Clark County’s recent COVID-19 case rate saw a third-straight week of increases, though no deaths were reported in the prior week based on the latest data.
Clark County Public Health’s July 13 report included 13.8 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population over seven days, up from the 12.2 per 100,000 reported the prior week.
The recent statewide case rate also rose and remains higher than Clark County’s rate. As of July 13, Washington had 16.8 cases per 100,000 population, up from 15.7 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 27 to July 3.
Clark County Public Health tallied 88 additional cases between July 6 and July 13, more than the 51 recorded between June 29 and July 6. The county’s case total includes 114,205 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 July 13 report did not include any COVID-19 deaths since July 6. The prior week, the health department reported two confirmed deaths.
With the latest numbers, the total of Clark County’s COVID-19 deaths stays at 1,056, which includes 906 confirmed and 150 suspected deaths.
The number of COVID-19 patients occupying hospital beds in Clark County rose in the latest data. As of July 13, 10.5% of beds had either patients with confirmed COVID-19 or patients awaiting test results, more than the 9.4% reported on July 6. The number of intensive care unit beds occupied by COVID-19 patients and patients awaiting test results dropped to 8%, compared to 8.7% from the prior week.
New COVID-19 hospital admissions rose in the latest data. In its June 13 report, the health department reported 1.8 admissions per 100,000 population in the past seven days, more than the 1.2 per 100,000 the prior week.
Clark County’s share of COVID-19 cases 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.
