Coronavirus News
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| How many Whatcom residents have been vaccinated? State and CDC data differs by 20,000 | Data on the number of Whatcom County residents who have initiated vaccination reported by the Washington State Department of Health and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention differs by nearly 20,000 people. As of Wednesday, the … |
2021-06-25 | |
| Weekend temps may top 100 in Whatcom, but county’s COVID infection rate isn’t anymore | The temperatures this weekend in parts of Whatcom County are forecast to reach triple digits, but the county’s COVID-19 infection rate is no longer… |
2021-06-25 | |
| Whatcom still hasn’t seen delta variant, as county’s case and vaccination rates slow | Whatcom County saw its smallest reported increase in new COVID-19 cases on the Washington State Department of Health’s coronavirus dashboard Wednesday, June 23, with just six more confirmed cases reported. The… |
2021-06-24 | |
| While COVID rate climbs in one Whatcom region, two others see lowest marks since October | While one of Whatcom County’s seven school district regions saw its COVID-19 infection rate increase last week, two others saw their rates drop to their lowest levels since October. The region covered by the Blaine School District was the only region to see its rate of COVID-19 cases per… |
2021-06-24 | |
| Whatcom sees 15 new COVID cases and two more related hospitalizations Tuesday | Whatcom County saw 15 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Washington State Department of Health’s coronavirus dashboard Tuesday, June 22, and two additional related hospitalizations, but no new deaths. … |
2021-06-23 | |
| Focused approach will help Washington state reach 70% vaccination goal, Inslee says | Gov. Jay Inslee toured an Auburn pop-up clinic on Tuesday as the state continues to take a targeted approach to vaccinate harder-to-reach populations in areas where vaccination rates are down in Washington. While vaccination numbers and equitable distribution of shots have gone up… |
2021-06-23 | |
| Six months of COVID vaccines: What 1.7 billion doses have taught scientists | Over the past six months, hundreds of millions of people around the world have rushed to follow in the footsteps of a 90-year-old British woman named Margaret Keenan. At 6:30 a.m. on 8 December 2020, Keenan became the first person to receive a COVID-19 vaccine as part of a mass… |
2021-06-22 | |
| Whatcom sees 10 new COVID cases Monday as statewide rates continuing to flatten | Whatcom County saw 10 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Washington State Department of Health’s coronavirus dashboard Monday, June 21, but no related deaths or hospitalizations were reported over the weekend.… |
2021-06-22 | |
| Whatcom sees 16 new COVID-19 cases Friday, variant cases up by 87 last week | Whatcom County saw 16 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Washington State Department of Health’s coronavirus dashboard Friday, June 18, and no related deaths were reported. Overall, the state reports… |
2021-06-21 | |
| Whatcom sees another COVID-related death, as 26 confirmed cases confirmed Wednesday | In addition to seeing 26 new confirmed COVID-19 cases reported on the Washington State Department of Health’s coronavirus dashboard Wednesday, June 16, Whatcom County’s coronavirus-related death total increased by… |
2021-06-18 |