covid-19 pandemic in oregon covid-19 pandemic in oregon the covid-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the u.s. state of oregon on february 28, 2020. on that day, governor kate brown created a coronavirus response team; on march 8 she declared a state of emergency; and on march 23 she issued a statewide stay-at-home order with class c misdemeanor charges for violators. covid-19 pandemic in oregonmap of the outbreak in oregon by confirmed new infections per 100,000 people over 14 days (last updated march 2021) 1,000+ 500–1,000 200–500 100–200 50–100 20–50 10–20 0–10 no confirmed new cases or no/bad datamap of the outbreak in oregon by confirmed total infections per 100,000 people (last updated march 2021) 10,000+ 3,000–10,000 1,000–3,000 300–1,000 100–300 30–100 0–30 no confirmed infected or no datadiseasecovid-19virus strainsars-cov-2locationoregonindex casewashington countyarrival datefebruary 28, 2020confirmed cases967,156hospitalized cases35,030 (cumulative)deaths8,415government websitegovstatus.egov.com/or-oha-covid-19 received at least one vaccine dose: 2,890,214 (84.9% of population 18 and older) vaccination series in progress: 299,253 in april 2020, oregon joined washington and california in the western states pact, an agreement to coordinate the restarting of economic activity while controlling the outbreak. by the end of june 2020, governor brown announced that face masks would be required indoors, effective july 1. economic impacts of covid-19 in oregon included stock market losses for major companies, reduced airline flights, losses for food and entertainment industries, and closures of libraries and museums. in early march 2020, universities and k–12 schools closed statewide, and began providing online instruction. professional and college sports teams cancelled training, games, and tournaments. by may 14, 2021, 31 of oregon's 36 counties had met oha requirements to enter the first phase of a three-phase process to reopen businesses. as of september 1, 2022, 77.3% of the adult population has completed the primary vaccination series. 84.9% of the state's adult population has received at least one dose of a vaccine. timeline