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Wednesday, March 3, 2021 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Gov. extends state of emergency reviews and reevaluates each of her emergency orders every 60 days Brown first declared an emergency declaration in March 2020, when there were only 14 known COVID-19 cases in the state. <As we vaccinate thou- sands of Oregonians each day and reopen more school buildings and businesses as safely as possible, now is not the time to let up our guard. New, more infectious COVID-19 variants are cir- culating in the United States, including several confirmed cases in Oregon. Oregon Republican sena- tors refused to show up to Thursday9s floor session, objecting to the governor9s COVID-19 restrictions and handling of reopening schools, vaccine rollout, and economic recovery. In a statement from Senate Republicans, the lawmakers said, <Despite declining case counts, today you extended your emergency declaration, squeezing Oregonians even more. The Legislature cannot do its work to help Oregonians By Sara Cline Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND (AP) 4 Governor Kate Brown on Thursday, February 25 extended Oregon9s declara- tion of a state of emergency until May 2 as confirmed COVID-19 cases drop but hundreds of new cases con- tinue to be reported daily. <Throughout the pan- demic, Oregonians have made smart choices that have protected our families and loved ones,< Brown said. <Our infection and mortal- ity rates have consistently remained some of the lowest in the country. And, for the first time, COVID-19 critical- care units are seeing fewer and fewer patients.= The Oregon Health Authority on Thursday reported 553 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, bringing the state total to 154,554. The state9s death toll is 2,204. The agency9s weekly COVID-19 report, which was released Wednesday, shows a sharp decrease in daily cases, hospitalizations, and deaths from the previous week. The health authority reported a 35 percent decrease in cases and a 42 percent decrease in hospitalization. The emergency declara- tion is the legal underpinning for the executive orders the governor has issued, includ- ing her orders surrounding reopening Oregon, childcare, schools, and higher educa- tion operations. Extending the state of emergency decla- ration allows those orders to stay in effect. The governor The Legislature cannot do its work to help Oregonians recover when people cannot go back to work because of orders requiring small businesses to stay closed. — Senate Republicans ...Oregonians have made smart choices that have protected our families and loved ones. — Gov. Kate Brown recover when people cannot go back to work because of orders requiring small busi- nesses to stay closed.= As case counts have improved, the governor announced that 16 counties, including Marion County where the Capitol is, will be moving to lower risk levels 4 allowing increased capac- ity for indoor dining and gyms. The new risk levels go into effect Friday. Five counties 4 Benton, Coos, Douglas, Jefferson and Josephine 4 remain in the 8extreme risk9 level, which bans indoor dining. <For the second time in a row, we are seeing great prog- ress in stopping the spread of COVID-19 across Oregon and saving lives,= Brown said. The Oregon Health Authority also reported that 22,841 new doses of the COVID-19 vaccinations were added to the state immuniza- tion registry. A cumulative total of 881,206 first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered to Oregonians. Last week, vaccine eli- gibility opened up to people 70 and older. 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