These Whatcom County regions see highest COVID infection rates of the summer

All seven Whatcom County school district regions saw growth in their COVID-19 infections rates last week, and two regions surged to the highest levels the county has seen since the spring.

The regions covered by the Blaine and Lynden school districts are each averaging more than 200 new cases per 100,000 residents over the past two weeks, according to location data released Tuesday, Aug. 10, by the Whatcom County Health Department.

But those two regions were not alone, as the Bellingham, Meridian and Mount Baker regions also saw significant increases in their infection rates last week and all seven regions now have rates higher than 100. The last time that occurred was the May 25 report. All seven regions also had double-digit increases in cases last week.