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FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2021, file photo, nursing coordinator Beth Springer looks into a patient's room in a COVID-19 ward at the Willis-Knighton Medical Center in Shreveport, La. A decline in COVID-19 cases in the United States over the last several weeks has given overwhelmed hospitals some relief, but administrators are bracing for yet another possible surge as cold weather drives people indoors.

U.S. hits 700,000 COVID deaths just as cases begin to fall

FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2021, file photo, nursing coordinator Beth Springer looks into a patient's room in a COVID-19 ward at the Willis-Knighton Medical Center in Shreveport, La. A decline in COVID-19 cases in the United States over the last several weeks has given overwhelmed hospitals some relief, but administrators are bracing for yet another possible surge as cold weather drives people indoors.

October 1, 2021, 6:08pm Health Free

The United States reached its latest heartbreaking pandemic milestone Friday, eclipsing 700,000 deaths from COVID-19 just as the surge from the delta variant is starting to slow down and give overwhelmed hospitals some relief. Read story

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Clark County reports 19 new COVID-19 deaths as infections continue at high rate

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September 30, 2021, 11:19am Clark County Health Free

Clark County reported 19 new deaths from COVID-19 on Thursday as the number of new cases rose in the latest data from Clark County Public Health. Read story

FILE - In this May 2, 2021, file photo, Austin Kennedy, left, a Seattle Sounders season ticket holder, gets the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic in a concourse at Lumen Field in Seattle, prior to an MLS soccer match between the Sounders and the Los Angeles Galaxy. Rising coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in Washington and Oregon have led Oregon officials to move toward further restrictions. Washington is taking a two-week pause to evaluate before making a decision. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Washington worker vaccination increases ahead of mandate deadline

FILE - In this May 2, 2021, file photo, Austin Kennedy, left, a Seattle Sounders season ticket holder, gets the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic in a concourse at Lumen Field in Seattle, prior to an MLS soccer match between the Sounders and the Los Angeles Galaxy. Rising coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in Washington and Oregon have led Oregon officials to move toward further restrictions. Washington is taking a two-week pause to evaluate before making a decision. (AP Photo/Ted S.

September 28, 2021, 1:48pm Health Free

As a crucial deadline for Gov. Jay Inslee’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate approaches, state data shows that vaccination numbers for Washington state workers subject to the requirement are about 20 percent higher than earlier this month. Read story

In March, PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center nurse Tammy Patterson puts on gloves in preparation to enter the hospital's isolation unit where COVID-19 patients are treated.

Washington’s COVID hospitalizations drop, but optimism is measured: ‘I just don’t know what the winter will bring’

In March, PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center nurse Tammy Patterson puts on gloves in preparation to enter the hospital's isolation unit where COVID-19 patients are treated.

September 28, 2021, 7:38am Health Free

While COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to drop in Washington, state hospital leaders said Monday they’re wary of feeling too optimistic because of so much uncertainty about what the pandemic — and flu season — will bring this winter. Read story

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Clark County records 25 new COVID-19 deaths, setting a new record

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September 23, 2021, 1:47pm Clark County Health Free

Clark County recorded 25 deaths from COVID-19 this week, setting a new record, as new cases and hospitalizations dipped slightly from last week's levels, according to the latest data from Clark County Public Health. Read story

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PeaceHealth now offering monoclonal antibody therapy for COVID-19

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September 20, 2021, 11:45am Clark County Health

PeaceHealth announced Monday that it has begun offering monoclonal antibody therapy to patients considered at risk for severe complications from COVID-19. Read story

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September 18, 2021, 6:02am Business

Here are some of the stories that were most popular this week with Columbian readers. Read story

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Clark County records 24 deaths from COVID-19, the most on record, as hospitalizations rise

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September 16, 2021, 11:25am Clark County Health

Clark County recorded 24 deaths from COVID-19 in the past seven days as new hospital admissions rose by 31 percent over last week's levels. Read story

Olympia resident and state employee William Baker along with concerned citizens gather outside the Capitol to protest Gov. Jay Inslee's vaccine mandate for state workers, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021 in Olympia, Wash.

Ploy or legitimate tactic? Group promotes religious exemption to Washington’s vaccine mandates

Olympia resident and state employee William Baker along with concerned citizens gather outside the Capitol to protest Gov. Jay Inslee's vaccine mandate for state workers, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021 in Olympia, Wash.

September 13, 2021, 6:02am Health Free

Hundreds of Washingtonians are looking for a way to skirt state COVID-19 vaccine mandates, and one Gig Harbor-based organization led by a Washington State Patrol chaplain is willing to help. Read story

Skyview High School students pass dueling protests outside their school Friday afternoon. Opposing groups expressed different points of view on the Vancouver Public School's injunction prohibiting protests, rallies or other demonstrations that "disrupt educational services" within a mile of Vancouver schools.

Anti-mask protesters return to outside Skyview High School

Skyview High School students pass dueling protests outside their school Friday afternoon. Opposing groups expressed different points of view on the Vancouver Public School's injunction prohibiting protests, rallies or other demonstrations that "disrupt educational services" within a mile of Vancouver schools.

September 10, 2021, 6:02pm Clark County Health

Protesters again brought signs, flags and megaphones to the sidewalks outside of Skyview High School on Friday, this time rallying against a court-ordered injunction prohibiting demonstrations that “disrupt educational services” within one mile of Vancouver Public Schools buildings. Read story