May 12, 2022 10:50 a.m.  

On Thursday, Governor Kate Brown ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff until sunset on Sunday, in memory of the nearly one million Americans who have lost their lives due to COVID-19.

A release said this includes 7,548 Oregonians.

Brown said, “Every life lost to COVID-19 is a tragedy”. Brown said, “With about 1,000,000 Americans who have died from this virus, there are too many families who are now without a friend, family member, or another loved one. Dan and I are keeping all those who have lost someone to this disease in our hearts. I hope that, as we remember all those who we have lost, we collectively continue to help protect each other from this disease”.

The full Presidential Proclamation is available on the White House website: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/05/12/a-proclamation-on-remembering-the-1000000-americans-lost-to-covid-19/