among the conference CEO group was unanimous. Learn more
  • COVID-19 has claimed 11 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 368. Seven of the 11 deaths reported on Tuesday happened in the previous months of the pandemic, in June and July. Learn more

INTERACTIVE: Active workplace outbreaks with five or more confirmed cases

INTERACTIVE: Oregon coronavirus data by age group

INTERACTIVE: COVID-19 Cases in Oregon

INTERACTIVE: Oregon COVID-19 Hospitalization Data

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