LOCAL CORONAVIRUS WEEKEND UPDATE: 2 New Cases In Central Oregon, 13 Total Deaths Statewide

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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The COVID-19 virus has claimed another life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 13, the Oregon Health Authority reported Saturday.
OHA also reported 65 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the state total to 479, as of 8 a.m. Saturday. The new COVID-19 cases are in the following counties: Benton (3), Clackamas (5), Clatsop (1), Deschutes (2, for a total of 20), Jackson (2), Josephine (1), Linn (4), Marion (11), Multnomah (14), Polk (1), Umatilla (1), Washington (18), Yamhill (2).

The Oregon Health Authority reports new cases once a day on its website: www.healthoregon.org/coronavirus.

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Deschutes County Expands Recycling Options

Deschutes County Solid Waste is expanding options for residents to recycle items that can’t be placed in curbside recycling bins. Starting Dec. 2, additional recycling containers will be available at County transfer stations and at Knott Landfill