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Clark County Health

Living Hope Church reached its goal of raising $5 million to buy the former Kmart on Andresen Road in 2011.

Clark County emergency shelters open due to cold

Living Hope Church reached its goal of raising $5 million to buy the former Kmart on Andresen Road in 2011.

February 22, 2022, 7:28pm Churches & Religion

Due to the cold weather forecast for this week, Council for the Homeless has issued a severe weather alert for the emergency shelter system in Clark County through Friday. Read story

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COVID-19 cases still on the increase at Larch Corrections Center

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February 19, 2022, 5:56am Clark County Health

The Washington Department of Corrections reported Friday there are 97 active COVID-19 cases among incarcerated individuals at Larch Corrections Center. The number of active cases among staff — six — has remained the same since Monday. Read story

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2 Vancouver long-term care facilities to open non-COVID units

Vancouver Specialty and Rehabilitative Care (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

February 18, 2022, 6:03am Business

Two Vancouver long-term care facilities are opening units to treat non-COVID patients who no longer need acute care. The units are an effort to ease the strain on Clark County hospitals that have been stretched thin by the omicron surge. Read story

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Clark County COVID-19 case rate falling; hospitalizations still high

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February 17, 2022, 12:15pm Clark County Health

Clark County reported a significant decrease in its COVID-19 disease activity rate this week as the omicron variant’s surge continues to ebb. Read story

COVID-19 cases climb at Larch Corrections Center

February 17, 2022, 6:00am Clark County Health

The Washington Department of Corrections reported Wednesday that there are 55 active COVID-19 cases among incarcerated individuals at Larch Corrections Center. Read story

Students at Marrion Elementary School  in Vancouver practice social distancing after getting off the bus at the beginning of the 2021-22 school year.

COVID-19 cases in Clark County schools keep declining

Students at Marrion Elementary School  in Vancouver practice social distancing after getting off the bus at the beginning of the 2021-22 school year.

February 16, 2022, 5:46pm Clark County Health

Reported COVID-19 case totals in Clark County schools are continuing to steadily decline, as it appears the worst of the omicron wave is now in the rear-view mirror for most districts. Read story

Lynn Crawford, program manager for HOPE Dementia Support, clockwise from left, joins colleagues Julie Donovan and Ariana Rascol as they talk with Heather Erickson, deputy director of CDM Caregiving Services, on Monday morning. CDM Caregiving Services and HOPE Dementia Support are joining forces.

CDM Caregiving Services, HOPE Dementia Support combine forces

Lynn Crawford, program manager for HOPE Dementia Support, clockwise from left, joins colleagues Julie Donovan and Ariana Rascol as they talk with Heather Erickson, deputy director of CDM Caregiving Services, on Monday morning. CDM Caregiving Services and HOPE Dementia Support are joining forces.

February 15, 2022, 6:05am Business

CDM Caregiving Services, Vancouver’s largest nonprofit serving the elderly, veterans and people with disabilities, is joining forces with HOPE Dementia Support, a Vancouver organization that supports people with dementia and their caregivers. Read story

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‘Maskne’ sufferer? Vancouver dermatologist offers advice

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February 15, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Health

We’ve learned a lot about masks in the past couple years: which are the most comfortable, which can survive washing and which won’t fog up our glasses. Masks are literal lifesavers during the pandemic and, even as the omicron surge eases, we’ll still need masks for certain activities. Read story

COVID-19 outbreak grows at Larch Corrections Center

February 14, 2022, 6:53pm Clark County Health

The number of active COVID-19 cases jumped to 41 among incarcerated individuals at Larch Corrections Center, a nearly 193 percent increase since Friday, according to a Monday bulletin from the Washington Department of Corrections. Read story

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Clark County COVID-19 case rate decreasing, but hospitals still near capacity

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February 10, 2022, 1:04pm Clark County Health

Clark County reported a significant decrease in its COVID-19 disease activity rate this week as the omicron variant’s surge begins to slow, but it remains alarmingly high. Read story