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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Klamath County Public Health (KCPH) officials determined this morning that smoke from Lane County’s Bedrock Fire will affect Klamath County through Thursday.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Klamath County Public Health (KCPH) officials determined this morning that there will be smoke from a variety of fires affecting different parts of the county through Wednesday.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – The annual County Health Rankings & Roadmaps were released today by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Local, state and national information is available at countyrankings.org.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Klamath County Public Health (KCPH) officials are aware that a number of students within Klamath County are experiencing a gastrointestinal viral infection, such as norovirus or enterovirus.
Read MoreCommentary by, Jennifer Little, Director of Klamath County Public Health
We are in an interesting period of the pandemic. The quarantine or isolation period is five days and in most cases it takes more than five days to receive test results.
What should a person do? One of the most important things we can all do is stay home if we are sick. If you suspect you have COVID-19, stay home for five days. Some people might experience fever longer than five days; they should be fever-free for 24 hours before leaving home.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Klamath County Public Health (KCPH) officials have announced three different vaccine-related events in the county next week.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Klamath County Public Health (KCPH) recently was granted national accreditation by the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB).
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Klamath County School District leaders and community officials listened to parents and answered questions for nearly two hours Wednesday night at the first of two town halls being hosted this week by Superintendent Glen Szymoniak.
Read MoreThe Klamath County School District Board of Directors is asking the state to adjust reopening metrics to allow all county students the option of returning to full-time, in-person instruction on April 5.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Klamath County Public Health (KCPH), Sky Lakes Medical Center (SLMC), and other healthcare agencies are working together to complete service to individuals within the Phase 1-A groups for COVID-19 vaccination.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Sky Lakes Medical Center staff nurses and pharmacists Thursday (01/07/2021) joined staff from Klamath County Public Health to provide COVID-19 vaccinations at select community long-term care facilities.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Leaders from Sky Lakes Medical Center announced today that the hospital’s COVID-19 isolation unit has reached capacity for the first time and that a second unit has been opened.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – On Friday, Klamath County Public Health (KCPH) officials reported 75 new cases of COVID-19 in the community. This week’s case count increases to 130; total case count is now 658.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - With schools developing plans to reopen, and the business community working hard to stay open, Healthy Klamath and its partners would like to encourage Klamath County residents to continue following the best practices to keep our community safe.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – In an effort to ensure access to COVID-19 testing throughout Klamath County, Klamath Health Partnership is offering free testing in Klamath Falls Wednesday, August 12.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Klamath County Public Health officials are encouraging people to reach out to others Thursday, July 30, for International Friendship Day.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Klamath County School District, Klamath Falls City Schools, Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech) and Klamath Community College leaders met with Klamath County Public Health Tuesday to assess the developing COVID-19 situation, as part of their unified commitment to ensure high school and college students have continued access to education.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Klamath County Public Health (KCPH) officials have announced a second COVID-19 case in the county.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – In the wake of the Klamath County Board of Commissioners declaring a state of emergency, leading health agencies in the county came together to provide context and information for the community.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Officials from Klamath County Public Health, and Sky Lakes Medical Center held a press conference Saturday regarding a presumptive case of COVID-19 in Klamath County. Officials confirmed that the case is travel-related and not community spread.
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