Whatcom has 4th-highest weekly hospitalization rate of WA counties; records another death

Whatcom County saw one new COVID-related death and 144 news cases reported by the Washington State Department of Health’s COVID-19 Data Dashboard on Monday, Dec. 6, despite state data for new cases, deaths and hospitalizations being incomplete due to a technical issue. No other information about the person who died, such as their age, gender, vaccination status or hometown, was reported.

Whatcom’s weekly hospitalization rate stands at 9.2 COVID-related hospitalizations per 100,000 residents for the most recently completed data from Nov. 19-25. Whatcom has the fourth-highest weekly hospitalization rate of the 39 counties in the state, according to the state dashboard.