Bellingham hospital reports 45% increase in COVID patients with record number over weekend

St. Joseph’s hospital in Bellingham reported that it treated a pandemic record 61 patients for symptoms related to COVID-19 over the weekend. That snapshot of 61 COVID-related patients Sunday, Jan. 9, was a 45% jump from the 42 patients the hospital reported on Friday. It also broke previous pandemic record of 48 seen earlier last week and again on Saturday, Jan. 8. The number of COVID-related hospitalizations dropped to 58 on Monday, Jan. 10, the hospital reported.