Clark County’s recent COVID-19 case rate saw a slight drop, continuing a trend of ebbs and flows in the rate that’s occurred throughout September.
Clark County Public Health’s Sept. 15 report included 75.3 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population over seven days, down from the 78.3 per 100,000 reported the prior week.
The recent case rate statewide rose. As of Sept. 22, Washington had 93.3 cases per 100,000 population, up from 89.1 per 100,000 the prior week.
Recent case rates lag behind the most recent counts of cases. The health department’s most recent case rate was based on activity from Sept. 6 to Sept. 12.
The health department reported 383 new COVID-19 cases between Sept. 15 and Sept. 22, fewer than the 411 new COVID-19 cases between Sept. 8 and Sept. 15. In total, there have been 105,199 confirmed and probable cases in Clark County since the outbreak began.
Clark County Public Health’s Sept. 22 report included seven additional confirmed COVID-19 deaths and one death suspected to be due to the disease, compared to the five confirmed deaths and no suspected deaths reported the prior week.
The deaths bring Clark County’s total to 922, which includes 791 confirmed and 131 suspected to be due to the disease.
The number of COVID-19 patients occupying hospital beds in Clark County dropped. As of Sept. 22, 8% of beds had either patients with confirmed COVID-19 or patients awaiting test results, down from 9.6% reported on Sept. 15. The number of intensive care unit (ICU) beds occupied by COVID-19 patients and patients awaiting test results was 10.3%, more than the 7.4% reported the week prior.
New COVID-19 hospital admissions decreased in the latest data. In its Sept. 22 report, the health department reported 6 admissions per 100,000 population in the past seven days, down from 8.4 admissions per 100,000 population reported on Sept. 15.
Total hospital bed occupancy in the county increased while ICU occupancy decreased as of Sept. 22. The health department reported 97.5% of hospital beds and 94.8% of ICU beds in the county were occupied, compared to 96.8% of all beds and 96.3% of the ICU beds on Sept. 15.
Clark County’s statewide share of COVID-19 cases stayed about the same while its share of deaths slightly increased. The Washington State Department of Health reported the county had about 5.8% of cases and 6.5% of deaths.
