Klamath County Public Health (KCPH) officials reported two deaths in the community related to COVID-19 on Thursday, Dec. 3, according to a news release. The death toll is now seven.

The Klamath Tribes saw their first case of COVID-19 in July, nearly four months after the virus officially arrived in Klamath County.

COVID-19 has claimed 21 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 973, the Oregon Health Authority reported on Thursday, Dec. 3, according to a news release.

Klamath County Public Health (KCPH) officials reported 50 new cases of COVID-19 in the community on Thursday, Dec. 3, according to a news release. The local case count is 976. This week’s count is 104.

YREKA, Calif. – Siskiyou County Public Health (SCPH) announced the fourth death from COVID-19 in Siskiyou County on Wednesday, Dec. 2, according to a news release.

Klamath County Public Health (KCPH) officials reported 16 new cases of COVID-19 in the community on Wednesday, Dec. 2, according to a news release. The local case count is 926. This week’s count is 54.

County commissioners and medical professionals met Tuesday at the Sky Lakes Community Health Education Center to discuss rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Klamath County, while cars lined up at the virus testing site just outside the building.

SALEM (AP) — Oregon reported 24 more deaths from COVID-19 on Tuesday, a record high for a single day in the state.

Klamath County Public Health (KCPH) officials reported 38 new cases of COVID-19 in the community on Tuesday, Dec. 1, according to a news release. The local case count is 910. This week’s count is 38.

SALEM (AP) — The total amount of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Oregon, since the start of the pandemic, surpassed 75,000 on Monday.

YREKA, Calif. – Siskiyou County Public Health  announced the third death from COVID-19 in the county on Monday, according to a news release.

Klamath County Public Health officials reported 112 new cases of COVID-19 in the community on Monday. The local case count is 872.

COVID-19 has claimed nine more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 905, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 29, according to a news release.

Oregon Health Authority reported a record number of new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Oregon on Saturday, Nov. 28, according to a news release. Saturday’s 1,669 cases bring the state total to 72,506.

In March, as COVID-19 overwhelmed hospitals in cities across the country, Sky Lakes Medical Center staff knew it would only be a matter of time before the pandemic would strain their resources, too. They anticipated an influx of COVID-positive patients needing respiratory support and develop…

Klamath County Public Health announced 84 new COVID-19 cases in Klamath County on Friday, Nov. 27, according to a news release.

COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 885, the Oregon Health Authority reported on Friday, Nov. 27, according to a news release.

COVID-19 has claimed 15 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 882, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 26, according to a news release.

COVID-19 has claimed 20 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 867, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25, according to a news release.

Over the weekend, county health officials completed contact tracing for Friday’s record-breaking 75 new COVID-19 cases.

Oregon announced its highest number of reported COVID-19 deaths Tuesday as the state tallied its seventh straight day of more than 1,000 new cases.

Klamath County Public Health (KCPH) officials reported 60 new cases of COVID-19 in the community on Tuesday, Nov. 24, according to a news release. The local case count is 745. This week’s count is 60.

YREKA, Calif. — Siskiyou County Public Health (SCPH) announced the second death from COVID-19 in the county on Monday, Nov. 23, according to a news release.

COVID-19 has claimed six more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 826, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. on Monday Nov. 23, according to a news release.

Klamath County Public Health (KCPH) officials reported 25 new cases of COVID-19 in the community on Monday, Nov. 23, according to a news release. The local case count is 685.

For the third straight day, the Oregon Health Authority reported a record-breaking high - 1,517 - of new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 in Oregon on Sunday, Nov. 22, according to a news release, bringing the state total to 65,170.

For the second day in a row, the Oregon Health Authority reported a record number of new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Oregon. Saturday's 1,509 cases, bringing the state total to 63,668, reflect an accelerating spread of the virus across the state.

More than 250 days after Klamath County’s first COVID-19 infection and several weeks into a third nationwide acceleration in cases, here’s how to understand the virus’s spread in the local community.

Klamath County Public Health (KCPH) officials reported 75 new cases of COVID-19 in the community on Friday, Nov. 20. The local case count is 658.

COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 812, the Oregon Health Authority reported on Friday, Nov. 20, according to a news release.

Oregon Health Authority reported the largest daily number of COVID-19 cases and deaths since the beginning of the pandemic in Oregon on Thursday, Nov. 19, according to a news release.

Klamath County Public Health officials reported 30 new cases of COVID-19 in the community on Thursday, Nov. 19, according to a news release. The local case count is 583.

COVID-19 has claimed 10 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 788, the Oregon Health Authority reported on Wednesday, Nov. 18, according to a news release.

COVID-19 has claimed 13 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 778, the Oregon Health Authority reported on Tuesday, Nov. 17, according to a news release.

Klamath County Public Health officials reported 19 new cases of COVID-19 in the community on Tuesday, Nov 17, according to a news release. The local case count is 553. This week’s total is 28.

Klamath County Public Health (KCPH) officials reported 11 new cases of COVID-19 in the community on Monday, Nov. 16, according to a news release. The local case count is 534. Two of the cases were assigned to last week, as they were in the statewide database on Saturday. Last week’s total wa…

COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 765, the Oregon Health Authority reported on Monday, Nov. 16, according to a news release.

COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 761, the Oregon Health Authority reported on Sunday, Nov. 15, according to a news release.

COVID-19 has claimed 6 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 759, the Oregon Health Authority reported on Saturday, Nov. 14, according to a news release.