Clark County’s COVID-19 case rate rose for the second week in a row and is now slightly higher than the statewide rate, according to the latest data.
Clark County Public Health’s June 22 report included 15.2 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population over seven days, up from the 13.2 per 100,000 reported the prior week.
The recent statewide case rate dropped and is now lower than Clark County’s rate. As of June 22, Washington had 14.3 cases per 100,000 population, down from 15.4 per 100,000 reported 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 June 5 to June 11.
Clark County Public Health tallied 54 additional cases between June 15 and June 22, fewer than the 68 recorded between June 8 and June 15. The county’s case total includes 113,998 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 22 report included two confirmed deaths since June 15. The prior week, the health department didn’t report any deaths.
With the latest numbers, the total of Clark County’s COVID-19 deaths rose to 1,053, which includes 903 confirmed and 150 suspected deaths.
The number of COVID-19 patients occupying hospital beds in Clark County rose in the latest data. As of June 22, 10.6% of beds had either patients with confirmed COVID-19 or patients awaiting test results, more than the 7.3% reported on June 15. The number of intensive care unit beds occupied by COVID-19 patients and patients awaiting test results rose to 11.4%, compared to 6% from the prior week.
New COVID-19 hospital admissions saw a third-straight week of increase. In its June 22 report, the health department reported 2.2 admissions per 100,000 population in the past seven days, more than the 2 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.
