Clark County reports 849 new COVID-19 cases over Thanksgiving holiday weekendFree

Clark County averaged about 170 new COVID-19 cases per day since Wednesday, racking up 849 new cases over five days, according to data released Monday by Clark County Public Health.

The agency did not report new case totals Thursday or Friday because of the Thanksgiving holiday.

No new deaths were reported Monday.

Clark County’s total number of COVID-19 cases is 8,841, with each case representing one person who tested positive for the virus. People with multiple positive tests are counted only once, according to Public Health.

Local novel coronavirus cases have been surging. The average of about 170 new cases per day compares with an average of about 159 cases per day in the seven days ending Nov. 20 and about 119 per day in the seven days ending Nov. 13.

Hospitalizations continue to rise, with 77 people hospitalized Monday with COVID-19 in Clark County and nine people hospitalized awaiting test results. Those patients account for 13.7 percent of all licensed hospital beds in the county.

The number of active cases held steady at 397, counting people with COVID-19 who are still in their isolation period.

To date, 91 people have died from COVID-19 locally. The last deaths were reported Nov. 24.

The Washington State Department of Health reported 165,019 cases and 2,774 fatalities as of Monday afternoon.