River Avenue recovery center to continue service

With outbreaks popping up all over our state, health officials are working to make sure that doesn't happen here.

They added three new active cases they now have 4 total.

Lastly in coos county, just over 21- hundred tests have been given out.

With outbreaks popping up all over our state - health officials are working to make sure that doesn't happen here--- especially to our vulnerable communities like the homeless population we are now joined live by emma jerome who is at lane county's river avenue recovery shelter with some updates about how they are working there to keep coronavirus at bay.

Lane county bought this facility in april for those who may be unsheltered, un- housed, or not able to safely isolate themselves at their homes it is run by occupy medical --- which was operating out of the wheeler pavilion at the lane county fairgrounds.

The program started at the end of march but moved into this new facility last month.

They provide meals, clothing and other services to those who stay.

They also provide coronavirus testing on site.

In order for someone to come stay here they must first consult with a health care professional director sue sierra lupe says some people come to their site with just the clothes on their back and some paperwork in their hands.

Many times the covid 19 diagnosis or suspect diagnosis is the least of the problems. diabetes and other co- morbitities are far far stronger."

Occupy medical is a eugene based medical clinic that offers healthcare to people at no cost -- they have been working with vulnerable populations since 2011 which lupe says is a big reason they received this contract from the county since the beginning of the program - they have served around 40 patients and around 10 of those have come from sponsors ... a wraparound transitional housing program for those newly released from jail or prison in the next hour we will hear from the director for parole and probation about how they are keeping the virus at bay in our local jails... reporting in eugene emma jerome kezi 9 news in an update -- casey restaurant in roseburg is appealing their 14 thousand dollar fine from o-s-h-a for