• OHA reported on 11/4 that Oregon has seen a 34% spike in cases over a week. That week was the second consecutive week that daily case counts set a record high.

  • At a press conference Friday November 6, Governor Kate Brown announced new measures for pausing social activities to slow the spread of Covid-19. The measures apply for a two week period from Nov. 11 through Nov. 25 in Malheur, Marion, Multnomah, Jackson, and Umatilla counties and include the following:

  • Limiting social gatherings to your household, or no more than six people if the gathering includes those from outside your household.

  • Pausing long-term care facility visits that take place indoors to protect staff and residents.

  • Reducing maximum indoor capacity for restaurants and other businesses

  • Urging all businesses to mandate work from home to the greatest extent possible.

  • Social gatherings are driving Covid-19 cases. For example, a Halloween party led to at least 14 cases and a workplace outbreak.