Oregon health care providers will be able to resume non-urgent medical and dental procedures next month, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown Kate BrownPac-12 moves toward 'return to competition' after Big Ten announces resumption of football season Oregon opens first mobile morgue amid wildfires Sunday shows - Trump team defends coronavirus response MORE (D) said Thursday.

Brown said she will be lifting her order delaying such procedures, which was implemented in response to the coronavirus pandemic, as long as health care providers can demonstrate they have met requirements for COVID-19 safety and preparedness.

“As anyone waiting for an elective surgery knows, ‘non-urgent’ does not mean ‘minor,' ” Brown said in a statement. “This is incredibly important medical care that we would not have told providers to delay if the threat of COVID-19 had not made it necessary.”

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Brown thanked Oregonians for “sacrifices” made during the coronavirus pandemic that has allowed health care workers to have the necessary personal protective equipment they need to treat COVID-19 patients.

“Lifting this order will allow our health care system to get up and running again, with appropriate safeguards in place, so that Oregonians can get health care treatment without delay,” she added.

As of Wednesday, Oregon reported a total of 2,059 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 78 deaths.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom Gavin NewsomTrump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Evacuations ordered in California desert communities as wildfires burn Wildfire lectures from America's instructor-in-chief MORE (D) similarly announced Wednesday plans to allow hospitals and health systems resume delayed medical care, such as heart valve replacements, angioplasty and tumor removals.

Hospitals are under financial pressure as elective surgeries have been put on hold to focus on treating coronavirus-infected patients.