Clark County’s recent COVID-19 case rate is back on a downward trend after an uptick last week.
Clark County Public Health’s Sept. 8 report included 74.3 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population over seven days, down from the 91.5 per 100,000 reported the prior week.
The recent case rate statewide continues to drop. As of Sept. 8, Washington had 97.9 cases per 100,000 population, down from 115.2 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 Aug. 23 to Aug. 29.
The health department reported 365 new COVID-19 cases between Sept. 1 and Sept. 8, slightly fewer than the 374 new COVID-19 cases between Aug. 25 and Sept. 1. In total, there have been 104,405 confirmed and probable cases in Clark County since the outbreak began.
Clark County Public Health’s Sept. 8 report included one additional confirmed COVID-19 death and two deaths suspected to be due to the disease, compared to the three confirmed deaths and two suspected deaths reported the prior week.
Clark County Public Health did not break down deaths by age and gender in its Sept. 8 update. The deaths bring Clark County’s total to 909, which includes 778 confirmed and 131 suspected to be due to the disease.
The number of COVID-19 patients occupying hospital beds in Clark County increased. As of Sept. 8, 9.9% of beds had either patients with confirmed COVID-19 or patients awaiting test results, up from 9% reported on Sept. 1. The number of intensive care unit (ICU) beds occupied by COVID-19 patients and patients awaiting test results was 9.4%, more than the 2.2% reported the week prior.
New COVID-19 hospital admissions decreased in the latest data. In its Sept. 8 report, the health department reported 5.4 admissions per 100,000 population in the past seven days, down from 8 admissions per 100,000 population reported on Sept. 1.
Total hospital bed occupancy in the county slightly decreased while ICU occupancy increased as of Sept. 8. The health department reported 96.2% of hospital beds and 98.1% of ICU beds in the county were occupied, compared to 96.4% of all beds and 93.3% of the ICU beds on Sept. 1.
Clark County’s statewide share of COVID-19 cases stayed about the same, while the death percentage dropped slightly as of Sept. 8 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.
