Whatcom County see 3 more COVID-related deaths Thursday, as hospitalizations remain high

Three more Whatcom County resident’s deaths have been linked to COVID-19, the Washington State Department of Health’s COVID-19 Data Dashboard reported Thursday, Oct. 28, while hospitalizations remained high in the county. Whatcom now has seen 159 COVID-related deaths during the pandemic, the state reported. The three deaths reported Thursday were for residents who first tested positive for COVID on Sept. 4, Oct. 4 and Oct. 7, The Bellingham Herald’s analysis of the state’s epidemiological data showed.