Four more people in Oregon test positive for COVID-19

None of the cases were in southern Oregon, but some did represent examples of community spread.

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The new cases are in polk, marion, umatilla and deschutes counties.

Oregon health authority says the umatilla case is a close contact with that county's first case.

The other three are from community spread.

That means o-h-a can't directly trace where those people came into contact with the virus.

"we want to avoid overwhelming our healthcare system.

So if you're feeling sick.

And you think you can weather this at home, um, you should do so.

It, it, even if you think you have covid-19, um, in order to get tested, that means you're going to leave, that the house means you're going to go to a healthcare system.

Two people have died from the virus in california.

More than 10-thousand people are self monitoring.

There are 157 positive cases in the state.

Now those don't include the passengers from the grand princess cruise ship currently dockedprincess cruise ship.

They sent us this video this morning.

Bud called it the "hazmat parade."

You can see the all the people walking down the dock in the suits.

We introduce you to them last night on newswatch 12.

Bud and carla are still on the cruise ship.

Bud says they're just sitting around waiting until its their turn to get off the ship.

That's all we're doing, just sitting waiting for an announcement that we can get off and then head down there to the busses.

They will still have to be in quarantine for 14 days after getting of the ship.

Bud and carla still don't know where they're going to be quarantined.

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