https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🦠" title="Microbe" aria-label="Emoji: Microbe"> Saturday& #39;s sunlight is almost over, so let& #39;s catch up on what you missed. Here is your daily thread of Northwest coronavirus news. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🦠" title="Microbe" aria-label="Emoji: Microbe">

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔸" title="Small orange diamond" aria-label="Emoji: Small orange diamond"> Oregon confirmed 76 additional COVID-19 cases and three new deaths.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔸" title="Small orange diamond" aria-label="Emoji: Small orange diamond"> Washington& #39;s caseload has surpassed 10,000. 491 people have died there.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💡" title="Electric light bulb" aria-label="Emoji: Electric light bulb">: We don& #39;t know the virus& #39; true spread due to limited testing.

Here& #39;s what happened today:

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👵" title="Older woman" aria-label="Emoji: Older woman">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👴" title="Older man" aria-label="Emoji: Older man"> focus on long-term care
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📈" title="Chart with upwards trend" aria-label="Emoji: Chart with upwards trend"> new projections
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😷" title="Face with medical mask" aria-label="Emoji: Face with medical mask"> PPE arrives
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚫" title="No entry sign" aria-label="Emoji: No entry sign"> no OSHA citations
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌅" title="Sunrise" aria-label="Emoji: Sunrise"> hey, stay home

All the big stories in one link: https://bit.ly/3ehKdYD ">https://bit.ly/3ehKdYD&q...

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Buying guns — like buying toilet paper — is a type of pandemic retail therapy. Stay-home orders and a surge in gun purchases can be a worrying combination. https://bit.ly/2yUfLnl ">https://bit.ly/2yUfLnl&q...

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Social distancing and stay-home orders appear to be doing the job, significantly reducing the burden on Oregon& #39;s health care system. But it& #39;s a long way to go. https://bit.ly/2XxizRx ">https://bit.ly/2XxizRx&q...

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While we& #39;re staying home, @OPB_Sci_Env has put together another amazing virtual road trip for you — from the red canyons of the North Fork Smith River to the Trinity Alps. https://bit.ly/2RvFWY6 ">https://bit.ly/2RvFWY6&q...

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The spread of the coronavirus has halted millions of jobs across the United States, but farmworkers — like the ones employed at Avalon Orchards in Oregon — are still tasked with producing the nation’s food. https://bit.ly/3cczRHS ">https://bit.ly/3cczRHS&q...

You& #39;re all caught up! Follow our reporters for more.

Featured in this thread: @meerahpowell, @_jlevinson, @Bradley_W_Parks, @aarondavidscott, @ZachsORoutdoors and @m0nica10

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🦠" title="Microbe" aria-label="Emoji: Microbe"> That& #39;s all for your coronavirus thread today. We have a very special dessert to round out the week. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🦠" title="Microbe" aria-label="Emoji: Microbe">