Clark County declared a public health emergency Friday after two new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed locally in a married couple, who live in two different long-term care facilities. The cases are a man and a woman in their 80s.

The public health emergency and confirmed cases were discussed at an afternoon press conference at the Public Service Center in downtown Vancouver. The majority of Washington’s 37 deaths from COVID-19 have been elderly people who lived in long-term care facilities in King County.

“My concern is the elderly population, who are most at risk from complications of this,” Clark County Public Health Officer Dr. Alan Melnick said.

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Chief Medical Officer Lawrence Neville said he wouldn’t comment on the latest patients’ conditions.

One confirmed case lives at Van Mall Retirement in Vancouver, and the other lives at an adult family home in Clark County. Public Health is not disclosing more information about the adult family home because it has a small number of residents, and disclosing more information could identify the patient.