Whatcom s record-breaking pace continues with 239 new COVID cases Monday, state reports
The Bellingham Herald 1/12/2021 David Rasbach, The Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, Wash.)
Jan. 12 Whatcom County set a new record for most new COVID-19 cases reported with 239 confirmed cases Monday, Jan. 11, by the Washington State Department of Health. The state did not report new related deaths or hospitalizations Monday.
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While 239 is the most cases Whatcom has seen its overall reported caseload increase at once, it represents data from two days an average of 119.5 per day as the Department of Health does not release data on Sundays any longer. Whatcom s single-day record for new cases reported still stands at 171 on Thursday, Jan. 7.
Whatcom sees 68 new COVID cases Saturday as health department warns of rapidly rising cases
The Bellingham Herald 1/10/2021 Julie Shirley, The Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, Wash.)
Jan. 10 Whatcom County has 68 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to the Washington State Department of Health on Saturday, Jan. 9. Deaths are not reported on the weekend. Whatcom County has entered new, uncharted and dangerous COVID-19 territory. Since Dec. 30 cases have risen very rapidly, faster than ever before. There s a high risk of the virus spreading even further as people return to work after the holidays. The Whatcom County Health Department advises immediate action to curb the rise in cases, according to a health department Facebook post Saturday.
Holiday hangover? Whatcom smashes single-day record with 171 new COVID cases Thursday
The Bellingham Herald 1/8/2021 David Rasbach, The Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, Wash.)
Jan. 8 Whatcom County smashed a record it had no interest in ever approaching, as the Washington State Department of Health reported 171 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, Jan. 7.
While that matched the 171 new cases the state Department of Health reported four days earlier, the cases reported Sunday, Jan. 3, represented three days of data an average of 57 cases per day following the New Year s holiday and no data being released Saturday due to a processing error by the state.
Whatcom sees another COVID-related death and 26 new cases Wednesday, state reports
The Bellingham Herald 1/7/2021 David Rasbach, The Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, Wash.)
Jan. 7 One more Whatcom County resident s death has been linked to COVID-19, according to the Washington State Department of Health on Wednesday, Jan. 6, as the county saw its number of confirmed cases grow by 26.
Overall, Whatcom County has seen 3,762 confirmed cases and 56 related deaths during the pandemic, according to state data as of 11:59 p.m. Tuesday. That means that 1.5% of the Whatcom residents who have tested positive for COVID during the pandemic have died.
Whatcom also saw one new probable case of COVID-19 in Wednesday s release of data, meaning the county now has 11 probable cases during the pandemic resulting from positive antigen tests, but those cases were not confirmed by a molecular test.
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