Clark County’s recent COVID-19 case rate continued its decline for a ninth-straight week.

Clark County Public Health’s March 31 report showed 26.2 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population over seven days, down from the 28.3 reported the week prior. 

For the latest update, the health department began using recent case rates based on seven days as opposed to 14, to come in line with Washington State Department of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting.

The case rate neared the lowest rate of 23.8 per 100,000 population recorded in July.

The health department reported 423 new cases between March 24 and March 31, fewer than the 734 reported between March 17 and March 24. The update on March 31 included 393 confirmed cases and 30 suspected cases based on antigen testing. In total, there have been 73,698 confirmed and 14,336 probable cases in Clark County since the outbreak began.

Clark County Public Health’s March 31 report tallied four more confirmed COVID-19 deaths, the same number reported on March 24. In the most recent update, the health department reported three deaths suspected to be due to the disease. The prior week, there were no suspected deaths. 

The confirmed deaths included two men older than 80, a man in his 70s and a woman in her 70s. The suspected deaths were a woman older than 80 and two men in their 60s.

The deaths put Clark County’s total at 789, including 701 confirmed and 88 suspected to be due to COVID-19.

The number of COVID-19 patients occupying hospital beds in Clark County saw a decrease. As of March 31, 4.1% of beds had either patients with confirmed COVID-19 or patients awaiting test results, down from 5.1% the prior week. There were no COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds in the county, which was lower than the 3.6% reported the week prior.

New COVID-19 hospital admissions decreased by more than half. Clark County Public Health reported 1.2 admissions per 100,000 population in the past seven days, down from 2.6 per 100,000 the week prior. 

Though COVID-19 patients in the hospital declined, total hospital bed occupancy in the county increased. The health department reported 98.2% of hospital beds and ICU beds were occupied in the county, compared to 96.4% and 96.4%, respectively on March 24.

Clark County’s statewide share of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths stayed about the same as of March 31 compared to the prior week. The Washington State Department of Health reported the county had about 6.1% of cases and 6.3% of deaths. 

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