The rate of recent COVID-19 cases in Clark County increased for the first time in a month.
Clark County Public Health’s April 13 report included 38.7 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population over seven days, up from the 24.6 per 100,000 reported the prior week.
The recent statewide case rate dropped though it remains higher than Clark County’s rate. As of April 13, Washington had 35 cases per 100,000 population, down from 41.8 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 March 28 to April 3.
Clark County Public Health saw 222 additional cases between April 6 and April 13. The county’s case total includes 113,130 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 April 13 report included two additional confirmed COVID-19 deaths and one death suspected to be due to the disease since its report the prior week. On April 6, the health department reported two confirmed COVID-19 deaths and four deaths suspected to be due to the disease.
The three additional COVID-19 deaths bring Clark County’s total to 1,086, which includes 897 confirmed and 189 suspected deaths.
The number of COVID-19 patients occupying hospital beds in Clark County rose in the latest data. As of April 13, 18% of beds had either patients with confirmed COVID-19 or patients awaiting test results, more than the 16.1% reported on April 6. The number of intensive care unit (ICU) beds occupied by COVID-19 patients and patients awaiting test results also increased to 14.6%, compared to 12.5% from the prior week.
New COVID-19 hospital admissions also increased from the prior week. In its April 13 report, the health department reported 6.6 admissions per 100,000 population in the past seven days, more than the 3.2 per 100,000 the prior week.
Clark County’s share of COVID-19 cases and deaths statewide 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 6.8% of deaths in Washington.
