Clark County’s COVID-19 case rate dropped for a second week in a row, based on the latest data.
Clark County Public Health’s June 8 report included 11.8 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population over seven days, down from the 13.4 per 100,000 reported the prior week.
The recent statewide case rate decreased, though it’s still higher than Clark County’s rate. As of June 8, Washington had 12.7 cases per 100,000 population, down from 14.6 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 23 to May 29.
Clark County Public Health tallied 69 additional cases between June 1 and June 8, slightly more than the 62 recorded between May 25 and June 1. The county’s case total includes 113,876 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 8 report included an additional confirmed COVID-19 death since its report the prior week. It was the third week in a row that only a single death was reported.
The additional COVID-19 death brings Clark County’s total to 1,051, which includes 901 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 8, 8.7% of beds had either patients with confirmed COVID-19 or patients awaiting test results, slightly less than the 9% reported on June 1. The number of intensive care unit (ICU) beds occupied by COVID-19 patients and patients awaiting test results dropped to 4.2%, compared to 11.1% from the prior week.
New COVID-19 hospital admissions doubled from the prior week but the rate remains relatively low. In its June 8 report, the health department reported 0.8 admissions per 100,000 population in the past seven days, more than the 0.4 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.
