Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus’s spread in Oregon:

THE LATEST NUMBERS FOR OREGON: Twelve more Oregonians have tested negative for the new coronavirus, according to updated Oregon Health Authority numbers Tuesday. The results bring Oregon’s negative test results to 29 and the state’s positive results at three. The state is waiting on test results for 18 other people.

WASHINGTON NUMBERS: Health officials say there are three more coronavirus deaths in Washington and seven new cases. A total of 39 people have been diagnosed with the illness in King and Sonomish counties and 10 people have died, including nine in King County, according to the state health department’s report at 11 a.m. Wednesday.

IT’S OFFICIAL: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday confirmed Oregon’s first coronavirus case four days after it was first announced by state health officials.

RELATIVE RISKS FOR KIDS, OLDER ADULTS: If the new coronavirus takes a foothold in Oregon, children are almost certainly not the ones you need to worry about. It’s elderly adults. Or people with conditions such as diabetes, cancer, hypertension, heart disease or lung disease. The virus that causes COVID-19 so far appears to have had little impact on the vast majority of children -- no child age 9 or younger is believed to have died from the disease.

VIRUS COULD BE DEADLY FOR OREGON HOMELESS PEOPLE: Already, Portland provides far fewer public hygiene facilities than people who need them, including stations for people to regularly wash their hands, shower and clean their clothes or tents. In addition, shelters, day centers and free meals are nearly all designed to serve lots of people in one large space -- a perfect way to transmit COVID-19.

GOV. KATE BROWN WANTS CORONAVIRUS TESTING ‘FLEXIBILITY’: Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday said state health officials are concerned they lack enough protective gear for medical workers and warned that rural communities believe they may have inadequate hospital staff if the coronavirus continues its spread. In a letter Tuesday to Vice President Mike Pence, Brown also asked for “flexibility” from federal guidance about who can be tested for the potentially deadly virus.

EASTERN OREGON PATIENT DOING FINE: The Umatilla County resident who tested positive for coronavirus remained hospitalized Tuesday in Walla Walla, Washington, but is expected to make a full recovery, a top county official said.

TOILET PAPER? BOTTLED WATER? ARE WE HOARDING THE WRONG THINGS FOR THE CORONAVIRUS? Oregon shoppers flooded Costco, WinCo and Fred Meyer over the weekend, driven into a buying frenzy by word that the coronavirus had spread to the Portland area.

WASHINGTON DEATHS: As coronavirus spreads, here’s an inside look at what happened at Life Care nursing home, a national epicenter with five patient deaths.

INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION SHIFTS: As the number of new cases drops precipitously in China, attention has shifted to South Korea, Italy and Iran, countries with major coronavirus clusters that the World Health Organization says account for 80% of new cases outside China.

WITH CORONAVIRUS SPREADING IN OREGON, WILL REPUBLICANS RETHINK THEIR CAPITOL BOYCOTT? The increased interest in Oregon leaders’ response to the spreading virus could pose a quandary for Republicans, most of whom remain out of state in order to block Democrats from passing cap-and-trade or any other bills.

RESTAURANT OWNERS’ WORRIES: Concerns grew Tuesday among Portland restaurant owners about the potential for a significant slowdown days after the coronavirus first arrived in Oregon, even as most reported relatively normal business through the weekend.

TWITTER CHAT: Dr. Esther Choo of Oregon Health & Science University is hosting a Twitter chat Wednesday about the state of coronavirus.

For anyone interested in a chat about #COVID19, I'll be hosting expert @CarlosdelRio7 tomorrow (Wed) morning at 9 am EST for a Twitter chat on the state of the disease. Feel free to drop some early questions here (use #COVIDchat) and we'll see what we can get to! — Esther Choo (@choo_ek) March 4, 2020

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