06/06/2020
Hello beautiful clients! I wanted to post an update for massage.... I have been watching the numbers as I cautiously consider reopening during Phase One. Your health is my top concern. I have been preparing to reopen in the safest possible way and I may decide to wait a few weeks beyond phase one reopening to see how the numbers look. I have quite a few clients in a higher risk category or are in close contact with someone who is high risk. I am cautiously optimistic and I follow a Do No Harm personal code of ethics.
The short answer is...I don’t have an official reopen date yet. The reopen date for Multnomah county is June 12th but the numbers are being closely monitored before officially reopening. There’s been a few days of high numbers which makes me nervous to go back. I work in a small office and have direct contact so although my safety precautions will be thorough there is a risk and I take it very seriously.
I will continue to keep you informed of my reopening date and the precautions I will be taking for you and everyone’s safety. My hours will most likely be modified and I will be using PPE’s in accordance with the CDC’s guidelines. I will thoroughly clean every surface between each client, myself and the client will wear a mask, we will do a health check before clients come in, etc. I will post my full checklist so you can be fully informed before you schedule.
Stay tuned for more information in the near future. I miss you all! Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Be well!
We want to keep you informed about COVID-19 in Oregon. Data are provisional and change frequently.
• Samples for 4,442 patients tested positive.
• Samples for 138,676 patients tested negative.
Oregon Health Authority reported 97 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today, bringing the state total to 4,570.
The new cases are in the following counties: Benton (5), Clackamas (6), Deschutes (1), Douglas (1), Hood River (9), Jefferson (9), Klamath (1), Lincoln (4), Linn (3), Malheur (1), Marion (17), Multnomah (12), Umatilla (1), Wasco (3), Washington (20), Yamhill (4).
Oregon’s 160th COVID-19 death is a 63-year-old man in Multnomah County, who tested positive on April 29 and died June 3, at the Portland VA Medical Center. He had underlying medical conditions.
Oregon’s 161st COVID-19 death is a 96-year-old woman in Marion County, who tested positive on May 31 and died June 3, at Salem Hospital. She had underlying medical conditions.
Notes:
• One case previously reported in Crook County was determined not to be a case. The county case count has been appropriately adjusted.
• One case previously reported in Deschutes County was determined not to be a case. The county case count has been appropriately adjusted.
Today’s COVID-19 case count marked the third highest daily count since the onset of the pandemic in Oregon with 97 presumptive and confirmed cases reported to OHA. That brings the total for the past three days to 238 reported cases.
The higher numbers are tied to several factors including the availability of more widespread testing, increased contact tracing, and active monitoring of close contacts of cases. There has been an increase in the number of household cases associated with a confirmed case.
Workplace outbreaks are another source of the higher numbers. Many of these are seasonal facilities and many are following public health recommendations by offering testing to their employees.
Although the numbers are higher, the overall rate of infection remains among the lowest in the U.S.
But higher case counts serve as a reminder that Oregonians need to continue to maintain physical distancing, wear face coverings where physical distancing cannot be maintained, avoid large gatherings, and follow good hand hygiene.
For more information, visit healthoregon.org/coronavirus
