Another 28 people have tested positive for novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in Clark County, and a fifth person has died. The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Clark County is now 48.

A fifth Clark County resident – a man in his 80s – has died from COVID-19. He was previously hospitalized and had no known contact with a confirmed case.

Public Health is still gathering information about the 28 new cases and has only limited details to share. Here are the age ranges of the new cases:

• 20 to 29 years: 1
• 30 to 39 years: 4
• 40 to 49 years:… Read More

Three more people have tested positive for novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in Clark County. The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Clark County is 16, including four deaths.

One new case is a woman in her 40s. She is recovering at home.

The second new case is a woman in her 40s. She is recovering at home.

The third new case is a man in his 40s. He is currently hospitalized.

Public Health is still investigating whether these individuals had any known contact with confirmed cases.

Public Health is working to identify and notify the close contacts… Read More

Three more people have tested positive for novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in Clark County. One of the cases has died.

These latest cases bring the total number of COVID-19 cases in Clark County to 13, including four deaths.

One case is a man in his 50s. He had close contact with a confirmed case in Clark County and was quarantined. He is recovering at home.

The second new case is a man in his 80s. He was hospitalized and tested for COVID-19 last week. He died March 19. 

The third new case is a woman in her 30s. She had no known contact with a confirmed… Read More

Another person has tested positive for novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in Clark County. The total number of COVID-19 cases in Clark County is now 10.

The case is a man in his 70s. He had contact with a confirmed case in Clark County and was quarantined. He is recovering at home.

Public Health will update the number of positive tests by 11 am daily. Visit the novel coronavirus website for updates.

Three people have tested positive for novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in Clark County. These new cases bring the total number of COVID-19 cases in Clark County to nine.

One case is a woman in her 80s. She had contact with a confirmed case in Clark County and was quarantined when she developed symptoms. By following quarantine instructions, she did not expose others. She is currently hospitalized.

The second new case is a woman in her 40s. She had no known contact with a confirmed case. She is quarantined and recovering at home.

The third case is a man in his 80s.… Read More

Vancouver, Wash. – Two people have tested positive for novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in Clark County. These new cases bring the total number of COVID-19 cases in Clark County to six.

One case is a woman in her 60s. She has no known contact with a confirmed case. She is quarantined and recovering at home.

The other case is a man in his 70s. He has no known contact with a confirmed case. He is quarantined and recovering at home.

Public Health is working to identify and notify close contacts of the confirmed cases. All close contacts will be instructed to stay home for… Read More

A third Clark County COVID-19 patient died late Tuesday evening.

The patient – a man in his 70s – was the first confirmed COVID-19 case in Clark County. He did not have any recent travel or known contact with a confirmed case.

He had been hospitalized at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland.

“It’s a tragedy that we’ve lost another member of our community to COVID-19,” said Dr. Alan Melnick, Clark County health officer and Public Health director. “We send our deepest condolences to his family.”

Two Clark County COVID-19 patients died Monday evening. These are the first deaths from COVID-19 in Clark County.

These patients were the husband and wife, both in their 80s, who were hospitalized at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center last week.

One patient was a resident at a small adult family home. All residents and staff at the adult family home are considered close contacts and have been quarantined. 

The other patient was a resident at Van Mall, an assisted and independent living community. Public Health has identified all close contacts at Van Mall.… Read More

Vancouver, Wash. - Clark County Public Health’s front office, which includes vital records (birth and death certificates), environmental public health (permits and plan reviews), and food worker testing will be moving to a virtual format beginning Tuesday, March 17.

The decision to close the lobby was made in consideration of the health of customers, employees and the community as novel coronavirus, COVID-19, circulates. The closure will be re-evaluated by April 13 to determine a date to re-open the lobby.

“We need to take every precaution necessary to slow the spread of… Read More

Vancouver, Wash. – A fourth person has tested positive for novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in Clark County.

The case is a woman in her 40s. She was identified as a close contact of a confirmed case in Oregon. She is quarantined at home, and household members are being quarantined for 14 days.

Public Health will update the number of positive tests by 11 am daily. Visit the novel coronavirus website for updates.

Public Health recommendations

Public Health is recommending that people at higher risk stay home and away from large groups of people as… Read More