COVID infection rates climb in five Whatcom regions, including big growth in four regions

Five of Whatcom County’s seven school district regions saw their two-week COVID-19 infection rates climb last week, including triple-digit growth in three of the regions. The regions covered by the Ferndale, Mount Baker and Nooksack Valley school districts all saw their two-week average of new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents increase by more than 100 from the previous week, according to the Whatcom County Health Department’s latest location data released on Tuesday, Dec. 7. A fourth region, the region covered by the Meridian School District, just missed that mark, with an increase of 98 cases per 100,000 residents.