February 24 Top News Governor Kate Brown to Lift COVID-19 Emergency Declaration, Effective April 1 Governor Kate Brown today announced that she will be lifting Oregon’s COVID-19 emergency declaration, effective April 1.
May 17 Top News They ask other County Commissioners & State Legislators to help push back Jackson County Expresses Concern with Restrictions Placed by Governor Brown on Use of CARES Act Funds May 17, 2020, In a letter to County Commissioners across Oregon and each member of the Oregon State Legislators the Jackson County Board of Commissioners are questioning the restrictions on using Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security...
May 16 Public Health Continue to Take Preventative Actions to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 in Jackson County May 16, 2020, Jackson County Public Health has no new COVID-19 cases to report. The total case count remains at 50 in Jackson County. At this time, there are no fatalities from COVID-19 reported in Jackson County.
May 14 Top News Jackson County Reopening Plan Approved by Governor Brown May 14, 2020, Late Wednesday evening, the Jackson County Board of Commissioners received the official letter from Governor Kate Brown that Jackson County is approved to move into Phase I reopening effective May 15, 2020.
May 11 Public Health Actions for Everyone to Take as Counties Begin to Gradually Reopen May 11, 2020, Jackson County Public Health has no new COVID-19 cases to report. The last reported case in Jackson County was on April 24, 2020. The total number of cases reported remains at 49.
May 8 EOC Press Releases Jackson County Submits Reopening Plan to Governor Brown May 8, 2020, In response to Governor Brown’s COVID-19 reopening plan, Jackson County has officially requested to reopen under Phase 1 guidelines. Yesterday, Danny Jordan, County Administrator, submitted a letter along with a Prerequisite...
May 1 EOC Press Releases Commissioners call for Governor Brown to direct our fair share of the 1.635 billion in CARES Act funding intended to assist local government entities Coronavirus Relief Fund CARES Act, Title V – Cares little so far for Rural Oregon Jackson County Commissioners call for Governor Brown to direct our fair share of the 1.635 billion in CARES Act funding intended to assist local government entities in Jackson County for financial impacts from COVID-19
April 27 Public Health Jackson County Public Health Reports No New COVID-19 Cases and COVID-19 Symptoms April 27, 2020, Jackson County Public Health has no new COVID-19 cases to report. The total number of cases reported remains at 49, this is a rate of 22 cases per 100,000 population.
April 6 Public Health Testing Rate Also Among Highest in Nation Jackson County Leads Oregon in COVID-19 Testing Per Capita April 6, 2020, With over 2,200 tests completed as of today, Jackson County has the highest rate of testing per capita for COVID-19 than any other county in the state of Oregon.
April 6 Public Health Jackson County Offers Information on General Public Wearing Medical Gloves With the COVID-19 pandemic, the general public, businesses and employees are doing everything they can to protect themselves and the community. This includes utilizing medical supplies that are not intended for the general public to use on...
April 3 Public Health Coping with Stress and Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all of us and has been very stressful for people. The fear and anxiety about the disease and what the future holds can be overwhelming and cause strong emotions in adults and children.
April 3 EOC Press Releases Community Organizations Partner to Better Serve Seniors The Rogue Valley Council of Governments (RVCOG) Senior and Disability Services has partnered with Jackson County and the Rogue Valley Transportation District (RVTD) and nonprofit organizations to ramp up their outreach services to our aging...
April 2 Public Health Klamath County Public Health Reports Potential COVID-19 Exposure on Recent Flights Klamath County Public Health has informed Jackson County Public Health about a potential exposure of COVID-19 on two airline flights.
April 1 Public Health Masking Recommendations to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 The Centers for Disease Control is considering the recommendation of wearing a mask in public.
March 26 EOC Press Releases Citizens Can Donate Time or Household Items to Help Serve Those Most Vulnerable in Our Community Jackson County Calls for Volunteers and Household Items In an effort to assist our community during a time of need, the Jackson County EOC has been communicating with people who care for the needs of our most vulnerable citizens: the homeless and the elderly.
March 25 Public Health Southern Oregon Flight with Possible COVID-19 Case Medford, Oregon— On the evening of March 24, 2020, Jackson County Public Health learned about a situation where a possible positive COVID-19 case was on a flight from Seattle to Medford, dates 3/18/20, Delta Flight #4124.
March 25 EOC Press Releases County Partners Join Together to Feed and Care for Homeless on Greenway CENTRAL POINT, OREGON — In response to the COVID-19 public health emergency the Jackson County Emergency Operations Center, alongside partners in the Rogue Valley, is working hard to ensure that members of the homeless community residing on...
March 19 EOC Press Releases Jackson County Commissioners Declare a State of Emergency MEDFORD, OREGON — In an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, prevent the overwhelming of health care providers, and otherwise minimize the risk to public health, the Jackson County Commissioners have declared a state of emergency...