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Start or stop subscription? 541-385-5800 PHONE HOURS 6 a.m.-noon Tuesday-Friday 7 a.m.-noon Saturday-Sunday and holidays GENERAL INFORMATION LOCAL, STATE & REGION DESCHUTES COUNTY COVID-19 data for Friday, June 4: Deschutes County cases: 9,734 (27 new cases) Deschutes County deaths: 79 (zero new deaths) Crook County cases: 1,227 (15 new cases) Crook County deaths: 22 (zero new deaths) Jefferson County cases: 2,332 (6 new cases) Jefferson County deaths: 38 (zero new deaths) Oregon cases: 202,675 (436 new cases) Oregon deaths: 2,686 (3 new deaths) COVID-19 patients hospitalized at St. Charles Bend on Thursday: 31 (6 in ICU) 129 new cases 110 103 new cases 7-day average (April 23) 100 90 74 new cases 80 (April 10) 48 new cases 50 new cases (May 25) 40 *State data unavailable for Jan. 31 (Oct. 31) 16 new cases 30 (Sept. 19) 20 (May 20) 10 (March 11) March 2020 60 50 31 new cases (July 16) 1st case 70 (Nov. 14) 9 new cases EMAIL 120 (May 8) (Feb. 17) 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. bulletin@bendbulletin.com (Jan. 1) (Nov. 27) 130 115 new cases 47 new cases 28 new cases ONLINE (April 29) 108 new cases 90 new cases BULLETIN GRAPHIC 125 new cases (Dec. 4) Vaccines are available. Find a list of vaccination sites and other information about the COVID-19 vaccines online: centraloregoncovidvaccine.com If you have questions, call 541-382-4321. 541-382-1811 www.bendbulletin.com SOURCES: OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY, DESCHUTES COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES New COVID-19 cases per day April May June July August September October November December January 2021 February March April May June AFTER HOURS Newsroom ................................541-383-0348 Circulation ................................541-385-5800 Coronavirus in Oregon NEWSROOM EMAIL Business ........business@bendbulletin.com City Desk .............news@bendbulletin.com Features.................................................................. communitylife@bendbulletin.com Sports ................. sports@bendbulletin.com NEWSROOM FAX BY AIMEE GREEN The Oregonian 541-385-5804 OUR ADDRESS Street .............. 320 SW Upper Terrace Drive Suite 200 Bend, OR 97702 Mailing ........... P.O. Box 6020 Bend, OR 97708 B 2% of infections found in vaccinated people ADMINISTRATION Publisher Heidi Wright ..............................541-383-0341 Editor Gerry O’Brien .............................541-633-2166 DEPARTMENT HEADS Advertising Steve Rosen ................................541-383-0370 Circulation/Operations Jeremy Feldman ......................541-617-7830 Finance Anthony Georger ....................541-383-0324 Human Resources ................541-383-0340 Officials reported Thursday that about 2% of the people diagnosed with COVID-19 in Oregon in May were completely vaccinated — mean- ing an overwhelming 98% of those sickened by the coronavirus either were unvaccinated or were only par- tially vaccinated. A total of 398 Oregonians who’d received their full recommended courses of vaccines were infected with the virus from May 3 to May 31, the Oregon Health Authority announced in its monthly report. Officials identified them as “break- through cases.” Twelve of them died, according to rough numbers pro- vided by the state. That compares to about 15,700 Or- egonians who were unvaccinated or partially vaccinated when they were infected in May. Approximately 115 of them died, according to rough fig- ures provided by the state. Officials say about 91% of peo- ple who’ve died in Oregon from COVID-19 weren’t vaccinated or were partially vaccinated. Although the vaccines aren’t 100% effective even in fully vaccinated individuals, officials say they are highly successful at preventing infection and dramati- cally decreasing the chances of hospi- talization or death. In all, officials have identified 1,009 breakthrough cases and 20 deaths among these Oregonians since the state started tracking this data in February. The average age of a person who was infected after completing the rec- ommended doses of vaccine was 51. The average age of those who died was 75, officials said. But Oregon officials caution that some of the people counted as break- through cases were counted as such even though enough time hadn’t passed for the vaccines to reach their maximum effectiveness. All Oregon’s public universities will require vaccine The Associated Press PORTLAND — All of Oregon’s publicly funded universities will now require the COVID-19 vaccination for returning students, as well as faculty and staff. Oregon Public Broadcasting re- ported Friday that the final two uni- versities to announce the decision were the Oregon Institute of Technology and Eastern Oregon University. The schools will have a process for students to get legal exemptions. Stu- dents who attend class fully online and who don’t engage in any on-campus activities will not be required to be vaccinated, the news outlet said. OIT made its announcement Wednesday afternoon, and EOU fol- lowed on Thursday. EOU President Tom Inkso said during a board meeting in May that many students and faculty were split on the decision to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine. In a survey, the majority of faculty at EOU were in fa- vor of a vaccine mandate, while the majority of students were against one. Eastern will officially require COVID-19 vaccinations when the Federal Drug Administration fully ap- proves one or more of the vaccines. Both Pfizer and Moderna have emer- gency use approval for their shots and expect to get full approval later in 2021. But EOU officials emphasized in a statement that students and faculty shouldn’t wait for the full approval to get their vaccines. Students who attend class fully online and who don’t engage in any on-campus activities will not be re- quired to be vaccinated. TALK TO AN EDITOR City Julie Johnson ...................541-383-0367 Business, Features, GO! 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Call to ask about deadlines, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Phone ..........................................541-385-5809 Fax .................................................541-598-3150 Email .......................obits@bendbulletin.com SECRETARY OF STATE Committee OKs funding for about half of new hires BY HILLARY BORRUD The Oregonian Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan went on a hir- ing spree when she took office earlier this year, adding an in- house lawyer and other exec- utive office employees beyond what recent secretaries had. Fagan was only able to hire some of the staffers on a tem- porary basis because she opted not to seek spending authority from the Legislature to add the jobs. She’s paying the employ- ees with money that accumu- lated last year when the agency froze hiring and delayed some projects out of concern the pandemic would cut into state revenues. Now, lawmakers Senate rejects bill meant to pave way for backyard chickens, bees, veggies BY CHRIS LEHMAN The Oregonian The Oregon Senate voted down a bill Thursday that would have allowed people in planned communities to override their homeowners association bylaws in order to grow a garden, raise hens or keep bees. House Bill 3322 fell two votes short in the Senate after previously passing the House 53-2. It is now dead for the ses- sion. “People make choices about where they live,” said Sen. Lee Beyer, D-Springfield, who was one of four Democrats who joined most Republi- cans in voting against the bill. “Some people want to live in a planned community that’s very dense, and that doesn’t have animals of any kind. And I think that’s a reasonable choice.” The three other Democrats who voted against it were Sen. Betsy Johnson of Scappoose, Sen. Kate Lieber of Beaver- ton and Sen. Chris Gorsek of Troutdale. Sen. Dick Anderson of Lincoln City was the only Republican to vote in favor of the bill. Supporters said the measure would help empower more Or- egonians to grow or raise their own food, which could help family budgets. They also said it would have an educational benefit. “Unfortunately, a lot of city kids don’t really know where their food comes from,” said Sen. Elizabeth Steiner Hay- ward, D-Portland. “It will help children under- stand the importance of our incredible agricultural heritage in this state.” are poised to sign off on only about half of the staffing boost Fagan requested. On Thursday afternoon, a Ways and Means subcommit- tee voted 7-1 to support a $97.5 million budget for the Secre- tary of State’s Office that would authorize the hiring or contin- ued employment of five staffers at a cost of $1.4 million, rather than the 10 employees sought by Fagan, according to legisla- tive documents. 541.480.8130 louie@louiehoffman.com “Catch My Drift” Louie Hoffman, CCIM Principal Broker, Licensed in Oregon SRES, Senior Real Estate Specialist Proudly Serving Central Oregon Real Estate Communities for 29 Years %(1'_5('021' Avoiding the Dentist? OTHER SERVICES Back issues ................................541-385-5800 Photo reprints .........................541-383-0366 Apply for a job ........................541-383-0340 All Bulletin payments are accepted at the drop box at City Hall or at The Bulletin, P.O. Box 6020, Bend, OR 97708. Check payments may be converted to an electronic funds transfer. 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