Oregon’s count of novel coronavirus cases still stood at three as of Thursday morning, according to the Oregon Health Authority. There are no new positive cases.
The COVID-19 virus, a relative of other viruses like SARS, was first identified in Wuhan, China, late last year.
The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 has risen to 11 people, after public health officials reported fatalities in Washington state, mostly in the Seattle area, and in northern California on Wednesday.
KUOW reports as of Thursday morning, Washington state officials have identified 70 cases of COVID-19, up from 39 one day ago. There are 51 cases in King County; 18 in Snohomish County; and one new case that has crossed over the Cascade Mountains into Grant County.
California announced its first death Wednesday in Placer County, and Washington fatalities stand at 10.
As of Thursday morning, there are currently 13 pending COVID-19 tests in Oregon and 115 people who are being monitored for symptoms of the illness.
Forest Hills Reopening
The Lake Oswego School District reopened Forest Hills Elementary Thursday morning. The school was briefly closed after an employee was found to have contracted Oregon’s first case of the COVID-19 virus.
Lake Oswego School District Superintendent Lora de la Cruz said the school employee became ill on Feb. 19 and stayed home from work. The school was closed through Wednesday because that was the 14-day point from when the person became ill — the presumed incubation period of the coronavirus.
The employee was in a role that does not have close contact with students, de la Cruz said.
Dr. Lora de la Cruz, superintendent of the Lake Oswego School District in Lake Oswego, Ore., at podium, speaks at a media briefing on Feb. 29, 2020, about a case of coronavirus diagnosed in an employee of an elementary school in the district.
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Clackamas County declared a state of emergency Monday. Washington County, where the Lake Oswego employee lives, also approved a similar emergency declaration Wednesday.
Pence Visits Washington
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is set to visit Washington Thursday afternoon to meet with Gov. Jay Inslee and other state officials to discuss the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
Pence will be meeting with officials and touring the emergency management center at the Camp Murray Army Base. Later in the afternoon, he and Gov. Inslee are slated to make statements to the media.
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