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Tillamook County asks for morgue truck as COVID fatalities rise
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Leaders in the coastal Oregon county say they no longer have capacity to store the bodies of those who have died
Noting that the COVID delta variant “is spreading like wildfire among the unvaccinated in our community,” the leaders of an Oregon coastal county said Friday they no longer have capacity to store the bodies of those who have died and are asking the state for a refrigerated morgue truck.
“The spread of COVID in Tillamook County has reached a critical phase,” the county board of commissioners said in a statement. They said that from Aug. 18 to Aug. there were six new COVID-19 deaths in the county, surpassing the five total COVID-19 deaths that occurred during the first 18 months of the pandemic.
“That is six tragic deaths in six days. We grieve for our friends and neighbors and their families. We are so very sorry for your loss,” Commissioners Mary Faith Bell, David Yamamoto and Erin Skaar wrote.
Noting that the COVID delta variant “is spreading like wildfire among the unvaccinated in our community,” the leaders of an Oregon coastal county said Friday they no longer have capacity to store the bodies of those who have died and are asking the state for a refrigerated morgue truck.
“The spread of COVID in Tillamook County has reached a critical phase,” the county board of commissioners said in a statement. They said that from Aug. 18 to Aug. there were six new COVID-19 deaths in the county, surpassing the five total COVID-19 deaths that occurred during the first 18 months of the pandemic.
“That is six tragic deaths in six days. We grieve for our friends and neighbors and their families. We are so very sorry for your loss,” Commissioners Mary Faith Bell, David Yamamoto and Erin Skaar wrote.
Tillamook County asks for morgue truck as COVID fatalities rise
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..."A local funeral home is licensed to hold nine bodies and has been at capacity since last week, they said.
They urged people to get vaccinated, saying that 86% of the newly diagnosed COVID-19 cases are among unvaccinated individuals.
As Oregon shatters its record for daily COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to overwhelm the health system, an outdoor mask mandate was reinstated in the state on Friday. Oregon is the first state in the U.S. to reimplement an outdoor mask mandate for both vaccinated and unvaccinated residents since the delta variant resulted in a surge of COVID-19 cases.
People 5 and older, regardless of vaccination status, are required to wear masks in most public outdoor settings — including large outdoor events where physical distancing is not possible, such as festivals and concerts. The rule does not apply to “fleeting encounters,” such as two people walking by each other on a trail or in a park."...
..."A local funeral home is licensed to hold nine bodies and has been at capacity since last week, they said.
They urged people to get vaccinated, saying that 86% of the newly diagnosed COVID-19 cases are among unvaccinated individuals.
As Oregon shatters its record for daily COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to overwhelm the health system, an outdoor mask mandate was reinstated in the state on Friday. Oregon is the first state in the U.S. to reimplement an outdoor mask mandate for both vaccinated and unvaccinated residents since the delta variant resulted in a surge of COVID-19 cases.
People 5 and older, regardless of vaccination status, are required to wear masks in most public outdoor settings — including large outdoor events where physical distancing is not possible, such as festivals and concerts. The rule does not apply to “fleeting encounters,” such as two people walking by each other on a trail or in a park."...
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