What you need to know about

covid & disasters

New & changing info from

hood river county agencies

hood river county covid case counts are listed here

AND emergency UPDATES

hood river county - "lower" covid risk due to high vaccination rates and low case loads

Get Ready, Gorge!

FREE BUSINESS PPE

9AM TO NOON THURSDAYS THIS MAY

AT HOOD RIVER COUNTY building

601 STATE ST. DOWNTOWN

Business owners can pick up free business PPE at Hood River County’s downtown office building at 601 State Street, Thursday mornings in May from 9am to noon.

Please bring a business card to drop off while visiting our walk up service, just inside the County building at

6th and State.

Three palettes of 3-ply (non-medical) masks and sanitizer spray cans will be given out by Hood River County Emergency Management staff and volunteers 9am-noon Thursdays in May, while supplies last.

Businesses in Cascade Locks and Parkdale can access free business PPE at your local fire station.

Businesses located further away from downtown may be able to receive PPE delivered, by emailing County Emergency Management at Barbara.ayers@co.hood-river.or.us.

This is the sixth free business PPE distribution organized by Hood River County Sheriff's Emergency Management, with a goal of stocking up local businesses before Memorial Day. This round of PPE was provided by Business Oregon.

5-4-21: Hood river county moving

to "moderate risk" may 7-13;

wasco county moved to "high risk"

covid cases surging -

please don't drop your guard!

4-27-21: hood river county

downgraded to high risk,

(example: indoor dining - 25% capacity)

RISK LEVELS - WHAT's ALLOwed?

chart here:

5-10-21 hood river county covid cases:

1,178 positive, 32,173 negative tests

13,413 vaccinated, 52% of population.

moved to "moderate" risk friday

31 deaths, 36 hospitalizations

5-10-21 WASCO COUNTY COVID CASES:

1366 positive, 34,545 negative,

11,175 vaccinated

28 deaths

county moved to "high risk" friday

550 Pfizer vaccines available

for 16 and 17 year olds

at HRV's One community Health Center clinic. details here:

no internet access?

call our vaccination call center

541-387-6911 to schedule

vaccination appointment

best hood river covid STATUS info:

hrccovid19.org

3-23-21: GOVERNOR'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY PLAN TO AID BUSINESSES

The Governor applies these principles for equitable and rapid economic recovery in her 10-Point Plan:

Action #1: Investing in Oregon’s hardest hit workers (those currently unemployed or underemployed)
Action #2: Reinvesting in innovative housing
Action #3: Supporting resilient rural communities
Action #4: Supporting Oregon’s workforce (those currently employed but struggling)
Action #5: Creating opportunities for Oregonians (workforce development)
Action #6: Getting small business back on its feet
Action #7: Investing in Oregon’s infrastructure
Action #8: Oregonians investing in Oregon
Action #9: Safely reopening Oregon’s economy
Action #10: Innovation in manufacturing