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COVID surge accelerates

Baker County matched its daily record of 37 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, Sept. 14 as September continues at…

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COVID surge taxes hospital

By JAYSON JACOBY jjacoby@bakercityherald.com Dr. Dave Richards concedes that he questioned, earlier in the pandemic, whether all healthy…

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COVID daily case record

By JAYSON JACOBY jjacoby@bakercityherald.com The surge in COVID-19 cases in Baker County that started the last week of…

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COVID cases don’t require school quarantines

A total of 11 students and staff in the Baker School District tested positive for COVID-19 during the…

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Health officials answer COVID questions

By SAMANTHA O’CONNER soconner@bakercityherald.com Baker County officials had a one-hour virtual town hall Thursday evening, Sept. 2, to…

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Health official implores people to talk with contact tracers

By JAYSON JACOBY jjacoby@bakercityherald.com Nancy Staten is imploring Baker County residents who test positive for COVID-19 to help…

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Ages 20-59 have largest share of county’s COVID cases

By JAYSON JACOBY jjacoby@bakercityherald.com Baker County residents ages 20 to 59 have accounted for a disproportionate percentage of…

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County’s COVID cases set monthly record

By JAYSON JACOBY jjacoby@bakercityherald.com COVID-19 cases continue at a record-setting pace during August in Baker County. From Aug.…

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Baker County has 19th COVID-related death

The Oregon Health Authority reported Friday, Aug. 20 that a Baker County resident had died after testing positive…

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COVID surge on a record pace

Baker County had more COVID-19 cases during the first half of August than in all but two whole…

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