Clark County’s COVID-19 activity continues to decline with metrics from new cases to hospitalizations all dropping in the latest numbers.
Clark County Public Health’s Aug. 11 report included 121.2 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population over seven days, down from the 153.2 per 100,000 reported the prior week.
The case rate decreased for its third-straight week, and was the lowest the rate has been since April 28.
The recent case rate statewide also dropped this week. As of Aug. 11, Washington had 174 cases per 100,000 population, down from 206.3 per 100,000 the week prior.
Recent case rates lag behind the most recent counts of cases. The health department’s most recent case rate was based on activity from July 26 to Aug. 1.
The health department reported 662 new COVID-19 cases between Aug. 4 and Aug. 11, fewer than the 742 reported between July 28 and Aug. 4. In total, there have been 102,722 confirmed and probable cases in Clark County since the outbreak began.
Clark County Public Health’s Aug. 11 report included four additional confirmed COVID-19 deaths and one death suspected to be due to the disease, compared to nine confirmed deaths and two suspected deaths reported the prior week.
The confirmed deaths included a man older than 80, a man in his 70s, a man in his 60s and a man in his 50s. The death suspected to be due to COVID-19 was a woman in her 70s.
The deaths bring Clark County’s total to 887, including 765 confirmed and 122 suspected to be due to the disease.
The number of COVID-19 patients occupying hospital beds in Clark County dropped.
As of Aug. 11, 10.2% of beds had either patients with confirmed COVID-19 or patients awaiting test results, down from 14.6% reported Aug. 4. The number of intensive care unit (ICU) beds occupied by COVID-19 patients was 9.4%, less than half the 20.4% reported the week prior.
New COVID-19 hospital admissions also dropped in the latest data. In its Aug. 11 report, the health department reported 8.6 admissions per 100,000 population in the past seven days, down from 12.2 admissions per 100,000 population reported on Aug. 4.
Although COVID-19 activity dropped as a whole, total hospital bed occupancy in the county increased as of Aug. 11. The health department reported 99.1% of hospital beds and all ICU beds in the county were occupied, compared to 97.3% of all beds and 95.9% of ICU beds on Aug. 4.
Clark County’s statewide share of COVID-19 cases slightly dropped while its share of deaths stayed about the same as of Aug. 11 compared to the prior week. The Washington State Department of Health reported the county had about 5.8% of cases and 6.4% of deaths.
