{"id":3363,"date":"2020-11-26T14:26:55","date_gmt":"2020-11-26T14:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salinareport.com\/?p=3363"},"modified":"2020-12-16T14:27:54","modified_gmt":"2020-12-16T14:27:54","slug":"oregon-sets-record-with-54-coronavirus-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salinareport.com\/?p=3363","title":{"rendered":"Oregon sets record with 54 coronavirus deaths"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SALEM, Ore. (AP) \u2014 Oregon announced Tuesday a record high of 54 coronavirus deaths, bringing the state\u2019s death toll to 1,214 people.<\/p>\n<p>The Oregon Health Authority also recorded 1,129 new confirmed or presumptive COVID-19 cases, bringing the statewide total to 96,092.<\/p>\n<p>State\u00a0health officials\u00a0said a surge of cases in November contributed to the high number of deaths reported Tuesday because of delays tallying\u00a0death certificates\u00a0in some cases.<\/p>\n<p>The grim news comes as Oregon hospitals prepare to administer the first COVID-19 vaccines to\u00a0health care workers.<\/p>\n<p>Legacy Health and Oregon Health &amp; Science University in Portland and Saint Alphonsus Hospital in Ontario are among those that will begin vaccinating staff at their facilities Wednesday, according to Gov.\u00a0Kate Brown\u2019s office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SALEM, Ore. (AP) \u2014 Oregon announced Tuesday a record high of 54 coronavirus deaths, bringing the state\u2019s death toll to 1,214 people. The Oregon Health Authority also recorded 1,129 new confirmed or presumptive COVID-19 cases, bringing the statewide total to 96,092. State\u00a0health officials\u00a0said a surge of cases in November contributed to the high number of deaths reported Tuesday because of delays tallying\u00a0death certificates\u00a0in some cases. The grim news comes as Oregon hospitals prepare to administer the first COVID-19 vaccines to\u00a0health care workers. 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