Clark County Public Health reported Monday three new deaths associated with COVID-19 and 92 new positive tests since Friday.
The three deaths were a woman in her 60s with underlying health conditions, and a man in his 70s and a woman in his 80s with undetermined underlying conditions.
To date, 1,526 Clark County residents have tested positive for COVID-19, and 37 people have died, according to Public Health.
There are currently 22 people hospitalized with COVID-19 at PeaceHealth Southwest and Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Centers. Six other people are hospitalized pending test results, Public Health reported.
New cases result in an average of more than 30 new cases per day. The county’s infection rate, which measures the number of new cases over a two-week period per 100,000 residents, was 54.5, more than double the level allowed for the state to relax restrictions aimed at stopping the spread of the coronavirus.
Public Health reported 254 new cases in the past seven days in Clark County, or an average of just over 36 new cases per day.
On Monday, Washington State Secretary of Health John Wiesman announced that he will return all COVID-19 “Safe Start” applications, including those from Clark County, which were suspended as the number of cases increased throughout the state. Clark County is currently in Phase 2 and had been looking to move to Phase 3.
Public Health reported 254 new cases in the past seven days in Clark County, or an average of just over 36 new cases per day.
The Washington Department of Health released a report on Friday describing the current situation with the coronavirus as “explosive” with an accelerated spread in most areas and a higher infection rate in all age groups, including children and adolescents. .
“Washington state is in the early stages of an exponential statewide outbreak that has zero chance of being reversed without changes in our collective behavior and policies to support that change,” the report said.
“If current trends continue, we hope that schools cannot safely reopen in the fall,” the report said. “Greater control of transmission will require greater compliance with masking and distancing policies and greater restriction on meetings likely to fuel the spread of the virus.”
