April 12, 2022, 8:18am Health Free
For most of the pandemic, coronavirus surges followed a now-familiar pattern. Read story
April 8, 2022, 8:02pm Health
The U.S. is getting a first glimpse of what it’s like to experience COVID-19 outbreaks during this new phase of living with the virus, and the roster of the newly infected is studded with stars. Read story
April 7, 2022, 4:02pm Health
The state of Oregon sued an Illinois-based COVID-19 testing company on Thursday, saying its owners took millions of dollars in federal funds and insurance money for themselves and boasted about buying a mansion and expensive sports cars. Read story
April 7, 2022, 2:29pm Clark County Health Free
Clark County’s reported COVID-19 activity rate dropped slightly this week as the epidemiological curve continues to plateau. Read story
April 6, 2022, 7:43am Health Free
On the Saturday afternoon of Feb. 29, 2020, reporters joined local and state health officials, packing into a room for a news conference in downtown Seattle. Details were shared about what appeared to be the first COVID-19 death in the nation just the day before. Read story
April 1, 2022, 6:01am Clark County Health
Clark County school districts are reporting 49 new cases of COVID-19 in the past week, a slight decrease from the 53 cases last week. Weekly virus cases in schools are now experiencing a plateau in recent weeks after a monthslong pattern of steep decline began following the omicron surge in… Read story
March 31, 2022, 2:57pm Clark County Health Free
Clark County reported that its COVID-19 activity rate plateaued this week, meaning the precipitous drop in cases that began in February has ended. The rate of new hospitalizations continued to decrease this week, however. Read story
March 30, 2022, 6:00am Clark County Health
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its COVID-19 vaccine recommendations to align with the Food and Drug Administration’s authorization of a second booster dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines — Pfizer and Moderna — for certain groups at higher risk of severe illness. Read story
March 24, 2022, 4:19pm Health
An extra-contagious version of the omicron variant that is fueling COVID-19 surges in parts of Europe and Asia has been found in the wastewater of some Oregon communities. Read story
March 24, 2022, 3:48pm Clark County Health Free
Clark Country reported yet another drop in its COVID-19 activity rate and hospitalizations this week, as well as the fewest number of deaths since the week of Sept. 2. Read story