https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🦠" title="Microbe" aria-label="Emoji: Microbe"> Good evening, all. Ready for an emoji-laden pandemic update? Good. Because here it comes. This is your daily thread of Northwest coronavirus news for Thursday. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🦠" title="Microbe" aria-label="Emoji: Microbe">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📈" title="Chart with upwards trend" aria-label="Emoji: Chart with upwards trend"> NEW NUMBERS https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📈" title="Chart with upwards trend" aria-label="Emoji: Chart with upwards trend">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔸" title="Small orange diamond" aria-label="Emoji: Small orange diamond"> Oregon has confirmed 1,321 COVID-19 cases and 44 related deaths.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔸" title="Small orange diamond" aria-label="Emoji: Small orange diamond"> Washington has confirmed 9,608 cases and 446 related deaths.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💡" title="Electric light bulb" aria-label="Emoji: Electric light bulb">: Testing limitations prevent us from knowing the virus& #39; true spread.

Here& #39;s what happened today:

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💰" title="Money bag" aria-label="Emoji: Money bag"> unemployment still soaring
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚕" title="Staff of aesculapius" aria-label="Emoji: Staff of aesculapius"> Oregon Clinic furloughs staff
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔶" title="Large orange diamond" aria-label="Emoji: Large orange diamond"> prison tensions boil over
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎓" title="Graduation cap" aria-label="Emoji: Graduation cap"> OSU postpones commencement
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚙" title="Recreational vehicle" aria-label="Emoji: Recreational vehicle"> online emissions testing

All the big news in one link: https://bit.ly/2x9E1S5 ">https://bit.ly/2x9E1S5&q...

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤓" title="Nerd face" aria-label="Emoji: Nerd face"> Two longer reads for you tonight.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📻" title="Radio" aria-label="Emoji: Radio"> BIG STORY 1 https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📻" title="Radio" aria-label="Emoji: Radio">

Migrant farmworkers are still on the job, helping feed the country during this pandemic. Spanish-language radio programs and signage on farmland has helped bridge critical information gaps. https://bit.ly/2x95qUc ">https://bit.ly/2x95qUc&q...

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😷" title="Face with medical mask" aria-label="Emoji: Face with medical mask"> BIG STORY 2 https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😷" title="Face with medical mask" aria-label="Emoji: Face with medical mask">

Nurses at a southwest Washington hospital say their employer has failed to adequately protect them from COVID-19. Some are taking drastic measures to shield their families from the worst of it. https://bit.ly/3aWcfXz ">https://bit.ly/3aWcfXz&q...

That& #39;s tonight& #39;s thread. Follow our reporters for more.

Featured in this thread: @meerahpowell, @m0nica10, @TroyWB and @Bradley_W_Parks

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🦠" title="Microbe" aria-label="Emoji: Microbe"> Pat yourself on the back for reading along with us. We& #39;ll have stories that aren& #39;t about the coronavirus ... next. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🦠" title="Microbe" aria-label="Emoji: Microbe">