Whatcom just a thousand vaccination starts away from 70%, as county sees 3 new COVID cases

Whatcom County needs approximately a thousand more residents old enough to drive to initiate a COVID-19 vaccination to reach the golden goal of 70% the state has set — OK, 1,001 people, to be exact.

The Washington State Department of Health’s coronavirus dashboard on Wednesday, June 30, reported that 134,674 Whatcom County residents have initiated vaccination, which works out to 69.3% of the county’s population that is 16 or older.