COVID-19: Clark County Public Health Releases Latest Numbers

Vancouver, WA — Clark County Public Health released the latest COVID-19 data this week. Here’s what is happening:

Wednesday COVID-19 update: Another 81 people have tested positive for COVID-19. To date, 5,164 Clark County residents have tested positive for COVID-19.

Currently, Clark County has 267 active cases. The number of active cases reflects the number of confirmed cases who are currently in their isolation period. For most people, isolation is based on when symptoms began, not when they received the positive test result. Some individuals learn they are COVID-19 positive and only have a few days of isolation remaining.

There are 33 COVID-19 patients and 17 persons under investigation (PUIs) for COVID-19 hospitalized. These cases and PUIs are occupying 8% of local hospital beds.

More than 5% of COVID-19 tests came back positive during the most recent week for which Clark County has testing data (Oct. 11-17). For the most recent eight weeks for which they have data, the percent of tests coming back positive has ranged from 3.41% to 5.63% — well above the goal of 2% or less.

The number of COVID-19 tests administered in Clark County increased in late September and early October, reaching as high as 7,022 tests administered in one week (Oct. 4-10). But the percent of tests coming back positive that week was among the highest in that timeframe at nearly 4.5% (311 positive tests).

Our rising case numbers cannot be attributed solely to increased testing. The virus is spreading throughout Clark County.

Please take steps to protect yourself and your loved ones and help slow the spread of COVID-19 in our community. Wear face coverings anytime you’re around people who don’t live with (even in private settings), maintain physical distancing from others, wash hands frequently and stay home when sick.