Coronavirus News
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| Only 1 Whatcom region sees rate increase; another passes milestone | Six of Whatcom County’s seven school district regions saw their COVID-19 infection rates decrease last week, and one of those six regions also surpassing having half of its residents initiate vaccination. The region covered by the Mount Baker School District was the only area within… |
2021-05-27 | |
| Whatcom vaccine rate drops as county sees 30 new COVID-19 cases reported by state | Whatcom County had 30 new COVID-19 cases and no related deaths on Wednesday, May 26, according to the Washington State Department of Health’s coronavirus dashboard. … |
2021-05-27 | |
| Whatcom hospitalizations related to COVID-19 jump by five, 30 new cases reported by state | Whatcom County had 33 new COVID-19 cases and no related deaths on Tuesday, May 25, according to the Washington State Department of Health’s coronavirus dashboard. Overall… |
2021-05-26 | |
| Whatcom still seeing ‘vast majority’ of new COVID cases among unvaccinated residents | As of May 16, Whatcom County had 50 breakthrough cases, where a fully vaccinated person has tested positive for COVID-19, the Whatcom County Health Department reported to The Bellingham Herald. That represents 0.056% of the approximately 89,300 Whatcom County residents who are fully… |
2021-05-25 | |
| Whatcom surpasses vaccination milestones, but sees another COVID-related death reported | On the same day it surpassed three vaccination milestones, Whatcom County received a reminder that there is still plenty of work to be done before it can move past the COVID-19 pandemic. Whatcom saw its 98th COVID-related death of the pandemic reported by the … |
2021-05-25 | |
| Moderna says its Covid vaccine is 100% effective in teens, plans to seek FDA OK in early June | Moderna said Tuesday its Covid-19 vaccine was 100% effective in a study of adolescents ages 12 to 17, making it the second shot behind Pfizer’s to demonstrate… |
2021-05-25 | |
| Whatcom is 1 of 4 counties with high COVID-19 case counts, but hospitalization rate improves | Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Whatcom County jumped by 42 and two more related hospitalizations were reported by the Washington State Department of Health’s coronavirus dashboard… |
2021-05-24 | |
| When do I still need to wear a mask? | When do I still need to wear a mask? It depends, mostly on whether or not you’re vaccinated. If you’re fully vaccinated, the latest guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says you no longer need to wear a mask or physically distance in most situations.… |
2021-05-21 | |
| What activities can children without COVID vaccines do? Here's what experts say | As vaccinated Americans return to many parts of their pre-pandemic lives this summer, one group will be left out: children younger than 12, who cannot yet be vaccinated. So what should families with young children do when everyone else starts socializing again? We asked experts as part… |
2021-05-21 | |
| Whatcom sees 38 new COVID cases, as Bellingham schools report 7 incidents this week | Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Whatcom County jumped by 38 and two more related hospitalizations were reported by the Washington State Department of Health’s coronavirus dashboard… |
2021-05-21 |