Clark County COVID-19 Activity Rate Jumps to 715 Cases Per 100,000

Vancouver, WA — According to Clark County Public Health, the COVID-19 activity rate jumped 237 cases per 100,000 over the last report released December 30, reaching its highest rate ever in the nearly two years — at 715 cases per 100,000 — since the virus has been tracked.

Here is this week’s COVID-19 update  

Cases

• 3,261 additional cases (confirmed and probable) since last update

• 46,118 confirmed cases to date (+2,434 since last update)

• 6,142 antigen probable cases to date (+827 since last update) 

• 3,294 active cases (in isolation period)

Hospitalizations

• 90.2% of hospital beds are occupied

• 83.1% of ICU beds are occupied

• 12.4% of hospital beds are occupied by COVID-19 cases and persons under investigation (PUI) for COVID-19 (awaiting test results)

• 24.6% of ICU beds are occupied by COVID-19 cases and PUIs

• 66 COVID-19 cases and 1 PUI hospitalized

Rates

• COVID-19 activity rate is 715.1 cases per 100,000 over 14 days (up from 437.3 last week). 

• COVID-19 new hospital admission rate is 7.0 per 100,000 people over 7 days (down from 8.6 last week)

Deaths

• 608 total deaths to date (559 confirmed, 49 suspect)

• 11 additional confirmed deaths since the last update:

• 1 man in his 30s

• 5 men in their 60s

• 3 men in their 70s

• 1 man 80+ years old

• 1 woman in her 50s

Learn more on the Clark County COVID-19 data webpage: https://clark.wa.gov/public-health/covid-19-data