SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2020 | 3A
Siuslaw Pioneer Museum
cancels opening dates
Due to rising statistics
in rural areas relating to
COVID-19, as well as con-
cerns for the safety of vis-
itors and volunteers, the
Siuslaw Pioneer Museum
Board of Directors has
cancelled the museum’s
July 4, 5, 11 and 12 open-
ing dates.
The historic museum,
278 Maple St. in Historic
Old Town Florence, has
been closed during the
pandemic.
The board elected to de-
lay reopening, saying direc-
tors “want everyone in the
community to stay healthy
and safe.”
People can watch the
newspaper, as well as the
museum’s website, www.
siuslawpioneermuseum.
com, and Facebook page
for more information about
visiting the museum in the
future.
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Local residents protest over water contamination concerns
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Last Saturday, a small group of Florence and Mapleton residents gathered just past the 8-mile mark-
er of Highway 126 to protest land that they claim has been sprayed with pesticides without proper
notification or environmental impact testing. Protesters said they are trying to bring attention to
what they consider a significant danger to the area’s waterways, which eventually work their way to
the Siuslaw River and, if infused with chemicals, could threaten those who use those waterways, in-
cluding residents of Mapleton, Duncan Island and the Florence area.
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Modeling suggests considerable rise in COVID-19 transmission
New modeling of the
COVID-19 virus shows
that COVID-19 is spread-
ing more rapidly in Ore-
gon, according to the latest
model released today by the
Oregon Health Authority
and the Institute for Dis-
ease Modeling.
The model, which is
based on data through June
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18, offers three projections
— optimistic, moderate
and pessimistic — predict-
ing that daily case levels
could rise as much as 20
percentage points.
The modeling assumes
that hospitalizations from
COVID-19 remain stable
and testing remains at its
present level of approxi-
mately 4,000 a day.
The optimistic scenar-
io with those assump-
tions suggests the previous
modeling increase of June
11 was the result of high-
er testing and that case
counts would remain stable
at about 180 per day over
the next month. This is the
least likely scenario to oc-
cur because it assumes di-
agnosis of all new cases and
presently about one-third
of new infections cannot be
traced to a known source.
The moderate scenario
suggests the rise in cases
in the last modeling report
was due to increased trans-
mission and expanded test-
ing — and that daily infec-
tions of COVID-19 could
rise over the next month to
more than 900 per day, with
daily hospitalizations rising
from 8 to 27.
The most pessimistic
scenario suggests the rise
in cases in the last model-
ing report was due entirely
to increased transmission
and not expanded testing
— and that infections could
rise to more than 4,800,
and hospitalizations could
increase to 82 per day.
“We
know
that
COVID-19 is in our com-
munities,”
said
Dean
Sidelinger, MD, Oregon
state health officer. “This
latest model provides us
with a sobering reminder
that we all need to guard
against continued spread,
especially as we continue
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to reopen and the weather
gets warmer.”
Dr.
Sidelinger
said,
“Think hard about your
choice of activities, espe-
cially as we get close to the
Fourth of July holiday. Ask
yourself: how can I reduce
my risk and the risk I might
pose to people around me?”
Do what you can to sup-
press the virus: Stay 6 feet
away from other people.
Wear a mask. Avoid large
gatherings, and if you are
in a group setting -- like a
holiday barbeque -- stay
outside, keep your distance
and use a face covering
when you’re not eating.
Wash your hands frequent-
ly and stay home if you’re
sick.
OHA uses this modeling
for data analysis and plan-
ning purposes and releases
it on a bi-weekly basis. The
entire report can be found
at www.oregon.gov/oha.
The next Siuslaw News Business
Quarterly will be published July
11. All submissions are due Tues-
day, July 7. Email press releases
and photos to PressReleases@
TheSiuslawNews.com.
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