Whatcom adds 5 more COVID-related deaths, but new cases and hospitalizations remain low

Though COVID-19 case numbers remained relatively low and the hospitalization count dropped, Whatcom County had five new COVID-related deaths added to its pandemic total on Friday. Whatcom now has had 267 residents’ deaths linked to COVID-19 during the pandemic, according to the Washington State Department of Health COVID-19 Data Dashboard on Friday, Feb. 25.

Since Dec. 19, which is approximately when Whatcom County began to see the omicron surge, there have been 153 epidemiological deaths, The Herald found.

St. Joseph hospital in Bellingham reported it was treating 16 patients with COVID-related symptoms on Friday, which was up one from its last report.