COVID19

The litigation, first filed in April 2020, covers some 5,000 people who were in custody at one of the state’s prisons and contracted COVID-19. A separate wrongful death class covers the estates of 45 others who were in prison at the time they died from the disease.

A new COVID variant has become dominant in Oregon, according to data from the state Health Authority.

Very few nursing home residents in Oregon have gotten this year’s COVID-19 booster, according to state officials.

The most common COVID-19 variant in the U.S. is still rare in Oregon, according to data from the Oregon Health Authority.

Nearly a million more riders stepped aboard buses operated by Lane Transit District this past fiscal year.

Thursday marks the end of the federal public health emergency for COVID-19, which means similar changes for Oregon’s pandemic measures.

Just before Earth Day-- two years ago-- a popular bike share program launched in Eugene. The idea for PeaceHealth Rides was to provide active forms of…