Whatcom's downtown jail sees first COVID-19 cases, but protocol changes prevent outbreak
The Bellingham Herald
2/3/2021
David Rasbach, The Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, Wash.)
Feb. 3—A COVID-19 outbreak at the Whatcom County Jail's Work Center last month led to protocol revisions that helped prevent similar problems from occurring at the downtown jail.
Three individuals who were being booked into the jail last weekend tested positive for COVID-19, Whatcom County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Deb Slater told The Bellingham Herald in an email, but because of the new booking protocols instituted following the outbreak at the Work Center, the general population at the jail was not exposed.