With 2 more COVID-related deaths reported Thursday, Whatcom has seen 10 in last week

Two more Whatcom County residents’ deaths have been linked to COVID-19, the Washington State Department of Health’s COVID-19 Data Dashboard reported Thursday, Oct. 7, meaning 10 COVID-related deaths have been reported in the past week. The two deaths bring the county’s pandemic total to 144 linked to coronavirus. They also meant Whatcom’s COVID-related death rate climbed to approximately 1.0% of all cases, which is still better than that the statewide rate of 1.2%.