Officials investigating 14-person COVID-19 outbreak in Vancouver hospital - OregonLive

Jul 19, 2021

Health officials are investigating a COVID-19 outbreak in a Vancouver, Washington, hospital in which 10 patients and four employees on a single floor tested positive.

“While COVID-19 activity has decreased in Clark County in recent weeks, the virus is still circulating and we still have a large portion of our community that is unvaccinated,” said Dr.

Alan Melnick, Clark County health officer and Public Health director.

Clark County has 24,680 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 161 active cases as of July 15.

Infection prevention specialists at PeaceHealth and Clark County Public Health are investigating the outbreak, said Dr.