Clark County COVID-19 Activity Rate Drops to 88.8 Cases Per 100,000

Vancouver, WA — Clark County Public Health announced today that the county’s COVID-19 activity rate dropped again to 88.8 cases per 100,000, which is down from 103.5 cases per 100,000 last week.

Today’s COVID-19 update:

• 30 new cases 
• 18,843 cases to date
• 1 new confirmed death
• 232 total deaths to date (208 confirmed, 24 suspect)
• 259 active cases (in isolation period)
• Clark County COVID-19 activity rate is 88.8 cases per 100,000 (down from 103.4 cases per 100,000 last week)
• 19 COVID-19 patients hospitalized
• 3 people hospitalized awaiting COVID-19 test results

Deaths are reported once the death record is finalized in the state database. On average, deaths are reported 10-12 days after they occur. A confirmed death means COVID is listed as cause of death or contributing factor on the death certificate and the case has a positive COVID test.

COVID-19 activity is determined by calculating the number of new cases per 100,000 residents in the county over 14 days. Public Health calculates the current COVID-19 activity level in Clark County once a week and posts the updated rate on the website every Tuesday.

Recent COVID-19 activity levels (rate is calculated weekly):

• Feb. 8: 262.2 cases per 100,000
• Feb. 15: 209.8 cases per 100,000
• Feb. 22: 137.0 cases per 100,000
• March 1: 105.4 cases per 100,000
• March 8: 103.4 cases per 100,000
• March 15: 88.8 cases per 100,000