COVID-19 testing and vaccination event continues

Throughout September and October, the Malheur County Incident Command System will be hosting COVID-19 testing and vaccination events every Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Malheur County Fairgrounds, 795 NW 9th St. in Ontario. Two hundred seventy eight people were tested at the Aug. 31 event, with 30 Malheur County residents testing positive. For the week ending Aug. 22, Malheur County’s test positivity rate was 18.6 percent, which shows significant community spread. In order to reduce the test positivity rate, more people need to get tested.

Vaccine clinic Thursday in Nyssa

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Valley Family Health Care will provide COVID-19 vaccinations to anyone over 12 Thursday, Aug. 19, at Nyssa High School, 824 Adrian Blvd., in Nyssa. As cases are surging and hospital beds are filling throughout Eastern Oregon, it is more important than ever that people consider vaccination.

Sources:

https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/oregon.health.authority.covid.19/viz/OregonHealthAuthorityCOVID-19DataDashboard/COVID-19EPICases

https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/oregon.health.authority.covid.19/viz/OregonCOVID-19CaseDemographicsandDiseaseSeverityStatewide/DemographicData

https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/oregon.health.authority.covid.19/viz/OregonCOVID-19HospitalCapacitySummaryTables_15965754787060/BedAvailabilitybyRegionSummaryTable