March 17, 2023, 8:21am Health
Genetic material collected at a Chinese market near where the first human cases of COVID-19 were identified show raccoon dog DNA comingled with the virus, suggesting the pandemic may have originated from animals, not a lab, international experts say. Read story
March 16, 2023, 3:17pm Clark County Health Free
The Clark County case rate decreased slightly this week, with a seven day case rate, measuring new cases per 100,000 people, of 38.5 Thursday, down from 46.7 on March 2. The case rate and hospitalizations were not recorded March 9 due to a technical issue. Read story
March 10, 2023, 8:08am Health
The House voted unanimously on Friday to declassify U.S. intelligence information about the origins of COVID-19, a sweeping show of bipartisan support near the third anniversary of the start of the deadly pandemic. Read story
March 10, 2023, 6:00am Health
It’s been three years since the people of Washington hunkered down in the face of a COVID-19 outbreak that upended society and ushered in debates about responding to the virus that continue today. And while people have returned to in-person work and social life and public-health restrictions have been lifted,… Read story
March 9, 2023, 1:19pm Clark County Health Free
Clark County Public Health reported 195 new COVID-19 cases this week, bringing totals to 112,246 to date. Ten new deaths were reported, bringing the county’s total to 1,057. Read story
March 4, 2023, 8:00pm Clark County News
During a moment of silence at a small triangular park in Vancouver’s Heights neighborhood, friends and neighbors stood around an infant sequoia tree thinking back on the life of Vaughn Rhoden and others who’ve died during the pandemic. Read story
March 3, 2023, 1:10pm Clark County Health Free
Face masks will no longer be required at Washington health care facilities starting April 3, the state announced Friday. Read story
March 2, 2023, 3:54pm Clark County Health
The Clark County COVID-19 case rate rose slightly this week, with a seven day case rate, measuring new cases per 100,000 people, of 46.7 Thursday, up from 42.9 as of Feb. 23. Read story
February 23, 2023, 4:10pm Clark County Health Free
Clark COVID-19 rate slightly down, COVID-19 hospitalizations up Read story
February 21, 2023, 5:42pm Business
More than a hundred Southwest Washington businesses received state pandemic relief assistance this month from the Washington State Department of Commerce and Washington State Arts Commission. Read story