March 4, 2020 4:15 a.m.
There were no new cases of COVID-19 in Oregon on Tuesday.
Information from the Oregon State Public Health Laboratory said 115 people are still under monitoring. 227 people have either completed monitoring or were determined to have no risk. Samples for 18 patients are awaiting results. Samples for 29 people have tested negative for COVID-19.
Three patients in Oregon have tested as a presumptive positive for coronavirus so far. One of those tests was confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday.
The Oregon Health Authority said the virus spreads mainly from person-to-person:
*Between people in close contact within about six feet or
*Through droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes or
*From contact with surfaces or objects recently contaminated by respiratory secretions from someone ill with COVID-19. However, health experts do not think this is the main way the virus spreads.
The OHA said people who have not had close contact with a person with COVID-19 and who have not traveled to an affected region in the past 14 days should follow routine health practices. Those with fever, cough, or respiratory symptoms should stay home and minimize contact with others if their illness is mild. Those with more severe illness should seek medical care.
Additional guidance can be found on the OHA COVID-19 Resources website: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/DISEASESCONDITIONS/DISEASESAZ/Pages/emerging-respiratory-infections.aspx.