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129 new cases
COVID-19 data for Wednesday, Jan. 20:
Deschutes County cases: 5,073 (38 new cases)
Deschutes County deaths: 39 (2 new deaths)
130
(Dec. 4)
LOCAL
VACCINATIONS
Crook County cases: 629 (7 new cases)
Crook County deaths: 11 (1 new death)
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SOURCES: OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY,
DESCHUTES COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES
New COVID-19 cases per day
7,766
Jefferson County cases: 1,712 (7 new cases)
Jefferson County deaths: 25 (zero new deaths)
Pfizer-BioNTech
vaccinations given
through St. Charles
Oregon cases: 135,142 (704 new cases)
Oregon deaths: 1,832 (24 new deaths)
What is COVID-19? It’s an infection caused by a new
coronavirus. Symptoms include fever, coughing and
shortness of breath. This virus can be fatal.
7 ways to help limit its spread: 1. Wash hands often
with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. 2. Avoid
touching your face. 3. Avoid close contact with sick
people. 4. Stay home. 5. In public, stay 6 feet from others
and wear a mask. 6. Cough into your elbow. 7. Clean and
disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces.
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120
(Jan. 1)
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110
(Nov. 27)
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Oregon updates guidance for in-person learning
BY SARA CLINE
Associated Press/Report for America
PORTLAND — The Oregon De-
partment of Education on Tuesday is-
sued updated guidance for the return of
in-person learning, which includes a re-
quirement that schools provide on-site
COVID-19 testing.
The guidance is the most recent push
for students to return to school. Earlier
this month, Gov. Kate Brown set a Feb.
15 goal for returning more students to
the classroom, with a focus on elemen-
tary students.
“It’s absolutely critical that we re-
turn Oregon students to in-person in-
struction as quickly as possible,” Brown
tweeted. “The educational, social, emo-
tional, mental, and physical health of so
many students is tied to their schools
and to the personalized support that ed-
ucators provide.”
Before winter break, less than 10%
of Oregon’s estimated 580,000 students
were receiving some form of in-person
instruction, according to data from the
Oregon Department of Education.
At the start of the year, Brown gave
local school districts the power to de-
cide when to return students to in-per-
son learning.
“We are providing school leaders with
the information they need to make local
decisions about returning to in-person
instruction,” Colt Gill, the director of the
state’s department of education, said on
Tuesday. “We all know that in-person in-
struction provides our children and fami-
lies with access to an equitable education.”
Updated advisory metrics now allow
for in-person classes for elementary stu-
dents at higher levels of community case
rates than previously recommended.
A new requirement is that schools
provide on-site COVID-19 testing for
symptomatic students and staff mem-
bers and for those who have had a
known exposure to a positive case.
The department of education said that
as school officials make decisions about
returning to in-person instruction, they
must also continue to focus on county
case counts and following safety proto-
cols — wearing face coverings, distanc-
ing and frequent handwashing.
In addition, Brown said that $500
million in federal relief will be used to
implement safety standards and buy
personal protective equipment for staff
and students.
March
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An outbreak of COVID-19
has affected caregivers at St.
Charles Redmond.
As of Wednesday, 31 care-
givers had tested positive, ac-
cording to a statement from
St. Charles Health System. The
cases are being investigated in
collaboration with Deschutes
County Health Services and
the Oregon Health Authority.
“We are taking every possi-
ble measure to stop the spread
of the virus, to protect our pa-
tients and our caregivers,” said
Aaron Adams, chief executive
officer for the Redmond hospi-
tal, in the statement.
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a patient who needs assistance
due to a language barrier or
the patient’s disability, whose
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with the disability in receiving
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• A parent or legal guardian
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Former teacher pleads
guilty to sex trafficking
A former Eugene elemen-
tary school teacher on Tuesday
pleaded guilty to sex trafficking
involving a child.
Federal prosecutors will seek
a prison sentence of more than
13 years for William Cantu Ha-
mann, 38, when he’s sentenced
in U.S. District Court in Eu-
gene in March.
They’ll ask that the sentence
run consecutive to a proposed
state prison term of one year
and eight months, according to
global plea negotiations from
both federal and state cases.
Hamann is accused of sex-
ual abuse and sodomy in Lane
County Circuit Court and has
not formally entered any pleas.
A trial is set there for March 10.
The victim was not a stu-
dent of Hamann’s, according
to prosecutors. He had taught
at Spring Creek Elementary in
Eugene.
Hamann met the victim on
social media, paid her for sex
and recorded her perform-
ing sex acts between 2018 and
July 2019, according to federal
prosecutors. She was 15 when
Hamann met her.
Eugene police detectives and
FBI agents arrested Hamann
on July 26, 2019, when he ar-
rived at a school to meet her,
according to Eugene policeP
Pendleton Police arrest
man allegedly on kratom
Pendleton Police on Monday
arrested a man who allegedly
caused a public disturbance
and later leapt through a sec-
ond-story closed window be-
fore he was arrested, according
to a press release.
Officers said the man was
suffering from an “apparent
psychosis,” most likely brought
on by the substance kratom,
which is derived from a tree na-
tive to Southeast Asia where it
has been used for centuries as a
stimulant and pain reliever. It is
legal and, for the most part, un-
regulated and untracked in Or-
egon and nationally.
At around 7:30 p.m., Pend-
leton police found Daniel P.
Kemp, 37, agitated, screaming,
removing his clothing, going
into neighboring residences,
destroying property and run-
ning in and out of his home,
the press release said.
Officers attempted to de-es-
calate the situation. But Kemp
went inside a building, ran
to the second story, jumped
through a closed window and
landed on the ground outside,
according to the press release.
Kemp fought the police, and
it took four officers to restrain
him and secure him to a med-
ical gurney to treat his injuries.
Officers also used a stun gun on
Kemp, but he was not affected.
Kemp was taken to St. An-
thony Hospital in Pendle-
ton, and after evaluation was
lodged in the Umatilla County
Jail on second-degree disor-
derly conduct.
Gresham couple accused
of starving their children
Two Gresham parents are
facing 18 counts related to
child abuse after authorities
say the pair starved their two
young children.
The Multnomah County
District Attorney’s Office said
Mena Kamel, 33, and Marina
Zaki, 28, are facing four counts
of assault and 14 of criminal
mistreatment. All of the accu-
sations are linked to the par-
ents failing to provide their
children with food or adequate
medical care.
The investigation began in
late June after police and med-
ics came to their Gresham
home to attend to one of the
children, who had suffered a
critical injury.
Court documents did not
specify what kind of injury
the child had or whether the
parents caused the injury, but
reports indicate that after the
child was taken to the hospital
Ryan Brennecke/The Bulletin
Karla Toms, a registered nurse with St. Charles Health System, administers a vaccine in the arm of
Suzi Smith, of Bend, during a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center
in Redmond on Wednesday. The hospital system and Deschutes County health officials are teaming
up at the fairgrounds to vaccinate those in the 1A cohort classification. That includes hospitals, ur-
gent care, skilled nursing and memory care facility health care providers and residents, long-term
care providers and residents, hospice programs, health care personnel working in public health set-
tings, and workers caring for children or adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
for treatment, medical work-
ers discovered the child was
starved and malnourished.
Court documents say both
children are younger than 6.
Proud Boy organizer
arrested in Florida after riot
Two Florida men, including
a self-described organizer for
the Proud Boys, a far-right ex-
tremist group responsible for
rallies in Portland, were arrested
Wednesday for taking part in
the siege of the U.S. Capitol ear-
lier this month, authorities said.
Joseph Biggs, 37, was ar-
rested in central Florida and
faces charges of obstructing an
official proceeding before Con-
gress, entering a restricted on
the groups of the U.S. Capitol
and disorderly conduct.
According to an arrest affi-
davit, Biggs was part of a crowd
on Jan. 6 that overwhelmed
Capitol Police officers who
were manning a metal barrier
on the steps of the Capitol. The
mob entered the building as
lawmakers were certifying Joe
Biden’s election win.
Ahead of the riot, Biggs told
followers of his on the social
media app Parler to dress in
black to resemble the far-left
antifa movement, the affida-
vit said.
Biggs had organized a 2019
rally in Portland, in which
more than 1,000 far-right pro-
testers and anti-fascist counter-
protesters faced off.
— Bulletin staff and wire reports