Clark County’s recent COVID-19 case rate experienced a slight uptick after more than a month of decline, though it still remains below the statewide rate.
Clark County Public Health’s Nov. 3 report included 43.3 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population over seven days, up from the 43.1 per 100,000 reported the prior week.
The rate declined for six weeks prior to the latest update. Though Clark County’s rate saw a slight increase, the rate statewide continued to decrease over the past week. As of Nov. 3, Washington had 48.4 cases per 100,000 population, down from 57.5 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 Oct. 18 to Oct. 24.
The health department reported 230 new COVID-19 cases between Oct. 27 and Nov. 3, fewer than the 259 new COVID-19 cases between Oct. 20 and Oct. 27. In total, there have been 106,817 confirmed and probable cases in Clark County since the outbreak began, although that number does not include at-home tests, which often go unreported.
Clark County Public Health’s Nov. 3 report included two additional confirmed COVID-19 deaths and no deaths suspected to be due to the disease, fewer than the three confirmed deaths and the three suspected deaths reported the prior week.
The deaths bring Clark County’s total to 951, which includes 810 confirmed and 141 suspected deaths.
The number of COVID-19 patients occupying hospital beds in Clark County saw an increase. As of Nov. 3, 8% of beds had either patients with confirmed COVID-19 or patients awaiting test results, up from 7.3% reported on Oct. 27. The number of intensive care unit (ICU) beds occupied by COVID-19 patients and patients awaiting test results landed at 14.3%, more than the 10.2% the prior week.
New COVID-19 hospital admissions increased in the latest data. In its Nov. 3 report, the health department reported 5.2 admissions per 100,000 population in the past seven days, up from 4 admissions per 100,000 population reported on Oct. 27.
Clark County’s statewide share of COVID-19 cases and deaths stayed about the same. The Washington State Department of Health reported the county had about 5.8% of cases and 6.5% of deaths.
