Clark County’s COVID-19 case rate decreased after two weeks of a slight increase, based on the latest data.
Clark County Public Health’s June 1 report included 13.4 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population over seven days, down from the 17.8 per 100,000 reported the prior week.
The recent statewide case rate decreased, though it’s once again higher than Clark County’s rate. As of June 1, Washington had 14.6 cases per 100,000 population, down from 17.2 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 May 16 to May 22.
Clark County Public Health tallied 62 additional cases between May 25 and June 1, down from the 81 recorded between May 18 and May 25. The county’s case total includes 113,807 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 June 1 report included an additional confirmed COVID-19 death since its report the prior week. In its May 25 update, the health department also reported a single confirmed death.
The additional COVID-19 death brings Clark County’s total to 1,050, which includes 900 confirmed and 150 suspected deaths.
The number of COVID-19 patients occupying hospital beds in Clark County decreased in the latest data. As of June 1, 9% of beds had either patients with confirmed COVID-19 or patients awaiting test results, less than the 11.2% reported on May 25. The number of intensive care unit (ICU) beds occupied by COVID-19 patients and patients awaiting test results rose to 11.1%, compared to 4.1% from the prior week.
New COVID-19 hospital admissions dropped by three quarters from the prior week. In its June 1 report, the health department reported 0.4 admissions per 100,000 population in the past seven days, less than the 1.6 per 100,000 the prior week.
Clark County’s share of COVID-19 cases and deaths stayed about the same in the latest data. According to the Washington State Department of Health, the county had about 5.8% of cases and about 6.5% of deaths in Washington.
