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Governor Kate Brown of the U.S. state of Oregon on Sunday declared a state of emergency, as confirmed cases of coronavirus continued to grow in the state.
Brown issued an executive order for the emergency declaration that would enable her to pool all available resources to halt the rapid spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the state, where seven new cases were recently reported, bringing the total to 14.
"I have declared a state of emergency ... to ensure that we are able to swiftly and fully deploy the personnel and resources necessary to address coronavirus in Oregon," she said.
Brown noted in the executive order that the "infectious coronavirus has created a threat to public health and safety, and constitutes a statewide emergency."
The emergency declaration will allow the deployment of emergency volunteer healthcare professionals and designating emergency healthcare centers to battle the infectious disease, she said.
According to the executive order, the emergency declaration will last 60 days and can be extended if necessary.
Health officials said the seven new cases in Oregon resulted from community transmission or contact with infected individuals, but were not related to any history of international travel.
To date, there have been no coronavirus-linked deaths in Oregon.
According to U.S. media, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country soared to 565 by Sunday.
