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County adds three new COVID-19 cases, none linked to Firestone

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June 4, 2020, 12:01pm Clark County Health Free

Clark County Public Health confirmed three new COVID-19 cases Thursday, none linked to the outbreak at Firestone Pacific Foods in Vancouver. Read story

Work continues at Firestone Pacific Foods along Fruit Valley Road, after 69 employees of the plant tested positive for COVID-19. The facility has been allowed to continue some its production. There are 69 confirmed cases in facility employees and 15 confirmed cases in close contacts of those employees.

Clark County adds six new COVID-19 cases

Work continues at Firestone Pacific Foods along Fruit Valley Road, after 69 employees of the plant tested positive for COVID-19. The facility has been allowed to continue some its production. There are 69 confirmed cases in facility employees and 15 confirmed cases in close contacts of those employees.

June 3, 2020, 11:23am Clark County Health Free

Clark County Public Health confirmed six new COVID-19 cases Wednesday morning, upping the county's total to 566 confirmed cases. Read story

Dr. Alan Melnick, Clark County Health Officer and Public Health Director, speaks to the media.

Clark County submits application for Phase 2 reopening

Dr. Alan Melnick, Clark County Health Officer and Public Health Director, speaks to the media.

June 2, 2020, 11:21am Clark County Health

Ten days after the state Department of Health put Clark County’s Phase 2 application on hold, Clark County Public Health submitted a new application to the state Tuesday night. Approval could come this week. Read story

Firestone Pacific Foods hopes to restart some of its production in the near future, but it will need approval from Clark County Public Health and the state Department of Labor &amp; Industries before restarting.

Seven new COVID-19 cases reported, bringing Clark County’s total to 558

Firestone Pacific Foods hopes to restart some of its production in the near future, but it will need approval from Clark County Public Health and the state Department of Labor &amp; Industries before restarting.

June 1, 2020, 7:35pm Clark County Health Free

As four more COVID-19 cases were connected to the outbreak at Firestone Pacific Foods on Monday, Clark County continues to wait on a timeline for when the county could enter Phase 2, and reopen more businesses. Read story

Dr. Alan Melnick, Clark County Health Officer and Public Health Director, speaks to the media.

Clark County communicating with state over Phase 2 application

Dr. Alan Melnick, Clark County Health Officer and Public Health Director, speaks to the media.

May 29, 2020, 10:07am Clark County Health Free

Thursday night, Clark County Public Health announced that it provided additional information to the state Department of Health regarding its Phase 2 application, which was shelved by the state on May 23, a day after a large COVID-19 outbreak at Firestone Pacific Foods was first reported. Read story

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15 new COVID-19 cases reported; 13 linked to Firestone outbreak

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May 28, 2020, 12:54pm Clark County Health Free

Clark County Public Health confirmed 15 COVID-19 cases Thursday morning, with 13 of the cases linked to the outbreak at Firestone Pacific Foods in Vancouver. The cases connected to Firestone are close contacts of employees.  Read story

A worker at Firestone Pacific Foods along Fruit Valley Road wears a mask while on the job. The company hopes to restart some of its production in the near future, but it will need approval from Public Health and the state Department of Labor &amp; Industries before restarting.

Firestone Pacific Foods admits safety lacking

A worker at Firestone Pacific Foods along Fruit Valley Road wears a mask while on the job. The company hopes to restart some of its production in the near future, but it will need approval from Public Health and the state Department of Labor &amp; Industries before restarting.

May 27, 2020, 8:21pm Business

As 22 more COVID-19 cases were connected to the outbreak at Firestone Pacific Foods on Wednesday, Clark County Public Health and Firestone CEO Josh Hinerfeld confirmed that certain safety measures in the facility were not stringent enough. Read story

Work continues at Firestone Pacific Foods along Fruit Valley Road, after 69 employees of the plant tested positive for COVID-19. The facility has been allowed to continue some its production. There are 69 confirmed cases in facility employees and 15 confirmed cases in close contacts of those employees.

Clark County’s Phase 2 application on indefinite pause

Work continues at Firestone Pacific Foods along Fruit Valley Road, after 69 employees of the plant tested positive for COVID-19. The facility has been allowed to continue some its production. There are 69 confirmed cases in facility employees and 15 confirmed cases in close contacts of those employees.

May 26, 2020, 5:55pm Clark County Business

Clark County is operating on an unknown timeline for its application for relaxed Phase 2 precautions, as the coronavirus outbreak associated with Vancouver’s Firestone Pacific Foods continues to grow. Read story

Drs. Glen Holler, left, and Gary Waldron provide dental care to Dana Duback de Sanchez at Battle Ground HealthCare Dental Clinic on in 2015.

Free clinics in Clark County expect rise in patients

Drs. Glen Holler, left, and Gary Waldron provide dental care to Dana Duback de Sanchez at Battle Ground HealthCare Dental Clinic on in 2015.

May 24, 2020, 6:05am Clark County Health

Ever since the novel coronavirus pandemic began, Clark County’s three free clinics have had serious concerns for their patients. Read story

This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S.

Clark County submits Phase 2 application for easing of restrictions

This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S.

May 22, 2020, 1:15pm Clark County Health Free

Clark County has submitted an application to enter the second phase of Washington’s COVID-19 recovery plan, which would ease physical distancing measures that have been in place since mid-March. Read story