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@OHAOregon
February 24, 2020
Media contact: Jonathan Modie, 971-246-9139, phd.communications@dhsoha.state.or.us
PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Oregon Health Authority will begin weekly updates on persons under monitoring and persons under investigation for novel coronavirus, COVID-19, as state epidemiologists, local public health officials and federal partners continue their investigation of the disease that has sickened tens of thousands of people worldwide.
Starting today, and continuing every Tuesday beginning March 3, OHA will post data on persons under monitoring (PUMs) and persons under investigation (PUI) on its website, http://healthoregon.org/coronavirus. PUMs are individuals who do not have COVID-19 symptoms such as fever, cough or difficulty breathing, but who may have been exposed through a close contact with a confirmed case or travel to mainland China. PUIs are individuals with COVID-19 symptoms -- but not necessarily the virus -- who have had one of these exposures.
Shirley emphasizes there still are no cases of COVID-19 in Oregon. Because there are no cases, risk to the public remains low.
The posted data will include current numbers of Oregon PUMs, as well as cumulative numbers of PUMs who have been monitored since the outbreak began. It also will include numbers of persons for whom test results are pending, positive, and negative, and total tests performed.
If a person under investigation tests positive for COVID-19, OHA will notify the public through a statewide press release along with the person’s county of residence.
Persons Under Monitoring (PUM) |
|
Current as of 2/24/20 |
76 |
PUMs who have completed monitoring without developing symptoms |
178 |
Cumulative since 1/24/20 |
254 |
Persons Under Investigation (PUI) |
|
Current as of 2/24/20 |
0 |
PUIs who have completed monitoring without developing COVID-19 |
2 |
Cumulative since 1/24/20 |
2 |
Oregon Test Results |
|
Positive (confirmed) |
0 |
Negative |
2 |
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