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DESCHUTES COUNTY
COVID-19 data for Monday, March 29:
Deschutes County cases: 6,316 (14 new cases)
Deschutes County deaths: 70 (zero new deaths)
Crook County cases: 803 (zero new cases)
Crook County deaths: 18 (zero new deaths)
Jefferson County cases: 2,011 (zero new cases)
Jefferson County deaths: 31 (zero new deaths)
Oregon cases: 164,164 (217 new cases)
Oregon deaths: 2,375 (zero new deaths)
New COVID-19 cases per day
130
(Dec. 4)
What is COVID-19? It’s an infection caused by a new coronavirus.
Symptoms (including fever, coughing and shortness of breath)
can be severe. While some cases are mild, the disease can be fatal.
108 new cases
120
7-day
average
(Jan. 1)
90
new
cases
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 cloth face covering or mask.
6. Cover a cough or sneeze with a tissue or cough into your elbow.
7. Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces.
(Nov. 27)
110
*No data
available on
Jan. 31
due to state
computer
maintenence
90
80
50
new
cases
70
60
47 new cases
50
(Nov. 14)
28 new cases
(July 16)
40
31 new cases
(Oct. 31)
30
16 new cases
(Sept. 19)
9 new cases
20
(May 20)
1st case
100
(Feb. 17)
COVID-19 patients hospitalized at St. Charles
Bend on Monday: 5 (2 in ICU)
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129 new cases
8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri.
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SOURCES: OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY,
DESCHUTES COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES
10
(March 11)
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Real-world CDC study of 2 vaccines: They’re effective
Associated Press
The U.S. government’s first look at the
real-world use of COVID-19 vaccines
found their effectiveness was nearly as
robust as it was in controlled studies.
The two vaccines available since De-
cember — Pfizer and Moderna — were
highly effective at 90% after two doses,
the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention reported Monday. In testing,
the vaccines were about 95% effective in
preventing COVID-19.
“This is very reassuring news,” said
the CDC’s Mark Thompson, the study’s
lead author. “We have a vaccine that’s
working very well.”
The study is the government’s first
assessment of how the shots have been
working beyond the drugmakers’ ini-
tial experiments. Results can some-
times change when vaccines are used in
larger, more diverse populations outside
studies.
With nearly 4,000 participants from
six states, the study focused on health
care workers, first responders and other
front-line workers who had first pri-
ority for the shots because they are at
higher risk. They were given nasal swab
test kits to use every week to check for
signs of a coronavirus infection.
“The evidence base for (currently
available) COVID-19 vaccines is al-
ready strong, and continues to mount
ever higher with studies like this one,”
said David Holtgrave, dean of the Uni-
versity at Albany’s School of Public
Health, in an email.
The study included roughly 2,500
volunteers who had completed two vac-
cine doses, about 500 who got one dose
and about 1,000 who did not get vac-
cinated between mid-December and
mid-March.
No one died, and only two were
hospitalized. Thompson did not say
whether the people hospitalized were
vaccinated or not.
About two-thirds of the vaccinations
in the study were Pfizer shots, one-third
were Moderna and five people got the
newest single-dose shot from John-
son & Johnson. The study was done
in Miami; Duluth, Minnesota; Port-
land; Temple, Texas; Salt Lake City; and
Phoenix and other areas in Arizona.
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March 2020
‘It could not have ended better’
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Great gray owl treated and released after being injured from striking a window in Sunriver
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BY MICHAEL KOHN
The Bulletin
A rare, great gray owl that
was injured on March 20 af-
ter it crashed into a window in
Sunriver has been rehabilitated
and released back into the wild.
The owl was initially treated
at the Sunriver Nature Cen-
ter before being transferred to
Think Wild, a wildlife hospi-
tal and conservation center in
Bend.
Vets at Think Wild deter-
mined the owl, which weighed
2.2 pounds, had hemorrhaging
in its right eye but was other-
wise in good condition. Tests
were conducted to determine
if it could still successfully hunt
on its own. The tests proved
positive and the owl was re-
leased on Friday .
The Oregon Department of
Fish and Wildlife lists the great
gray owl as an Oregon Conser-
vation Strategy Species, a des-
ignation given to species with
small or declining populations.
Great gray owls are Oregon’s
largest owl species and require
Kermit Williams/Think Wild photos
This great gray owl, which was injured after crashing into a window in Sunriver, was rehabilitated and released
Friday.
large forested areas with grass-
land clearings.
“It could not have ended bet-
ter for the great gray owl and
for those of us who treasure
our wildlife,” said Dr. Donna
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uncertainty and sadness.”
In order to avoid bird strikes,
Think Wild recommends plac-
ing bird feeders away from
windows. It also advises apply-
ing decals or screens to win-
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Harris, a retired veterinarian
who initially located the bird
after its injury.
Harris said seeing the bird fly
back into the wild was a bright
spot for her during a year “of
dows so birds can recognize
them as a barrier.
If a bird strike does occur,
Think Wild suggests placing
the bird inside a well-ventilated
box, and leaving it in a quiet,
dark and warm location for
one hour. Resist handling and
don’t give food or water. At-
tempt to release it after one or
two hours. If the bird does not
fly away, contact Think Wild at
541-241-8690.
Drive-thru virus testing
Wednesday in Bend
Free COVID-19 testing will
be available to the public on
Wednesday between 9 a.m.
and 2 p.m. in downtown Bend.
The testing event, held at
the Bend-La Pine Schools Ed-
ucation Center, 520 NW Wall
St., is a joint effort between the
Deschutes County Health Ser-
vices department and Oregon
Health Authority.
The tests are available to ev-
eryone, and results will be re-
turned in two to three days.
No symptoms or ID will be re-
quired to be tested. Participants
will be asked to wear a mask.
Pre registration for the
event is recommended but
not required. Registration
can be made online at www.
doineedacovid19test.com.
Wyden virtual town halls
are coming to area April 5
Central Oregonians will get
multiple opportunities to hear
from and chat with U.S. Sen.
Ron Wyden virtually on Mon-
day, April 5.
Two of Wyden’s 10 sched-
uled online town hall meetings
over the next two weeks will
be focused on Deschutes and
Jefferson counties, according
to a press release from Wyden’s
office.
The Jefferson County town
hall will take place 10:30 a.m.
on April 5, and the Deschutes
County meeting will be held
at 5:30 p.m. that same day, the
release stated. Links to these
meetings can be found on
Facebook. To submit questions
for the town halls, visit Wyden’s
website.
Gerry O’Brien, editor of The
Bulletin, will also interview
Wyden at 5 p.m. that day live
on The Bulletin’s Facebook
page.
House to vote Tuesday
on Juneteenth holiday bill
The Oregon House will vote
Tuesday on a bill that would
make Juneteenth, the day cel-
ebrating the true end to slav-
ery in the United States, a legal
holiday in the state.
The bill, House Bill 2168,
was introduced at the request
of Gov. Kate Brown.
Juneteenth commemorates
the day — June 19, 1865 —
when the enslaved people in
Galveston, Texas, were told
they were free. Two months
earlier, on April 9, Robert E.
Lee surrendered to Ulysses S.
Grant after the Battle at Appo-
mattox Courthouse.
Black Portlanders have long
hosted celebrations to mark
the occasion. In the wake of the
killing of George Floyd and na-
tionwide protests demanding
racial justice, Juneteenth has
gained wider popularity.
In testimony in support of
the bill, Marsha Peoples Jack
of Portland spoke about her
mother, Clara Peoples.
“My mom, Mrs. Peoples,
introduced Portland to June-
teenth while working at the
shipyards in 1945,” Peoples
Jack said. “This is a day of cel-
ebration, engaging, learning,
coming together of communi-
ties and diversity.”
“The city of Portland recog-
nized Juneteenth celebrations
in 1972 and each year, Mrs.
Peoples organized a celebration
in North/Northeast Portland
with entertainment and a pa-
rade ,” Peoples Jack said.
— Bulletin staff and wire reports