Whatcom’s high number of COVID-related hospitalizations persists, with 11 reported Tuesday

Whatcom County continues to see a high number of COVID-related hospitalizations reported by the Washington State Department of Health’s COVID-19 Data Dashboard, as 11 more were added to its total on Tuesday, Nov. 9. Whatcom now has had 870 hospitalizations linked to COVID-19 during the pandemic, including 47 reported so far in November. St. Joseph hospital in Bellingham reported it was treating 34 COVID-related patients on Wednesday, Nov. 10, which was down two from its last report.