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Whatcom sees two deaths and 74 new COVID cases Thursday, but rates appear to level off
The Bellingham Herald 2/5/2021 David Rasbach, The Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, Wash.)
Feb. 5 Two more Whatcom County residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have died and the number of confirmed cases in the county climbed by 74, the Washington State Department of Health s dashboard reported on Thursday, Feb. 4.
Overall, Whatcom County has seen 5,809 confirmed cases and 68 related deaths during the pandemic, according to state data as of 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3, meaning 1.2% of all COVID cases in Whatcom County have been linked to a death.
Forty-seven additional probable cases an increase of three from Wednesday s report have been reported in Whatcom County during the pandemic, resulting from positive antigen tests not confirmed by a molecular test.
We have the will but more COVID vaccines needed, Whatcom health says, urging patience
The Bellingham Herald 1/20/2021 Kie Relyea, The Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, Wash.)
Jan. 19 Washington state may have expanded its list of who can get the COVID-19 vaccine in what s known as Phase 1B, which includes the elderly, teachers and agriculture workers but that doesn t mean it s available to all Whatcom County residents in those groups yet.
That has the Whatcom County Health Department, as well as state leaders, asking for patience amid a vaccine roll-out that has been slower than expected and bumpy. We have the will, the fire, and the ability to get everyone in Whatcom vaccinated, but we don t have the vaccines, said Cindy Hollinsworth, Communicable Disease manager for the Whatcom County Health Department, in a news release on Monday night, Jan. 18.